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Henry's perch derby: Jumbo win

By Dale Bowman on June 26, 2010 2:20 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks

I believe that is ``Jumbo Jimmy'' Baczek repeating as champ at Henry's eighth annual perch derby at Northerly Island on Saturday.

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Thanks to Chris Taglieri for the photo.

``Jumbo Jimmy,'' a nickname hung by {CORRECTION] the late Henry Palmisano in 1996, is one of the kings of lakefront perch fishing, maybe even Chicago fishing in general.

The impressive part is some pretty good perch were caught overall.

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cyndy | June 28, 2010 2:36 PM | Reply

You bet jumbo jimmy did it again.

CHRIS TAGLIERI | July 2, 2010 11:14 AM | Reply

I HEAR HE WILL BE AT NORTHERLY ISLAND TODAY WITH ALL HIS MEDALS, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND TAKING PICTURES!!! JUMBO JIMMY FOR GOVERNOR!

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