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State-record golden tilefish certified
Guy R. Jones of Newport News, Va., had more to celebrate this past July 4 than most of his countrymen who enjoyed the Independence Day holiday. […]
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South Carolina state-record amberjack hauled in near Georgetown Hole
Capt. Michael Owen had never been fishing in South Carolina offshore waters before, then on Tuesday (Sept. 7) his life-long fishing buddy John Beauford reeled in a whopper amberjack weighing 123-pounds. They looked at each other and decided to head into port in case they might scare the state record, and they ended up beating the old record from 2008 by more than 22-pounds. […]
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High Rock catfish is new line-class state record
Ricky Harvell didn’t leave his home in Lexington this past April 19 to catch a big catfish at High Rock Lake; he went to fill a cooler with crappie filets. […]
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Franklinton fisherman catches state-record white crappie
Ronnie Emory Jr. of Franklinton will long remember March 30, 2009 – the day he and fishing buddy Jeff Williams caught 43 crappie in a private pond in Granville County. […]
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Tuna-fishing trip produces state-record amberjack
A tuna-fishing trip that didn’t work out wound up producing a state-record 126½-pound amberjack for a Wilmington fisherman on March 31. […]
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Angler Lands 1-Pound, 14-Ounce State Record Green Sunfish
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 29) – Another freshwater fish state record has been broken — this time by Wake County angler Sean Vanderburg, who caught a 1-pound, 14-ounce green sunfish from a private pond in Caswell County on July 27.
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Murrell’s Inlet Fisherman Catches State-record Amberjack
Lee Frederick of Murrell’s Inlet wanted to enjoy a weekend of fishing, but he ended up “Kill’n Time,” catching an amberjack that broke the state record.
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Angler Reels in State Record Fish on Barbie Doll Rod and Reel
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 20) – It’s David Hayes’ story and he’s sticking with it. The Wilkes County angler used his granddaughter’s Barbie Doll rod-and-reel combo — all 2 ½ feet of it — to reel in a new state record channel catfish that measured 2 inches longer than the fishing pole.
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Pending State Record Blue Marlin Caught at Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tourney
MANTEO – A pending North Carolina state record Atlantic Blue Marlin was caught Friday, August 15, during the 25th Annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament by Trey Irvine onboard the Mimi.
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Billfish Tournament Produces State-record Dolphin
Mark Daniels and his crew aboard Daymaker prefer pulling dead ballyhoo when bluewater fishing. […]