Salt Water Kids I

FINALIST

Lonny Thornburg, 14
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Lonny had to undergo a liver transplant when he was only 10 months old. But after overcoming this substantial obstacle, Lonny became a passionate fisherman, taking many trips with his family to fish the flats in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is now in the final stages of becoming a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout. Lonny caught this 75-pound halibut on a trip to Seward, Alaska, given to him by his father as a reward for his impressive scouting accomplishment.