Master Angler Pin (2014)

Object/Artifact

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The Cardinal Collection

Name/Title

Master Angler Pin (2014)

Entry/Object ID

2022.4.00.K4

Description

The 2014 Master Angler pin features a yellow perch, as did the 2006 pin. The perch's mouth and tail extend beyond the edge of the circular pin base. The fish is enameled in shades of green with a yellower fins and darker green stripes. The base of the pin is a bronze/gold with Master Angler in all capital letters above the perch and Fish Ohio and the date in all capital letters below the fish.

Use

The Master Angler category is for anglers who catch four different Fish Ohio-qualifying species in a single year.

Context

The Fish Ohio program recognizes anglers for noteworthy catches of Ohio’s fish. Since 1976, more than 400,000 anglers have been recognized for their catches. The Ohio Division of Wildlife took over the program's management in 1980. Each angler with a qualifying catch receives a collectible Fish Ohio lapel pin. Each year’s pin has a different species of fish on it, along with the year, so the pin that the angler receives won’t necessarily have the same fish on it as the qualifying fish caught. Fish must be taken by legal angling and not from pay lakes.