When you go fishing you expect to catch fish.  But this...might surprise you.

A father and son who were fishing in the Kennebec River in Augusta caught something a little different. According to the KJ the father and son ‘caught’ a Remington Model 700 bolt action rifle. Augusta police say they don’t know why the rifle was in the river to begin with but they have verified the rifle was not stolen.

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