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Species	Weight	Angler	Date	Catch Location
Albacore (longfin)	70.1 lbs.	Gary Lee Withers	11/08/00	Rockpile - West of Poorman's Canyon
Atlantic Spadefish	7 lbs., 14 oz	John Slike	090802	African Queen
Black Seabass	8lbs.	Hayward Madison	1978	Jackspot
Bluefish	23 lbs., 8 oz	Lillian Morris	10/30/74	Assateague Island
Dolphin	67 lbs., 8 oz	Kim Lawson	07/21/85	53 miles off Ocean City
Drum, Black	79 lbs.	Stanley Ilyes	09/07/85	Bass Grounds
Drum, Red*	70 lbs.	Robert Light	09/24/77	Assateague Island
False Albacore	22 lbs., 8 oz	Kevin Sheckells	06/25/95	Third Lump
Flounder	17 lbs.	Anthony Vacari	10/03/74	Assateague Island
King Mackerel	47 lbs.	Gerald Kauffman	10/18/85	Big Gulf
Kingfish	2 lbs., 8 oz	Grace Walker	10/01/75	Assateague Island
Porgy	6 lbs., 3 oz	Pearl Hopple	07/04/66	Fenwick Shoal
Marlin, Blue	942 lbs.	Jim Daniel	08/09/89	Poor Man's Canyon
White Marlin	135 lbs	George Pierson	08/29/80	Poor Man's Canyon
Shark, Black Tip	193 lbs.	Brian Zysk	08/04/91	Ocean City
Shark, Blue	280 lbs.	Martin Waltman	09/13/97	Ocean City
Shark, Dusky*	469 lbs.	Jim Liberto	07/01/82	Ocean City
Shark, Great White	467 lbs.	Jack Holmes	06/11/92	Ocean City
Shark, Hammerhead, Scalloped	191 lbs.	Larry Pendleton	08/20/93	Ocean City
Shark, Hammerhead, Smooth	165 lbs.	Gary King	08/05/93	Ocean City
Shark, Mako	766 lbs.	Frank Gaither	05/25/84	First Lump
Shark, Sand Tiger*	334 lbs	Billy Leidner	09/08/83	Ocean City
Shark, Sandbar	235 lbs	Mark Sampson	07/08/83	Ocean City
Shark, Dogfish, Smooth	15 lbs., 5 oz.	Gregg Bacchien	05/22/93	Ocean City
Shark, Dogfish, Spiny	11 lbs., 8 oz.	Meyels Sampson	05/17/93	Ocean City
Shark, Thresher	585 lbs.	Donnie Simon	06/04/99	Ocean City
Shark, Tiger	1,210 lbs.	Grace Czerniak	07/09/83	Ocean City
Sheepshead	16 lbs., 2 oz	Kevin Blouch	10/07/95	Ocean City Inlet
Spotted Seatrout	13 lbs.	Jack Miller	08/21/73	Sinepuxent Bay
Striped Bass	52 lbs., 8 oz	Chris Salp	05/11/03	Assateague Island
Tautog	19 lbs., 8 oz	Noah King	05/10/80	Jackspot
Tuna, Bigeye	375 lbs., 8 oz	Cecil Browne	08/26/77	Ocean City
Tuna, Blackfin	32 lbs.	Bob Zang	09/20/98	30 Fathom Line
Tuna, Bluefin	625 lbs.	James Daniels, IV	08/03/75	45 miles East of Ocean City
Tuna, Yellowfin	236.5 lbs.	Mark Bennett	09/22/02	Washington Canyon
Wahoo	111 lbs.	Christian Tiller	10/08/03	Poor Man's Canyon
Weakfish	16 lbs.	Donald Cannon	09/11/76	Ocean City Inlet

Chesapeake Bay Records
Species	Weight	Angler	Date	Catch Location
Black Drum	103 lbs., 8 oz	Robert Messik Jr.	09/23/73	Buoy #16
Bluefish	22 lbs.	John Davidson	10/18/79	Off Queen Anne Marina
		Ronald Raffo	05/31/86	Hackett's Point
		Thomas R. Talbott	05/08/91	Chesapeake Beach
Carp	44 lbs., 6 oz	Jimmy Lake	04/28/78	Morgantown Beach
Catfish, Channel	29 lbs., 10 oz	Kevin Kern	04/26/97	Mattawoman Creek
Chain Pickerel	6lbs., 8 oz	James Grant	05/19/65	Susquehanna River
Cobia	97 lbs., 12 oz	John Scheifele	09/12/69	Middle Grounds
Crappie	2 lbs., 10 oz	Lawrence Ruch	04/04/02	Swann Creek
Croaker	6 lbs., 3 oz	Rome Tull	07/09/80	Puppy Hole
Flounder	15 lbs.	Kenneth Grimes	10/14/78	Buoy #50
Gar				No Current Record. Benchmark for establishing this record is 25 pounds.
Hickory Shad*	4 lbs.	John Schaeffer Jr.	07/23/71	Susquehanna River
Largemouth Bass	9 lbs., 1 oz	J.D. Noell	09/13/75	Pocomoke River
Norfolk Spot	2 lbs.	Parlett Moore	09/05/78	Tangier Sound
Red Drum*	74 lbs., 6 oz	Earnest Hutchinson	05/15/77	Tangier Sound
Rock Bass	1 lb	Timothy A. Adams	05/04/97	Susquehanna River
Sheepshead	6 lbs., 5.92 oz	Tom Horan	09/25/99	Middle Grounds
Smallmouth Bass	6 lbs.	Charles Janes	07/23/71	Susquehanna River
Spanish Mackerel	10.99 lbs.	George Hemelt	10/02/02	Buoy 83
Spotted Seatrout	16 lbs., 6 oz	John Phillips	05/15/77	Roaring Point
Striped Bass	67 lbs., 8 oz	Devin Nolan	05/13/95	Bloody Point
Weakfish	16 lbs., 8 oz	Wayne Lappe	05/08/79	Nanticoke River
White Perch	2 lbs., 10 oz	Sid Stollings	05/18/79	Dundee Creek
White (American) Shad*	8 lbs., 2 oz	Vance Carter	05/03/75	Wicomico River
Yellow Perch	2 lbs., 3 oz	Niles Pethel	11/21/79	Marsh Creek

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