Virginia Saltwater Records
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Species	Weight	Where	When	Angler
Albacore	68 lbs	Norfolk Canyon	1992	Irvin Fenton, Jr.
Amberjack	ll8 lbs	Ches. Light Tower	1986	Mark J. Roberts
Barracuda	45 lbs 8 oz	CB Buoy Line	1996	Wayne Seymour
Bluefish	25 lbs 4 oz	Bluefish Rock	1986	Gayle E. Cozzens
Cobia	104 lbs 8 oz	Ches. Bay Br. Tunnel	2002	Steve Hasynic
Cod, Atlantic	35 lbs	Off Wachapreague	1969	Robert Crammer
Crevalle Jack	48 lbs 12 oz	Ches. Light Tower	1993	Charles McCaskill, III
Croaker	5 lbs 13 oz	The Cell (Ches. Bay)	1982	Jim Mitchem
Dolphin	71 lbs 8 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1991	Don Dorey
Drum, Black	111 lbs	Off Cape Charles	1973	Betty D. Hall
Drum, Red	85 lbs 4 oz	Wreck Island	1981	Herman Moore
False Albacore	25 lbs 4 oz	Off Virginia Capes	1964	Jack Sparrow
Flounder	17 lbs 8 oz	Baltimore Channel	1971	Charles E. Cross
Kingfish (Roundhead)	2 lbs 13 oz	Off Sandbridge	2002	Chip Watters
Mackerel, King	52 lbs 2 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1999	Andrew John Allessio
Mackerel, Spanish	9 lbs 13 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1993	Everett Cameron
Marlin, Blue	1,093 lbs 12 oz	Norfolk Canyon	1978	Edward Alan Givens
Marlin, White	131 lbs 10 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1978	Rudolf D. van't Riet
Pollock	5 lbs 10 oz	Off Chincoteague	1992	Lee Michalski
Pompano	5 lbs 10 oz	Scarborough Island	1992	Robert T. Long
Porgy	5 lbs 5 oz	Off Chincoteague	1978	Charles B. Haines, Sr.
Sailfish	68 lbs 8 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1977	P.J. Murden
Sea Bass	10 lbs 4 oz	Off Virginia Beach	2000	Allan P. Paschall
Shark, Bigeye Thresher	149 lbs	The Cigar	1992	Wayne M. Gross
Shark, Blacktip	76 lbs 10 oz	Off Virginia Beach	1988	John W. Thurston, Jr.
Shark, Blue	266 lbs	The Cigar	1987	Wayne C. DeFord
Shark, Bull	256 lbs	V-Buoy	1982	Craig R. Paige
Shark, Dusky	673 lbs	S.E. Lumps	1982	Michael J. Halperin
Shark, Hammerhead (Great)	430 lbs	S.E. Lumps	1984	Ronald E. Ault
Shark, Hammerhead (Scalloped)	245 lbs	The Cigar	1977	Don Lips
Shark, Hammerhead (Smooth)	272 lbs	Off Virginia Beach	1988	Carolyn L. Matthews
Shark, Lemon	312 lbs 12 oz	Off Sandbridge	1976	Bill Walker
Shark, Mako	728 lbs	Ches. Light Tower	1983	Geoffrey H. Newbill
Shark, Sandbar (Brown)	213 lbs	Triangle Wrecks	1986	Bill Moffett
Shark, Sand Tiger	339 lbs	Off Cape Charles	1983	Kelly D. Capps
Shark, Silky	110 lbs	Norfolk Canyon	1977	Gary W. Seay
Shark, Spinner	129 lbs 8 oz	Off Chincoteague	1991	John E. Patton, II
Shark, Thresher	274 lbs 12 oz	Off Wachapreague	2002	Jim Bishop
Shark, Tiger	1,099 lbs 12 oz	S.E. Lumps	1981	John W. Thurston, Jr.
Shark, White	131 lbs	S.E. Lumps	1981	Fred Williams
Sheepshead	19 lbs	Ches. Bay Br. Tunnel	1979	James M. Boyd
Spade fish	13 lbs	The Cell (Ches. Bay)	1988	Otis Tribble
Spot	2 lbs 6 oz	Off Poquoson	1980	Nathan Dryden
Striped Bass	61 lbs 12 oz	Buoy 42 (Ches. Bay)	1996	James R. Muse
Swordfish	381 lbs 8 oz	Norfolk Canyon	1978	James D. Alexander
Tarpon	130 lbs	Off Oyster	1975	Barry Truitt
Tautog	24 lbs	Off Wachapreague	1987	Gregory R. Bell
Trout, Gray	19 lbs	Ches. Bay Br. Tunnel	1983	Philip W. Halstead
Trout, Speckled	16 lbs	Masons Beach	1977	Bill Katko
Tuna Bigeye	279 lbs	Norfolk Canyon	1999	Shaw Hergenrather
Tuna, Bluefin	344 lbs	Off Virginia Beach	1995	Sean P. Thomas
Tuna, Skipjack	22 lbs 11 oz	The Cigar	1995	Kitty Falk
Tuna, Yellowfin	203 lbs 12 oz	Norfolk Canyon	1981	Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr.
Wahoo	109 lbs	Off Virginia Beach	1994	Delmo Dawson

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