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Angler’s cap ‘says it all’ after shark swoops in on epic catch

Ryan Selvey was fighting what he described as a personal-best giant trevally when the tax collector came calling.

A fisherman based in Queensland, Australia, this week shared an image showing him posing with the head of a giant trevally after its body was cleanly severed by a shark during the fight.

“The hat says it all,” Ryan Selvy bemoaned via Instagram. “What would have been a [personal best] GT.”

The letters on the cap read, “Tax sucks.” (Click here to view Selvey’s post.)

For anglers around the world, a shark that steals hooked fish is referred to as the taxman, or tax collector.

Giant trevally are found throughout the Indian and central Pacific oceans, eastward to Hawaii, where they’re called ulua.

They’re prized mostly for their fighting ability and Selvey said the GT claimed by the shark would have been the largest he had caught (though well short of the world-record, 160-pound, 7-ounce giant trevally caught off Japan in 2006).

Selvey did not provide an estimated weight for the GT, but told FTW Outdoors that he was wearing the cap when the taxman came calling.

“One of my favorite hats,” he said.

Tax for Arrowhead renovations will be on November ballot in Jackson County

A tax to fund renovations for Arrowhead Stadium will be on the ballot in Jackson County, Missouri in November.

The original strategy to fund continued homes for both of Kansas City’s major league teams currently residing at the Truman Sports Complex was a bust with voters in Jackson County this April. The results put the future of the Kansas City Chiefs and their neighbor in the complex the Royals in question.

Local legislator Manny Abarca revised the plan into a Chiefs-only proposition that focuses solely on revitalizing Arrowhead and brought it to the table for Monday’s session where legislators opted to put the revised sales tax extension to voters in November.

Now that there is not a new stadium for the Royals tied to the proposal it should be a lot more palatable for voters, and the job of legislators now is to get the residents to the polls to show they are serious about keeping the Chiefs playing in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ultimately, it’s unlikely the Chiefs are planning an exit from Arrowhead before their lease terminates in early 2031 however a renovated stadium should ensure the team remains in Kansas City for years to come.