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State Records
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Saltwater Game Fish Records for North
Carolina
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for Freshwater records
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Updated May 14, 2007
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Fish |
Weight |
Location Caught |
Year |
Angler |
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Albacore (False) |
26 lb.. 8 oz. |
Off Wrighstville Beach |
1991 |
Lyman Kinlaw, Jr. |
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Albacore (True) |
62 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2001 |
Brien L. Hamer |
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Amberjack |
125 lb. 0 oz |
Off Cape Lookout |
1973 |
Paul Bailey, Jr. |
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Barracuda |
67 lb. 7 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1985 |
Buddy D. Garten |
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Bass, Black Sea |
8
lb. 12 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1979 |
Joe Mizelle |
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Bass, Striped |
62 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2005 |
David N. Hiebert |
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Bluefish* |
31 lb. 12 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1972 |
James Hussey |
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Cobia |
116 lb. 8 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
2006 |
Billy R. Lucas, Jr. |
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Croaker |
5
lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1981 |
Daniel Graber |
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Dolphin |
79 lb. 0 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1993 |
Sean J. Yurkanin |
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Drum, Black |
100 lb. 1 oz |
Cape Fear River |
1998 |
Charles R. Dycus |
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Drum, Red* |
94 lb. 2 oz |
Hatteras Island |
1984 |
David G. Deuel |
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Flounder |
20 lb. 8 oz |
Carolina Beach |
1980 |
Harold Auten |
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Grouper, Strawberry |
28 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Topsail Beach |
1972 |
Jackie Blanchard |
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Grouper, Warsaw |
245 lb. 0 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1967 |
Cora Keen |
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Grunt, White |
4
lb. 8 oz. |
Off Cape Lookout |
1969 |
Vernon Councilman |
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Hog Snapper* |
21 lb. 6 oz. |
Fry Pan Shoals |
2005 |
Derek Williams |
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Hogfish/Pigfish |
2
lb. 4 oz. |
Atlantic Ocean |
1991 |
Walter M. Campbell |
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Jack, Crevalle |
47 lb. 0 oz |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1989 |
Kenneth O. McArthur |
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Mackerel, King |
82 lb. 4 oz |
Off Ocracoke |
1999 |
James Winch |
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Mackerel, Spanish* |
13 lb. 0 oz |
Ocracoke Inlet |
1987 |
Robert Cranton |
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Marlin, Blue |
1,142 lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1974 |
Jack Herrington |
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Marlin, White |
118 lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1976 |
Ethel B. Cootes |
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Mullet, Sea (Kingfish) |
3
lb. 8 oz |
Bogue Banks Pier |
1971 |
Ted Drinnon |
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Perch, White |
1
lb. 13 oz. |
Pembroke Creek |
1986 |
John David Stallings |
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Pinfish |
2
lb. 14 oz. |
Off Beaufort Inlet |
2006 |
Hope l.
Sanderson |
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Pompano, African |
40 lb. 10 oz. |
Southport |
2003 |
Brandon D. Matthews |
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Pompano, Florida |
8
lb. 0 oz |
Carolina Beach |
2001 |
John F. Vickers |
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Porgy, Jolthead |
11 lb. 8 oz. |
South Hatteras Inlet |
1978 |
Norman C. Morse |
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Porgy, Saucereye |
13 lb. 2 oz |
Off cape Lookout |
1987 |
Glenn D. Greer |
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Sailfish |
100 lb. 0 oz |
Off Ocean Isle |
1987 |
John P. Grooms, Jr. |
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Shark, Blue |
478 lb. 0 oz. |
Crystal Fishing Pier |
1961 |
Bobby Kentrolis |
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Shark, Dusky |
610 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1963 |
Robert T. Keller |
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Shark, Hammerhead |
710 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1960 |
Robert T. Keller |
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Shark, Lemon |
421 lb. 8 oz. |
Kure Beach Pier |
1978 |
Stanley Seawell |
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Shark, Mako |
768 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1983 |
Russell J. Langford |
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Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead |
234 lb. 0 oz. |
South of Cape Point |
1990 |
Timothy P. Harlow |
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Shark, Thresher |
185 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2005 |
Brandon Bailey |
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Shark, Tiger |
1,150 lb. 0 oz |
Yaupon Beach Pier |
1966 |
Walter Maxwell |
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Sheepshead |
19 lb. 4 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1999 |
Chris Robbins |
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Snapper, Cubera |
46 lb. 8 oz |
Atlantic Ocean |
1993 |
Edward W. Ruskowsky |
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Snapper, Red |
40 lb. 0 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1970 |
Ben Grant |
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Spadefish, Atlantic |
9
lb. 1 oz. |
Off Oak Island |
2001 |
Spencer Smith |
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Spearfish, Longbill |
98 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1978 |
John R. Windsor |
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Spot |
1
lb 13 oz |
Manns Harbor |
1979 |
Hubert Basnight |
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Swordfish |
441 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1979 |
J. Horace Murray, Jr. |
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Tarpon |
175 lb. 0 oz |
Bogue Inlet Pier |
2005 |
Jesse J. Lockowitz |
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Tautog |
19 lb. 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1992 |
Louis M. Knoerzer |
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Tilefish, Blueline |
16 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2006 |
Terry M. Shepherd |
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Tilefish, Sand * |
4
lb. 5 oz |
Off Oak Island |
2004 |
Frank L. Ballas |
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Triggerfish, Gray |
11 lb. 6 oz |
Morehead City |
1992 |
Annette F. Carrico |
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Trout, Gray |
14 lb. 14 oz |
Nags Head Surf |
1980 |
Sterling L. Ammons |
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Trout, Speckled |
12 lb. 4 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1961 |
John R. Kenyon |
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Tuna, Bigeye |
311 lb. 8 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1992 |
Clarence N. Cook |
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Tuna, Blackfin |
40 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2007 |
Steven B. Lockwood |
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Tuna, Bluefin |
744 lb. 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1995 |
Thomas Bailey |
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Tuna, Skipjack |
22 lb. 3 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1968 |
J.W. Johnson, Jr. |
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Tuna, Yellowfin |
237 lb. 0 oz |
Atlantic Ocean |
1979 |
James Mixon, Jr. |
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Wahoo |
150 lb. 0 oz |
Ocracoke |
1994 |
Kevin M. Elwell |
*World
All Tackle Record
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Freshwater
Fish Records for North Carolina |
Bass
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Species
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Weight
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Location
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Date
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Angler
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Lure/Bait
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17
lbs
7
oz
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Lake Chatuge
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3/15/96
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Michael R. Hogsed
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Rebel Jointed Plug
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2
lbs
11 oz
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Nash County Fishing Creek
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4/27/94
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Richard Elijah Evans
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Spinnerbait
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15
lbs
14 oz
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Farm Pond, Union County
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3/29/91
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William H. Wofford
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Crankbait
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1
lb
14 oz
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Deep River, Carbonton
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4/29/98
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Robert W. Lytton
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Crappie Jig
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10
lbs
2 oz
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Hiwassee Reservoir
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6/1/51
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Archie Lampkin
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Unknown
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6 lbs 5 oz
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Lake
Norman
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12/26/03
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Eric M. Weir
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Zoom Finesse Worm
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54
lbs
2 oz
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Hiwassee Reservoir
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6/7/91
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Larry KIeith Verner
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Minnow
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5
lbs
14 oz
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Kerr Reservoir
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3/15/86
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Jim King
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Bucktail
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Catfish
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Species |
Weight |
Location
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Date
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Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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89lbs
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Badin Lake
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11/25/06
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Eric Fincher
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Shiner
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18.5 lbs
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Neuse River
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8/15/2007
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Wesley Trucks
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Cut eel
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78
lbs
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Cape Fear River
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9/17/05
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Brian Newberger
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Live eel
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13
lbs
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Lake James
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5/21/90
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Jerry Wayne Bentley
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Night crawler
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3
lbs
12 oz
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Buck Hall Creek, Duplin County
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4/26/97
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Gregory Dale Hughes
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Night crawler
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Perch
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Species |
Weight |
Location
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Date
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Angler |
Lure/Bait
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2
lbs
15 oz
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Falls of the Neuse Reservoir
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12/16/01
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Bob G. Williams, Jr.
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Strata Spoon
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2
lbs
9
oz
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Indiantown Creek
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2/8/90
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Evelyn G. Ethridge
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Minnow
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Pickerel
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Species
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Weight
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Location
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Date
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Angler
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Lure/Bait
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8
lbs
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Gaston Reservoir
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2/13/68
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John H. Leonard
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Minnow
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redfin pickerel
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2
lbs
4 oz
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Gallberry Swamp
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6/23/97
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Edward C. Davis
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Minnow
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Shad
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Species
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Weight
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Location
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Date
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Angler
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Lure/Bait
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7
lbs
15 oz
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Tar River
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4/10/74
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R.S. Proctor
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Shad dart
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4 lbs 1 oz
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Pitchkettle Creek
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2/22/04
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Trey Maroules
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Spoon
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Sunfish
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Species
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Weight
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Location
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Date
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Angler
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Lure/Bait
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1 lb
6 oz
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Trent River
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5/21/03
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John Koonce
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Eel
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4
lbs
6 oz*
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Lookout Shoals Lake
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6/12/88
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Rondal Sweet
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Orange Rooster-tail
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4
lbs
5 oz
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Henderson County
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7/27/67
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Danny Case
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Catawba worm
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flier
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1
lb
5 oz
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Private pond
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3/17/90
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Douglas N. McCall
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Cricket
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1
lb
2 oz
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Pond at Butner-Falls of the
Neuse Game Land
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5/5/06
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John Michael Deaton
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Live red worm
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1
lb12
oz
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Bladen Co. Big Swamp
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5/29/83
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Ronald Stanley
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Beetle spin
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1
lb
13 oz
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Richmond Co. McLeods Pond
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5/7/76
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Emma Sears
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Minnow
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*This
record was tied by Scott Miller in Union
Farm Pond on June 12, 1994.
Trout
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Species |
Weight |
Location
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Date
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Angler |
Lure/Bait
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7
lbs
7 oz
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Raven Fork River
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5/15/80
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G.L. Marshall, Jr.
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Rooster tail
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24
lbs
10 oz
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Nantahala River
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4/17/98
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Robert Lee Dyer
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#11 Rapala
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20
lbs
3 oz
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Horsepasture River, Jackson Co.
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1/28/06
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Leah Johnson
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Rapala
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Other
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Species
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Weight
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Location
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Date
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Angler
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Lure/Bait
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17
lbs
15 oz
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Black River
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6/21/97
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Gregory A. Demery, Sr.
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Cut bait bream
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48
lbs
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Mecklenburg Co. pond
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3/11/86
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William Houston, Jr.
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Unknown
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4
lbs
15 oz
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Asheboro City Lake #4
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4/27/80
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Dean Dixon
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Minnow
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1 lb 13 oz
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Lake Norman
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12/9/07
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Buck Stikeleather
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Bass Assassin lure
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freshwater drum
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22 lbs
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Kerr Lake
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11/27/06
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Daniel Stotts
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Minnow
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grass carp
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68
lbs
12 oz
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Summerlins Pond, Leland
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6/8/98
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David W. Stowell
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Rebel Pop R
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kokanee salmon
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3.07 lbs
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Nantahala Lake
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8/27/07
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Mark Swann
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Frisky Fish Spoon
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longnose gar
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19 lbs 10½ oz |
Rock Quarry Lakes
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6/29/06
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Sebastian Lankiewicz
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Rapala crankbait
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41
lbs
8 oz
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Lake Adger
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1/23/01
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Richard W. Dodd
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Big Mack
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tiger muskellunge
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33
lbs
8 oz
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Lake James
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4/3/88
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Gary Dean Nanney
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Buzzbait
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northern pike
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11
lbs
13 oz
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Lake James
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8/26/78
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Keith Gilliam
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Storm Wiggle Wart
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sauger
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5
lbs
15 oz
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Norman Lake
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7/25/71
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David Shook
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Topwater Rapala
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smallmouth buffalo
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88
lbs
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Lake Wylie
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11/14/93
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Tony Crawford
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Pack bait
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13
lbs
8 oz
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Lake Chatuge (Shooting Cr.)
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8/16/86
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Lamar L. Cofer
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Old faithful spoon
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*Indicates a
current world's record
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