NEW Virginia State record Blue Catfish...

Hawkeye · #1 06-29-2004, 04:26 PM

The record for Blue Catfish fell back in April, but it fell again last night according to a reputable source... The previous "new" record of 75+ pounds was SHATTERED by a 92+ pound Blue caught at Kerr Lake on the Virginia/North Carolina border. Virginia law requires that the angler launch and land on Virginia soil in order to be eligable to register a new record... once again, the new record fish died while waiting for someone from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to weigh it... sad but true... Details as I get them.....

NightTrain · #2 06-29-2004, 07:33 PM

Reliable sources say they saw and touched the fish today...bottomed out 100 lb. scales ,but,official ones registered it @ 93.28 lbs.(a freekin' monster of a fish for this part of the world)!!A man and wife team(William&Nana was all I could get so far)caught the big girl and after a 20min. fight,she came"belly-up"to the surface.Efforts were made to CPR,but to no avail.The monster's belly was empty and she had obviously just come off the spawn,according to sources.William said that pictures would follow,but,right now,a nap was in order!!

Hawkeye · #3 06-29-2004, 08:04 PM

I didn't want to place too much stock in the story until it is "official"..... if it is true, that would be a monster blue for our area... I think the previous huge fish came out of Santee Cooper (109 pounds if I recall correctly) and it has been years and years since a fish of that caliber has been boated anywhere within 300 miles of here. I'm a lot more fired up to fish with you Bro' now that there's a chance to catch something THAT huge in your neck of the woods... not that I was taking the opportunity to fish with THE NIGHTTRAIN lightly mind you :-)

Tom

Channelcat · #4 06-29-2004, 08:12 PM

today in Houston. Didn't catch where it was caught at, but now I guess I know. It was a big fish. I was thinking it was such a shame for it not to be released. But it was a legal catch.

Hawkeye · #5 06-29-2004, 08:22 PM

The story was that the fish was post-spawn and apparently very weak... I'm going to try to load a few pictures of the fish....

NightTrain · #6 06-29-2004, 08:42 PM

...and she was runnin' on m-t(fresh off the spawn).

That fish was an oldy...but,a goody!

Hawkeye · #7 06-29-2004, 08:44 PM

If someone had asked me to guess the weight, I would have guessed 68-70 pounds... shows you what I know.

NightTrain · #8 06-29-2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

If someone had asked me to guess the weight, I would have guessed 68-70 pounds... shows you what I know.

Yeah,Tom,she's a "skinny"93 lbs.!

She'd have topped 100 lbs. EASY...on a full stomach or before spawning out.

NightTrain · #9 06-29-2004, 08:55 PM

Did ya decide about next week?Nevermind...just checked E-mail...That's cool.My dad is having some heart surgery Thursday(day after tomorrow)and that should all be straight in 2 weeks...Thursday night(7/15)it is...call me this weekend.

Hawkeye · #10 06-29-2004, 09:05 PM

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Did ya decide about next week?

I sent you another email. It seems that I'm stupid... they shifted my schedule... that's nice talk for they took two day offs away from me every month without paying me anymore... and I miscalculated my Friday off... it isn't until the following week... but I'm still game for that Thursday if you are... I think it's the 15th? I'm sorry I goofed up on the date...