Tommy Edwards’ luck turned on Friday. The Shem Creek shrimper brought in more than 500 pounds of shrimp — most of them big ones.
Finally. The shrimp were big enough that the count was 13 to 15 critters to the pound.
“That’s the best I’ve done in four months,” Edwards said. “Normally the season would be winding down now.”
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