Along with swirling sky excitement, the Island’s angling community was recently blown away with word that sportsman and outdoorsman Jake Kline speared a major tarpon in the waters of Barnegat Inlet. Jake runs the fishing charter vessel AFT.

There’s an utterly amazing backstory to his besting of the 45-pound, 65-inch tarpon. And it did become the spear shot heard far and wide.

When word and photos of the truly bizarre catch went viral, there was a ton of likely needless fury on social media, as opposing attitudes clashed.