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Georgia’s Saltwater Gamefish Records
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MEN’S RECORD |
WOMEN’S RECORD |
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WEIGHT |
MALE ANGLER (year) |
WEIGHT |
FEMALE ANGLER (year) |
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Amberjack, Greater |
92 lb. 1 oz. |
Ben W. Key. Jr. (1975) |
72 lb. 8 oz. |
Tricia L. Nicosia (1986) |
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Barracuda, Great |
54 lb. 8 oz. |
Wayne Hall (1999) |
47 lb. 8 oz. |
Marie Franklin (1999) |
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Bass, Black Sea (tie) |
5 lb. 11 oz. |
J.C. Hadden, Jr. (1994) |
4 lb. 8 oz. |
Evelyn B. Carter (1983) |
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5 lb. 12 oz. |
Willie J. Oakman (1998) |
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Bluefish* |
17 lb. 12 oz. |
Gary Q. Altman (1980) |
14 lb. 4 oz. |
Kathy Sikes (1986) |
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Cobia |
88 lb. 12 oz. |
Jeffrey Clark (1985) |
68 lb. 5 oz. |
Wanda Carroll (1999) |
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Croaker, Atlantic |
5 lb. 12 oz. |
David Flynt (1977) |
1 lb. 1 oz. |
Gretchen Keister (1992) |
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Dolphin |
67 lb. 6 oz. |
Michael Sheppard (1997) |
54 lb. 8 oz. |
Romona Arsenault (1977) |
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Drum, Black |
92 lb. 0 oz. |
John H. Thomas Jr. (2010) |
80 lb. 0 oz. |
Jennifer Swenson (2009) |
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Drum, Red (Channel Bass)* |
47 lb. 7 oz. |
Richard Price (1986) |
38 lb. 13 oz. |
Sandra Price (1986) |
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Flounder (Composite) |
15 lb. 8 oz. |
Walter C. Hewitt (1982) |
15 lb. 10 oz. |
Janice Youmans (1990) |
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Grouper, Gag |
38 lb. 0 oz. |
David Sapp (2002) |
20 lb. 0 oz. |
Joyce L. Richards (1984) |
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Grouper, Goliath* |
124 lb. 0 oz. |
James Chumley (1976) |
Harvest prohibited, therefore record no longer allowed. |
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Grouper, Red |
19 lb. 8 oz. |
John Wren (2012) |
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Grouper, Scamp (tie) |
26 lb. 0 oz. |
Wayne Hall (1995) |
23 lb. 6 oz. |
Kathy Wash (1987) |
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26 lb. 4 oz. |
James Hubbard (2009) |
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Grouper, Warsaw |
252 lb. 0 oz. |
Gene Whitehurst (1981) |
Harvest prohibited, therefore record no longer allowed. |
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Jack, Crevalle |
38 lb. 8 oz. |
Lex Bazemore (2001) |
30 lb. 6 oz. |
Ann Allen (1981) |
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Kingfish (Whiting) |
2 lb. 12 oz. |
Harold Guinn (1975) |
2 lb. 4 oz. |
Lois E. Guinn (1975) |
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Ladyfish |
3 lb. 12 oz. |
Dwight Thornton (1977) |
5 lb. 0 oz. |
Marjorie Nighbert (1978) |
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Mackerel, King |
75 lb. 12 oz. |
Joe H. Bell (2004) |
42 lb. 0 oz. |
Joyce Richards (1982) |
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Mackerel, Spanish |
8 lb. 4 oz. |
James I. Geiger (1991) |
7 lb. 14 oz. |
Ida Knight (1988) |
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Marlin, Blue* |
491 lb. 8 oz. |
John C. Howard, Jr. (1985) |
178 lb. 0 oz. |
Susan D. Meek (1985) |
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Marlin, White* |
49 lb. 12 oz. |
Thomas Hester (1986) |
Harvest prohibited, therefore record no longer allowed. |
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Mullet, Striped |
9 lb. 3 oz. |
Steve Middleton (1994) |
Minimum weight: 4 lbs. |
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Pinfish |
1 lb. 9 oz. |
Will Ricks (2012) |
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Pompano, Florida |
5 lb. 4 oz. |
Bill Knightbuford (2002) |
1 lb. 7 oz. |
Laura A. Cheek (1982) |
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Porgy (Composite) |
15 lb. 14 oz. |
Louis F. Jiran (1988) |
Minimum weight: 3 lbs. |
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Porgy, Red |
5 lb. 6 oz. |
Jimmy Ginn (1980) |
Minimum weight: 4 lbs. |
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Runner, Rainbow |
17 lb. 12 oz. |
Tyler Bond (1984) |
Minimum weight: 5 lbs. |
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Sailfish* |
65 lb. 0 oz. |
Vann Downs (1981) |
38 lb. 5 oz. |
Laura Hammond (1992) |
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Seatrout,Spotted |
9 lb. 7 oz. |
Tommy Hall (1976) |
7 lb. 8 oz. |
Amanda Wooten (1990) |
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Shark, Blacktip |
131 lb. 0 oz. |
Albert Lee Boyd (1978) |
148 lb. 0 oz. |
Allison Gerber (2008) |
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Shark, Bonnethead |
22 lb. 8 oz. |
Zachery Gross (2009) |
22 lb. 11.5 oz. |
Amanda Page (2012) |
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Shark, Bull |
455 lb. 0 oz. |
Mark D. Noble (1978) |
121 lb. 9oz |
Jennifer Swenson (2011) |
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Shark, Dusky* |
272 lb. 8 oz. |
Bill Hunter (1978) |
6 lb. 2 oz. |
Wendy Mead (1982) |
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Shark, Hammerhead |
770 lb. 0 oz. |
Charlie Marshall (1973) |
10 lb. 0 oz. |
Katherine Bullis (1985) |
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Shark, Lemon |
375 lb. 0 oz. |
Thomas Winslow (1974) |
322 lb. 0 oz. |
Deborah Carpenter (2011) |
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Shark, Mako |
228 lb. 8 oz. |
Harry Wooley (1975) |
No minimum weight |
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Shark, Nurse |
244 lb. 0 oz. |
Bill Watson (1981) |
Minimum weight: 50 lbs. |
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Shark, Sandbar (Brown)* |
158 lb. 8 oz. |
Chet Lee Kirby (1979) |
124 lb. 0 oz. |
Dorothea Bays (1985) |
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Shark, Sand Tiger* |
290 lb. 0 oz. |
Billy Castle (1977) |
212 lb. 6 oz. |
Clara Adams (1984) |
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Shark, Spinner |
145 lb. 6 oz. |
Edward J. Hawie (2009) |
Minimum weight: 50 lbs. |
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Shark, Thresher |
116 lb. 0 oz. |
Mark D. Noble (1976) |
Minimum weight: 50 lbs. |
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Shark, Tiger |
794 lb. 0 oz. |
Chuck Hall (1975) |
190 lb. 0 oz. |
Pam Page (2012) |
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Sheepshead |
14 lb. 14 oz. |
Ralph V. White (2002) |
12 lb. 9 oz. |
Linda Carroll (2003) |
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Snapper, Cubera |
10 lb. 0 oz. |
Chris Gray (2012) |
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Snapper, Red |
37 lb. 8 oz. |
Bill Shearin, Jr. (1988) |
29 lb. 8 oz. |
Phyllis Thompson (1989) |
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Snapper, Gray |
12 lb. 9 oz. |
David Blackshear (2011) |
Minimum weight: 5 lbs. |
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Snook |
10 lb. 2 oz. |
Lester Rooks (1990) |
10 lb. 6 oz. |
Marlene Patton (2008) |
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Spadefish, Atlantic |
13 lb. 2 oz. |
Shahram Zare (2004) |
11 lb. 5 oz. |
Deidra H. Jeffcoat (2003) |
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Swordfish |
86 lb. 0 oz. |
W.H. Lippitt (1980) |
No minimum weight |
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Tarpon |
161 lb. 0 oz. |
C. Edwards (1995) |
139 lb. 0 oz. |
Wendy A. Mead (1986) |
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Triggerfish, Gray |
11 lb. 3 oz. |
Dean Williams (1989) |
11 lb. 5 oz. |
Elizabeth Zeagler (1987) |
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Tripletail |
38 lb. 14 oz. |
Kyle Thigpen (2005) |
22 lb. 7 oz. |
Joan Thigpen (1994) |
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Tuna, Blackfin |
38 lb. 10 oz. |
Teddy Elrod (2005) |
30 lb. 8 oz. |
Penny Morgan-Turner (1999) |
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Tuna, Yellowfin |
249 lb. 2 oz. |
Ken Cooper (1980) |
165 lb. 4 oz. |
Anne Smith (1973) |
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Tunny, Little |
19 lb. 4 oz. |
John Smits (2010) |
20 lb. 0 oz. |
Str. Mary Clarice (1973) |
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Wahoo |
123 lb. 3 oz. |
Michael Stefanick (2000) |
77 lb. 0 oz. |
Linda Li-Chao Yang (1988) |
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Weakfish (Summer Trout) |
6 lb. 8 oz. |
Frank Taylor (1976) |
Minimum weight: 3 lb. |
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For more information on Saltwater records, go to Coastal Resources Division at 912-264-7218 * Current regulations require the immediate release of these fish and therefore are not eligible for state records. Due to the maximum 23 inch size limit on Red Drum, a state record cannot be submitted. |
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Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
