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State Record Holders
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Species |
Weight |
Angler |
Year |
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Freshwater |
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Largemouth bass |
10 lbs. 10 ozs. |
James D. Hitchens |
2012 |
|
Smallmouth bass |
4 lbs. 15.5 ozs. |
Jerry Proffitt |
1989 |
|
Striped bass hyb. |
13 lbs. 13 ozs. |
Earl Blevins |
1990 |
|
Bluegill |
2 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Arnold Harmon |
1998 |
|
Carp |
45 lbs. |
Ronald Burnett |
1976 |
|
Catfish |
23 lbs. 6 ozs. |
William Ridgley |
1992 |
|
Crappie |
4 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Marvin Billips |
1976 |
|
Musky |
19 lbs. 13 ozs. |
Thomas Sutton |
2013 |
|
White perch |
2 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Wayne Hastings |
1997 |
|
Yellow perch |
2 lbs. 11ozs. |
Marvin Kessinger |
1976 |
|
Chain |
7 lbs. 3 ozs. |
Earl Messick |
1972 |
|
American shad |
6 lbs. 12 ozs. |
Bayard Conaway |
1972 |
|
Trout |
11 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Edwin Wallace |
1997 |
|
Walleye |
6 lbs. 14 ozs. |
Nesbit Copenhaver |
1995 |
|
Redear sunfish |
3 lbs. 1 ozs. |
Marty Messick |
1998 |
|
Saltwater |
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False |
20 lbs. |
Christian Anderson |
2008 |
|
True albacore |
80 lbs. |
David Francella |
1987 |
|
Black sea bass |
7 lbs. 6 ozs. |
Steve Samluk |
1988 |
|
Striped bass |
52 lbs. |
Benjamin Smith |
2012 |
|
Bluefish |
21 lbs. 15 ozs. |
Bill Thoroughgood |
1980 |
|
Cod |
44 lbs. |
John Osborne |
1975 |
|
Atlantic croaker |
5 lbs. 3 ozs. |
Catherine Simpson |
1980 |
|
Dolphinfish |
56 lbs. 9 ozs. |
William D. Emmert |
2014 |
|
Black drum |
115 lbs. |
Kenneth Smith |
1978 |
|
Red drum |
75 lbs. |
James Vandetti |
1976 |
|
Flounder |
17 lbs. 15 ozs. |
William Kendall |
1974 |
|
Kingfish |
4 lbs. |
Billy Hastings |
1973 |
|
Atlantic mackerel |
3 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Ricky Yakimowicz |
1985 |
|
King |
48 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Gordon Harris |
1992 |
|
Spanish mackerel |
6 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Eric Ludwig |
2000 |
|
Blue marlin |
820 lbs. |
Bruce King |
1986 |
|
White marlin |
120 lbs. |
William Garner Jr. |
1972 |
|
Scup |
5 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Herman Schmidt |
1979 |
|
Shark |
825 lbs. |
Brent Thomas |
1981 |
|
Mako shark |
975 lbs. |
Thomas Barnes |
2000 |
|
Sheepshead |
17 lbs. 2 ozs. |
Dave Walker |
2014 |
|
Swordfish |
358 lbs. |
Kurt Lorenz |
2013 |
|
Tautog |
21 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Glenn Cave |
2005 |
|
Gray |
6 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Buddy J. Masten |
2012 |
|
Tuna |
873 lbs. |
Dan Dillon |
2005 |
|
Wahoo |
98 lbs. |
Jeff Murtoff |
2003 |
|
Weakfish |
19 lbs. 2 ozs. |
William Thomas |
1989 |
Regulations in red are new this year.
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