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North Carolina State Saltwater Records
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FISH
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WEIGHT
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LOCATION CAUGHT
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YEAR
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ANGLER
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Albacore (false)
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26 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Wrightsville Beach
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1991
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Lyman Kinlaw, Jr.
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Albacore
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62 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2001
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Brien L. Hamer
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Amberjack
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126 lb. 7 oz.
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Off Swansboro
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2008
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Michael Krantz
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Barracuda
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67 lb. 7 oz.
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Cape Lookout
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1985
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Buddy D. Garten
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Bass, Black Sea
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8 lb. 12 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1979
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Joe Mizelle
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Bass, Striped
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64 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2011
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Keith Angel
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Bluefish*
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31 lb. 12 oz.
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Cape Hatteras
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1972
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James Hussey
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Cobia
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116 lb. 8 oz.
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Oregon Inlet
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2006
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Billy R. Lucas, Jr.
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Croaker
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5 lb. 0 oz.
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Oregon Inlet
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1981
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Daniel Graber
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Dolphin
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79 lb. 0 oz.
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Cape Hatteras
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1993
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Sean J. Yurkanin
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Drum, Black
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100 lb. 1 oz.
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Cape Fear River
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1998
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Charles R. Dycus
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Drum, Red*
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94 lb. 2 oz.
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Hatteras Island
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1984
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David G. Deuel
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Flounder
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20 lb. 0 oz.
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Carolina Beach |
1980
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Harold Auten |
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Grouper, Gag
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46 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Ocean Isle Beach
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2011
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Timothy Gallimore
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Grouper, Red
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33 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Atlantic Beach
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2007
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Chuck Deeter
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Grouper, Strawberry
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28 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Topsail Beach
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1972
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Jackie Blanchard
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Grouper, Warsaw
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245 lb. 0 oz.
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Wrightsville Beach
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1967
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Cora Keen
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Grouper, Yellowfin
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42 lb. 10 oz.
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Off Carolina Beach
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2009
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Michael Hall
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Grunt, White
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4 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Cape Lookout
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1969
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Vernon Councilman
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Hogfish*
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21 lb. 6 oz.
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Frying Pan Shoals
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2005
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Derek Williams
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Jack, Crevalle
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47 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Cape Hatteras
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1989
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Kenneth O. McArthur
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Kingfish, Northern
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3 lb. 8 oz.
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Bogue Banks Pier
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1971
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Ted Drinnon
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King Mackerel
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82 lb. 4 oz.
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Off Ocracoke
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1999
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James Winch
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Spanish Mackerel*
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13 lb. 0 oz.
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Ocracoke Inlet
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1987
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Robert Cranton
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Marlin, Blue
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1,228 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2008
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Trey Irvine
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Marlin, White
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118 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1976
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Ethel B. Cootes
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Mullet, Sea
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3 lb. 8 oz.
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Bogue Banks Pier
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1971
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Ted Drinnon
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Perch, White
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1 lb. 13 oz.
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Pembroke Creek
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1986
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John David Stallings
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Pigfish/Hogfish
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2 lb. 4 oz.
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Atlantic Ocean
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1991
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Walter M. Campbell
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Pinfish
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2 lb. 14 oz.
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Off Beaufort Inlet
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2006
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Hope L. Sanderson
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Pompano, African
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40 lb. 10 oz.
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Southport
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2003
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Brandon D. Matthews
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Pompano, Florida
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8 lb. 0 oz.
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Carolina Beach
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2001
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John F. Vickers
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Porgy, Jolthead
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11 lb. 8 oz.
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South Hatteras Inlet
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1978
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Norman C. Morse
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Porgy, Saucereye
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13 lb. 2 oz.
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Off Cape Lookout
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1987
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Glenn D. Greer
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Sailfish
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100 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Ocean Isle
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1987
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John P. Grooms, Jr.
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Scamp
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27 lb., 1 oz. |
Off Atlantic Beach |
2012 |
Toby Grantham |
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Shark, Blue
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478 lb. 0 oz.
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Crystal Fishing Pier
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1961
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Bobby Kentrolis
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Shark, Dusky
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610 lb. 0 oz.
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Jennette's Oean Pier
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1962
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Robert T. Keller
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Shark, Hammerhead
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710 lb. 0 oz.
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Jennette's Oean Pier
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1961
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Robert T. Keller
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Shark, Lemon
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421 lb. 8 oz.
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Kure Beach Pier
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1978
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Stanley Seawell
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Shark, Mako
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768 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1983
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Russell J. Langford
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Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead
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234 lb. 0 oz.
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South of Cape Point
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1990
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Timothy P. Harlow
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Shark, Thresher
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185 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2005
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Brandon Bailey
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Shark, Tiger
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1,150 lb. 0 oz.
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Yaupon Beach Pier
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1966
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Walter Maxwell
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Sheepshead
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19 lb. 4 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1999
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Chris Robbins
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Snapper, Cubera
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46 lb. 8 oz.
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Atlantic Ocean
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1993
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Edward W. Ruskowsky
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Snapper, Red
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40 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Cape Lookout
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1970
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Ben Grant
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Snapper, Vermillion
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6 lb. 9 oz.
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Off Ocean Isle
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2009
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Todd Helf
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Spadefish, Atlantic
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11lb.3oz.
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OffHatteras Village
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2009
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Steven C. Chadwick
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Spearfish, Longbill
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98 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Cape Hatteras
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1978
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John R. Windsor
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Spot
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1 lb. 13 oz.
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Manns Harbor
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1979
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Hubert Basnight
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Swordfish
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441 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Wrightsville Beach
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1979
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J. Horace Murray, Jr.
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Tarpon
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193 lb. 5 oz.
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Sea ViewPier
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2008
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Malcolm Condie
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Tautog
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19 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1992
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Louis M. Knoerzer
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Tilefish, Blueline
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16 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2006
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Terry M. Shepherd
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Tilefish, Golden
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46 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Cape Hatteras
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2013
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Rex Bunting
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Tilefish, Sand*
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4 lb. 5 oz.
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Off Oak Island
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2004
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Frank L. Ballas
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Triggerfish, Gray
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11 lb. 6 oz.
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Morehead City
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1992
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Annette F. Carrico
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Triggerfish, Queen
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10 lbs 11 oz.
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Off Jacksonville
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2012
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Benjamin Peterson
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Trippletail
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27 lb. 7 oz.
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Ocean Crest Pier
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2009
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Thomas M. Cutler
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Trout, Gray
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14 lb. 14 oz.
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Nags Head Surf
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1980
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Sterling L. Ammons
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Trout, Speckled
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12 lb. 4 oz.
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Wrightsville Beach
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1961
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John R. Kenyon, Jr.
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Tuna, Bigeye
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311 lb. 8 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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1992
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Clarence N. Cook
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Tuna, Blackfin
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40 lb. 11 oz.
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Off Wrightsville Beach
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2011
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Michael Accattato
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Tuna, Bluefin
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805 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Oregon Inlet
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2011
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Corey Schultz
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Tuna, Yellowfin
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237 lb. 0 oz.
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Off Cape Lookout
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1979
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James Mixon, Jr.
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Tuna, Skipjack
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22 lb. 3 oz.
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Off Wrightsville Beach
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1968
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J.W. Johnson, Jr.
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Wahoo
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150 lb. 0 oz.
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Ocracoke
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1994
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Kevin M. Elwell
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*World All Tackle Record
Questions concerning these records? Email Carole Willis or call 800-682-2632
| N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries • 3441 Arendell Street • Morehead City, NC 28557 • 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |
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