04-26-2006, 05:26 AM
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Notice the new pending World record snagged in the great state of South Carolina!!!!
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Catches of Note
[#003366][size 3]Meet the Monster of Gulf Makos[/size][/#003366]
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[size 1]MAKO MEN: Lane Foil, third from left, is all
s after his shark catch.
Photo: Courtesy of Lane Foil[/size]
Lane foil of baton rouge hauled in a pending louisiana state-record mako shark with a 765-pounder he caught earlier this year. What's more is that Foil's shark—347 pounds heavier than the current state record—is the biggest mako ever caught on a rod and reel in the Gulf of Mexico. Foil hooked up with the shark moments after it surfaced and snatched the 130-pound yellowfin Foil's buddy was reeling in. And while Foil was pumped about his fish, he said he could only wonder about the weight it lost on the ride back: "The 765 pounds...that was on an empty stomach.".
![[Image: nl_news3_220x131.jpg]](http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltwater/Images/magazine/2006/052006/nl_news3_220x131.jpg)
[size 1]HAVE A COW: Clay Armstrong's 68.1-pounder is a state record.
Photo: Courtesy of Clay Armstrong[/size]Last year Paul Kleckner set the Virginia state record for striped bass with a 63.5-pounder. Hopefully he enjoyed it while it lasted. In March of this year, Clay Armstrong took the title with a 68.1-pound striper caught on an umbrella rig off Virginia Beach. At this rate, the next to break the Virginia record might just top the world record.
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[size 1]TOP SPOT: Barclay Shepard's trout set a line-class record.
Photo: Courtesy of Barclay Shepard[/size]As a cameraman for the Virginia show, "Smokin' Gun Outdoors," Barclay Shepard has an insider's advantage to some hot honey holes. So while filming at a top-notch seatrout spot, he took close notes. Good ones, too. Shepard went back to the spot later and broke an IGFA line-class record with a 12.1-pound gator on four-pound line.
[#003366][size 3]Honorable Mention[/size][/#003366]
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Michael Smith caught a 9.3-pound queen triggerfish, a pending all-tackle world record, off Florence, South Carolina.
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A backhoe was needed to lift Lane Foil's 765-pound, Louisiana state-record mako shark from the boat.
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Notice the new pending World record snagged in the great state of South Carolina!!!!![
] Catches of Note
[#003366][size 3]Meet the Monster of Gulf Makos[/size][/#003366]
[size 1]MAKO MEN: Lane Foil, third from left, is all
s after his shark catch. Photo: Courtesy of Lane Foil[/size]
Lane foil of baton rouge hauled in a pending louisiana state-record mako shark with a 765-pounder he caught earlier this year. What's more is that Foil's shark—347 pounds heavier than the current state record—is the biggest mako ever caught on a rod and reel in the Gulf of Mexico. Foil hooked up with the shark moments after it surfaced and snatched the 130-pound yellowfin Foil's buddy was reeling in. And while Foil was pumped about his fish, he said he could only wonder about the weight it lost on the ride back: "The 765 pounds...that was on an empty stomach.".
[size 1]HAVE A COW: Clay Armstrong's 68.1-pounder is a state record. Photo: Courtesy of Clay Armstrong[/size]Last year Paul Kleckner set the Virginia state record for striped bass with a 63.5-pounder. Hopefully he enjoyed it while it lasted. In March of this year, Clay Armstrong took the title with a 68.1-pound striper caught on an umbrella rig off Virginia Beach. At this rate, the next to break the Virginia record might just top the world record.
[size 1]TOP SPOT: Barclay Shepard's trout set a line-class record. Photo: Courtesy of Barclay Shepard[/size]As a cameraman for the Virginia show, "Smokin' Gun Outdoors," Barclay Shepard has an insider's advantage to some hot honey holes. So while filming at a top-notch seatrout spot, he took close notes. Good ones, too. Shepard went back to the spot later and broke an IGFA line-class record with a 12.1-pound gator on four-pound line.
[#003366][size 3]Honorable Mention[/size][/#003366]
Michael Smith caught a 9.3-pound queen triggerfish, a pending all-tackle world record, off Florence, South Carolina. A backhoe was needed to lift Lane Foil's 765-pound, Louisiana state-record mako shark from the boat.[signature]