Adi Joseph

USA TODAY Sports

Gregg Allman, who died Saturday at 69 years old, had a voice that captivated anyone who heard it and keyboard skills that helped power one of the greatest bands in music history.

The lead singer of The Allman Brothers Band also was one heck of a fisherman, one of the passions that carried through his life. Here's part of an interview he did with Sarasota, Fla., newspaper The Observer in 2013:

Observer: Are you a big fisherman? I didn't know that.

Allman: I love to fish. I caught a 180-lb. tarpon a few weeks ago. I've caught 47 sailfish to date. It's wonderful, now, when it comes to sport fishing, there's no reason to kill them, so there are more fish out there. You take your picture with it, the captain gives you the measurements and you toss it back. They put up a good fight, and hell, you whoop their ass and let them go to fight another day.

Observer: Any favorite fishing spots?

Allman: Anywhere that bites, bro. I'm getting ready to go to Australia and New Zealand in the springtime. Me and my son and his band are going over there for a blues festival.

Yes, Gregg Allman caught at least 47 sailfish and a 180-pound tarpon. That's one of those little details that you can't make up, but it's perfect. The Allman Brothers' music was unique because they were so skilled and precise yet also incredibly chill, which is pretty much the recipe to being a good fisherman.

And it's also awesome that Allman believed so steadfastly in catch-and-release. In 2014, he told Radio.com that he'd "gone vegan," so it makes sense.

Allman now joins his brother Duane, who died in 1971 at age 24. May they get their jam on - and fish some, too.