Palm Coast's Liam Sugden catches 37-inch redfish to place fourth in St. Simons Island tournament

Liam was competing in his first fishing tournament.

By Brent Woronoff
| 1:07 p.m. October 31, 2022

Liam Sugden caught this 37-inch redfish in the tournament benefiting the Kids Can Fish Foundation on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Courtesy photo

Liam's friend, Cullin, helped keep the rod tip up as Liam reeled in the fourth-place fish. Courtesy photo

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Palm Coast's Liam Sugden, 11, caught a 37-inch redfish on Oct. 9 at the Kids Can Fish Foundation redfish tournament on St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Liam placed fourth in the tournament's youth division. He was reeling in a 40-pound stingray for 10 minutes when his other rod got a hard bite and he knew that it was a redfish, his mother, Christine Mullen, said.

Liam's friend, Cullin, helped keep the rod tip up as Liam reeled in the fish, Mullen said. It was Liam's biggest catch and his first tournament. He's usually targeting pompano on Flagler County's beaches, she added.

This was the same tournament where Palm Coast's Cathy Sanders caught a women's Georgia state record Florida pompano.