State Records
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TENNESSEE ANGLING RECORDS as of January 1, 2013 CLASS A—Sport Fishing Methods |
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Common Name |
Weight |
Location |
Angler |
Date |
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BLACK |
Coosa (Redeye) |
1 lb. 15 oz. |
Parksville Reservoir |
Harry E. Parker |
Aug. 18, 1991 |
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Smallmouth* |
11 lbs. 15 oz. |
Dale Hollow Reservoir |
D. L. Hayes |
July 9, 1955 |
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Largemouth |
14 lbs. 8 oz. |
Sugar Creek (Lawrence Co.) |
James “Logue” Barnett |
Oct. 17, 1954 |
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Spotted |
6 lbs. 7 oz. |
Ocoee River |
Wesley Strader |
July 30, 2010 |
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TRUE BASS |
Striped (Rockfish) |
65 lbs. 6 oz. |
Cordell Hull Reservoir |
Ralph H. Dallas |
May 1, 2000 |
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Hybrid Striped (Cherokee) |
23 lbs. 3 oz. |
Stones River |
Ray Pelfrey |
April 17, 1998 |
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White |
5 lbs. 10 oz. |
Mississippi River |
Bill Nelson |
Sept. 29, 2003 |
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Yellow* |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
Duck River (near Waverly,TN) |
John T. Chappell |
Feb. 27, 1998 |
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TROUT |
Brook |
3 lbs. 14 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Jerry Wills |
Aug. 15, 1973 |
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Brown |
28 lbs. 12 oz. |
Clinch River |
Greg Ensor |
Aug. 30, 1988 |
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Cutthroat |
6 oz. |
Obey River |
Philip Neyman |
June 1, 1969 |
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Rainbow |
16 lbs. 15 oz. |
Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir |
Ronnie Rowland |
Sept. 6, 2002 |
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Ohrid* |
14 lbs. 5 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Richard Lynn Carter |
Mar. 28, 1986 |
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Lake |
22 lbs. 2 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Jack Forbes |
July 3, 2008 |
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CRAPPIE |
Black |
4 lbs. 4 oz. |
Brown’s Creek Lake |
Clyde Freeman |
Mar. 23, 1985 |
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White |
5 lbs. 1 oz. |
Garner Brown’s Pond, Dickson County |
Bill Allen |
April 20, 1968 |
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PERCH |
Yellow |
2 lb. 2 oz. |
Parksville Lake |
Jackie V. Kersey |
March 10, 2010 |
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Sauger |
7 lbs. 6 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater) |
Rayford D. Voss |
Feb. 19, 1973 |
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Saugeye |
10 lbs. 12 oz. |
Melton Hill Reservoir |
Chris Vittetoe |
July 18, 1998 |
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Walleye* |
25 lbs. |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Mabry Harper |
Aug. 3, 1960 |
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PIKE |
Northern |
24 lbs. 8 oz. |
South Holston Reservoir |
Frank Childers |
Mar. 28, 1995 |
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Muskellunge |
42 lbs. 8 oz. |
Norris Reservoir |
Kyle F. Edwards |
April 27, 1983 |
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Chain Pickerel |
7 lbs. 7 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Burke Williams |
Feb. 2, 1991 |
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Grass (Redfin) Pickerel |
— No Entry — |
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SUNFISH |
Bluegill (Tie) |
3 lbs. |
Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co. |
Brad Pendergrass |
Dec. 19, 1987 |
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3 lbs. |
Fall Creek Falls Creek |
Thelma Grissom |
June 27, 1977 |
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Pumpkinseed |
5 oz. |
Dogwood Lake |
Lynn Middleton |
June 14, 1998 |
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Green |
l lb. 4 oz. |
North Cross Creek |
Dwight M. Lehman |
June 8, 1991 |
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Longear |
13 oz. |
Pond, Overton Co. |
Kay Forsberg |
May 15, 1985 |
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Redbreast |
1 lb. 5 oz. |
Holston River |
R. W. Gillespie |
June 22, 1974 |
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Redear |
3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Private Pond |
Annelise S. Houston |
Sept. 1, 1979 |
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Rock Bass |
2 lbs. 8 oz. |
Stones River |
Bill Sanford |
1958 |
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Warmouth |
1 lb. 12 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
Frank E. Garrett |
May 26, 1984 |
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Flier |
8 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Craig Ellis |
June 8, 2001 |
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Orangespotted |
5 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
Donald Daryl Fox |
May 30, 1982 |
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CATFISH |
Channel |
41 lbs. |
Fall Creek Falls Lake |
Clint Walters, Jr. |
July 30, 1982 |
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Blue |
112 lbs. |
Lock C, Cumberland River |
Robert E. Lewis |
June 7, 1998 |
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Flathead |
85 lbs. 15 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Larry Kaylor |
July 25, 1993 |
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Black Bullhead |
3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Emberton’s Pond, Cannon Co. |
Hunter Chance Gaither |
Feb. 20, 1997 |
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Brown Bullhead |
2 lbs. 14 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
John Thomas Hammond |
June 5, 1980 |
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Yellow Bullhead |
4 lbs. 8 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Jessie R. Johnson |
April 21, 1979 |
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BUFFALO |
Bigmouth |
62 lbs. 0 oz. |
J. Percy Priest Reservoir |
Jeff Wilkins |
April 1, 2010 |
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Black |
55 lbs. 8 oz. |
Cherokee Reservoir |
Ed H. McLain |
May 3, 1984 |
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Smallmouth |
62 lbs. 7 oz. |
J. Percy Priest Reservoir |
Jerry W. Young |
April 28, 2001 |
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CARP |
Bighead* |
90 lbs. 0 oz. |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Jeffrey J. Rorex |
June 2, 2005 |
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Common |
53 lbs. |
Marrowbone Lake |
John R. Pepper, Jr. |
May 21, 1997 |
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Goldfish |
1 lbs. 11 oz. |
Douglas Reservoir |
Scott Hickman |
Feb. 17, 2011 |
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Silver |
— No Entry — |
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Grass |
70 lbs. |
Guntersville Reservoir (Nickajack tailwater) |
Chad A. Killian |
June 4, 2005 |
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GAR |
Longnose |
38 lbs. 3 oz. |
Barkley Reservoir |
Mathew A. Norton |
April 19, 2002 |
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Shortnose |
6 lbs. 6 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Kay Lynn Butterfield |
June 15, 2001 |
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Spotted |
9 lbs. 5 oz. |
Cross Creeks |
Victor Robinson |
June 27, 1999 |
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REDHORSE |
Black |
3 lbs. 1 oz. |
South Holston River |
Roy Hawk |
Feb. 16, 2009 |
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Blacktail |
— No Entry — |
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Golden |
2 lbs. 15.5 oz. |
South Holston River |
W. Powell Partridge, Sr. |
Mar. 28, 2008 |
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River |
11 lbs. 10 oz. |
Pigeon River |
David H. Ray |
May 2, 2009 |
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Shorthead (Smallmouth) |
— No Entry — |
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Silver |
4 lbs. 8 oz. |
Harpeth River |
Jimmy A. Filson |
June 21, 2008 |
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OTHER |
American Eel |
5 lbs. 12 oz. |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Kelly Rollin, Jr. |
July 29, 2008 |
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Striped Mullet |
— No Entry — |
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Bowfin |
15 lbs. 7 oz. |
Reelfoot Lake |
Charles Aaron |
June 22, 1983 |
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Paddlefish |
81 lbs. 12 oz. |
Cherokee Lake |
Stephen L. Criss |
March 4, 2012 |
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Creek Chub (Tie) |
3 oz. |
Roan Creek |
Danny Kurtilla |
Mar. 13, 2000 |
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3 oz. |
White Oak Creek |
Thomas R. Gould |
July 23, 2003 |
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Central Stoneroller (Hornyhead) |
10 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Roy S. King |
May 1, 1983 |
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Golden Shiner |
15 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Dave Littlejohn |
Mar. 26, 1999 |
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Gizzard Shad |
3 lbs. 3 oz. |
Holston River |
Preston H. Taylor III |
Dec. 13, 2008 |
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Skipjack Herring* |
4 lbs. 0 oz. |
Watts Bar Reservoir |
Chris Vittetoe |
Feb. 28, 2004 |
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Goldeye |
14 oz. |
Cumberland River |
Harold A. Sanders |
April 17, 1993 |
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Mooneye |
1 lb. 4 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Steve D. Moss |
May 5, 2005 |
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River Carpsucker |
1 lb. 9 oz. |
Pickwick Reservoir |
Dr. Jim Youmans |
Feb. 28, 1980 |
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Quillback Carpsucker |
5 lbs. 8 oz. |
Boone Reservoir |
Brandon Hollaway |
June 23, 2012 |
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White Sucker |
1 lbs. 10 oz. |
Little War Creek (Hancock Co.) |
Jim Habera |
April 26, 2007 |
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Northern Hogsucker |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
South Holston River |
Roy Hawk |
Feb. 16, 2009 |
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Freshwater Drum* |
54 lbs. 8 oz. |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Benny Hull |
April 20, 1972 |
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Spotted Sucker |
3 lbs. 3 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Greg M. Henry |
Mar. 9, 2008 |
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Atlantic Needlefish |
1.6 oz. |
Pickwick Dam tailwater |
J. Wesley Neal |
Sept. 20, 2008 |
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*Recognized All-Tackle World Record |
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CLASS B—Methods Other Than Rod and Reel (a) trotline, (b) limbline, (c) jug, (d) slat basket, (e) grabbling, (f) grab hooks, (g) snatch hooks, (h) tubbing, (i) archery, (j) speargun, (k) dipping, (l) commercial gear, (m) cast net |
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COMMON NAME |
WEIGHT |
LOCATION |
ANGLER |
DATE |
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Buffalo |
Bigmouth |
58 lbs. (i) |
Cribbs Pond |
Frankie Harris |
Feb. 16, 2011 |
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Smallmouth |
64 lbs. (i) |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Evan Mercer |
March 8, 2003 |
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Black |
80 lbs. (a) |
Robco Lake (Shelby Co.) |
Hiluard J. DeLoach |
April 1, 1980 |
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Carp |
Bighead |
92 lbs. 10 oz. (g) |
Reelfoot Lake |
Randall Hughes |
Mar. 23, 2008 |
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Common |
52 lbs. 14 oz. (i) |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Allen Kimsey |
July 24, 2002 |
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Grass |
78 lbs. (i) |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Allen Kimsey |
May 19, 2001 |
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Silver |
25 lbs. 3 oz. (i) |
Duck River |
Derrick Long |
Sept. 4, 2012 |
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Redhorse |
River |
11 lbs. 6 oz. (f) |
West Fork of Obey River |
John Mark Keisling |
April 28, 2007 |
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Black |
3 lbs. 10 oz. (a) |
Chilhowee Reservoir |
Lewis Winters |
Oct. 26, 2007 |
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Catfish |
Flathead |
92 lbs. (l) |
Mississippi River |
Kenneth A. Childress |
Nov. 30, 2000 |
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Blue |
130 lbs. (l) |
Ft. Loudoun Reservoir |
J. G. Garland |
Dec. 18, 1976 |
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Bullhead |
Black |
3 lbs. 14 oz. (k) |
Lakeland Trout Farm |
David Tait |
June 18, 1982 |
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Gar |
Longnose |
37 lbs. 1 oz. (i) |
Chisholm Lake |
Caleb Wilbanks |
Aug. 11, 2007 |
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Shortnose |
8 lbs. 4 oz. (i) |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Scott Simmons |
April 15, 1984 |
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Spotted |
10 lbs. 8 oz. (i) |
Reelfoot Lake (Starve Pond) |
Taylor Ricks |
April 17, 2009 |
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Other |
Skipjack Herring |
1 lb. 6 oz. (l) |
Cypress Creek |
Mike Tolley |
May 6, 1984 |
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Central Stoneroller |
5 oz. (g) |
Doe River |
Rex Timbs |
Nov. 6, 1997 |
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Spotted Sucker |
2 lbs. 10 oz. (i) |
Ky. Lk.—Standing Rock Cr. Emby. |
Christopher Todd |
July 26, 1996 |
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Freshwater Drum |
25 lbs. 7 oz. (i) |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Allen Kimsey |
April 23, 2002 |
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Northern Hogsucker |
1 lb. 10 oz. (i) |
Ky. Lk.—Standing Rock Cr. |
Dale E. Brooks |
Aug. 9, 1996 |
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Paddlefish |
120 lbs. (g) |
Center Hill Res.(Bluehole) |
John T. Johnson |
March 23, 1982 |
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Bowfin |
21 lbs. 12 oz. (i) |
Cedar Creek |
Pat Johns |
June 3, 1997 |
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Gizzard Shad |
2 lb. 4 oz. (m) |
Mississippi River |
Scott Creecy |
April 9, 2008 |
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How To Be Considered For a State Record Fish
The following criteria must be followed when applying for a state record certificate:
- To be considered for a state record certificate, the fish must be weighed on a certified scale. These scales may be found at supermarket meat centers or at TWRA Regional Offices.
- Two witnesses, one of which must be the scale operator/owner, must sign the application certifying that they have observed the declared weight.
- Only species recognized by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) will be considered for Tennessee state record certification. These are available at http://www.igfa.org.
- A new state record will be recognized only if the weight of the fish exceeds 1 oz or more than the weight of the previous state record for that species or recognized hybrid.
- It is the responsibility of the fisherman to contact a TWRA fisheries biologist for positive identification of the fish. The fish must be fresh or frozen until positive species identity can be established.
- Only two hybrid classifications, the striped bass x white bass (Cherokee bass) and the walleye x sauger (Saugeye), will be considered for state record classification. Applicants must be willing to submit to the professional judgment of the certifying biologist as to the fish’s hybrid status.
- TWRA reserves the right to conduct genetic testing on any fish submitted as a state record to verify its species or hybrid status.
- The completed application must be forwarded to the TWRA Fisheries Management Division within 30 days of the catch in order to be considered for a state record certificate.
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