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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT (lbs-ozs)	LOCATION CAUGHT	DATE CAUGHT	LENGTH (Inches)	GIRTH (Inches)	RECORD HOLDER ADDRESS
White Marlin	120lbs.	Baltimore Canyan	09/25/1972	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	William Garner Jr. Forestville, MD
Blue Marlin	820lbs.	Poorman's Canyan	07/08/1986	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Bruce King Camden, DE
Shark	825lbs.	Atlantic Ocean	07/11/1981	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Brent Thomas Manheim, PA
Tuna	322lbs.	Baltimore Canyan	07/11/1992	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Mike Horner Lewes, DE
Black Drum	115lbs.	Delaware Bay	05/20/1978	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Kenneth H. Smith Frederica, DE
Channel Bass	75lbs.	Not Recorded	06/15/1976	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	James Vandetti Dover, DE
Cod	44lbs. 10ozs.	Five Fathoms Bank	01/25/1975	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	John Osborne Lewes, DE
Dolphin	49lbs.	Atlantic Ocean	08/28/1987	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Kelly Price Milton, DE
False Albacore	17lbs. 9ozs.	30 Fathom Line	08/31/1980	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Scott A. Werner Ephrata, PA
Bluefish	21lbs. 15ozs.	Rehoboth Beach	10/27/1980	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Bill Thoroughgood Rehoboth Beach, DE
Flounder	17lbs. 15ozs.	Indian River Inlet	10/07/1974	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	William Kendall Dundalk, MD
Tautog	19lbs. 13ozs.	Ocean Wreck	04/26/1999	32	23	Ivan Joseph Brown Middle River, MD
Seabass	7lbs. 6ozs.	Fenwick Shoal	09/09/1988	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Steve Samluk Newark, DE
Seatrout	19lbs. 2ozs.	Delaware Bay	05/20/1989	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	William E. Thomas Smyrna, DE
Porgy	5lbs. 5ozs.	Not Recorded	05/31/1979	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Herman Schmidt Milford, DE
Kingfish	4lbs.	Bethany Beach	10/13/1973	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Billy Hastings Millsboro, DE
Atlantic Mackerel	3lbs. 5ozs.	Delaware Bay	04/02/1985	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Ricky Yakimowicz Lewes, DE
King Mackerel	48lbs. 9ozs.	B Bouy	09/19/1992	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Gordon Harris Laurel, MD
Wahoo	94lbs.	Poorman's Canyan	09/24/1986	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Julian D. Brake Berlin, MD
Atlantic Croaker	5lbs. 3 1/2ozs.	Indian River	09/12/1980	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Catherine Simpson Rehoboth, DE
Swordfish	276lbs. 12ozs.	Delaware Bay	08/20/1978	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Albert E. Scott Lancaster, PA
True Albacore	80lbs.	Atlantic Ocean	09/15/1987	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	David Francella West Chester, PA
Mako Shark	975lbs.	Poormans Canyan	07/22/2000	132	78	Thomas Barnes Mechanicksburg, PA
Striped Bass	51lbs. 8ozs.	Indian River Inlet	12/?/1978	Not Recorded	Not Recorded	Betty Roseu Pottstown, PA
Sheepshead	13lbs. 11ozs.	Haystack	09/27/2000	27 1/2	24	Frank Piectrazak Bear, DE

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