CONVENTIONAL TACKLE STATE RECORDS

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Last updated September 15, 2026

Common Name	Species	Pounds	Ounces	Date	Angler Name	Photo
Amberjack, Greater	Seriola dumerili	126	0.00	03/22/14	Don Wheeler	View
Amberjack, Lesser	Seriola fasciata	5	8.00	05/24/04	Jack Paul Edwards, IV	View
Atlantic Creolefish	Paranthias furcifer	1	8.69	05/08/11	Cecily O’Brien	View
Barracuda, Great	Sphyraena barracuda	52	6.00	08/21/12	Matt Glenn	View
Barracuda, Guachanche	Sphyraena guachancho	1	3.36	07/12/24	Maison Hallman	View
Bigeye	Priacanthus arenatus	2	1.12	08/28/04	Jeffrey Newbury	View
Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix	16	6.00	1984	Joe Krebs
Bonefish	Albula vulpes	0	4.00	11/04/99	Scott Floyd	View
Bonita (Little Tunny)	Euthynnus alletteratus	29	8.80	04/15/94	Jean A. Thornton
Bonnethead	Sphyrna tiburo	15	2.40	08/31/19	Tucker House	View
Brotula, Bearded	Brotula barbata	14	8.00	06/17/13	Joey Davis	View
Bumper, Atlantic	Chloroscombrus chrysurus	0	4.52	09/07/19	Rinlee Armes	View
Burrfish, Striped	Chilomycterus schoepfii	1	9.65	05/13/16	David Floyd	View
Catfish, Gafftopsail	Bagre marinus	9	9.92	08/26/00	Shane Ardis
Catfish, Hardhead	Ariopsis felis	3	0.32	06/08/05	Josh Holmes	View
Chub, Yellow	Kyphosus incisor	9	10.00	07/30/92	Melvin Raymond Jr.
Cobia	Rachycentron canadum	106	13.00	05/02/96	Randy McDaniel
Croaker, Atlantic	Mircopogonias undulatus	5	1.00	09/28/12	Matt Glenn	View
Cubbyu	Pareques umbrosus	2	6.72	05/28/05	John Smith	View
Cutlassfish, Atlantic	Trichiurus lepturus	2	9.44	07/16/11	Jonathan Stanley	View
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)	Coryphaena hippurus	62	0.00	1981/1985	D.L. Siegel/Leo Muldoon
Dolphinfish, Pompano	Coryphaena equiselis	1	0.80	05/22/05	Tom O’Brien	View
Driftfish, Black	Hyperoglyphe bythites	23	3.84	06/07/15	John Cuevas	View
Drum, Black	Pogonias cromis	70	5.00	03/12/05	Eddie Hansen	View
Drum, Blackbar	Pareques iwamotoi	2	13.00	02/08/08	Lenny Maiolatesi	View
Drum, Red	Sciaenops ocellatus	52	2.40	05/26/16	Antonio Rubio	View
Eel, Conger	Conger oceanicus	30	2.24	07/27/25	Brandon Hogue	View
Eel, King Snake	Ophichthus rex	37	4.00	08/24/07	SteveStrickland	View
Filefish, Scribbled Leatherjacket	Aluterus scriptus	0	4.80	06/11/11	Derrick Saucier	View
Filefish, Unicorn	Aluterus monoceros	1	2.06	08/24/14	Jimmy Taylor	View
Flounder, Gulf	Paralichthys albigutta	2	1.60	09/04/25	Trevor Moncrief	View
Flounder, Southern	Paralichthys lethostigma	10	4.66	03/03/07	Karen A. Good	View
Frogfish, Ocellated	Fowlerichthys ocellatus	6	0.00	08/10/08	Adam Perrigin	View
Gag	Mycteroperca microlepis	67	6.40	06/03/21	Travis Gessley	View
Graysby	Cephalopholis cruentata	1	9.93	06/07/18	Matt Glenn	View
Great Hammerhead	Sphyrna mokarran	436	14.00	07/05/02	Robert J. Garrett	View
Grouper (unclassified)	Serranidae genus	47	14.20	1980	Dr. Kenneth Ramsey
Grouper, Black	Mycteroperca bonaci	11	0.16	01/11/00	Michael L. Allen
Grouper, Marbled	Dermatolepis inermis	12	8.00	12/03/10	Phillip King Jr.	View
Grouper, Red	Epinephelus morio	22	12.00	01/31/24	Ron McMillan	View
Grouper, Snowy	Epinephelus niveatus	24	3.20	02/19/10	William A. Scarborough Jr.	View
Grouper, Warsaw	Hyporthodus nigritus	250	0.00	07/17/04	Paul Gallop	View
Grouper, Yellowedge	Hyporthodus flavolimbatus	35	5.70	10/08/14	Johnny Templet	View
Hake, Gulf	Urophycis cirrata	6	0.00	10/21/25	James Paul Williams	View
Hake, Southern	Urophycis floridana	1	0.00	07/30/16	James S. Smith	View
Halfbeak, Atlantic Silverstripe	Hyporhamphus unifasciatus	0	2.24	07/07/24	Rodie Armes	View
Hind, Rock	Epinephelus adscensionis	4	4.80	11/01/25	Nicholas Lewelling	View
Hind, Speckled	Epinephelus drummondhayi	12	12.16	11/21/14	Brandon Bosarge	View
Hogfish, Spanish	Bodianus rufus	1	6.40	08/15/26	James Graham	View
Hogfish, Spotfin	Bodianus pulchellus	0	15.20	09/05/15	Harold Charlton III	View
Houndfish	Tylosurus crocodilus	1	0.01	07/03/08	Wes Harvey	View
Jack, Almaco	Seriola rivoliana	35	2.40	04/12/18	Lonnie Carroll	View
Jack, Black	Caranx lugubris	16	4.80	08/03/07	Dennis L. Henry	View
Jack, Bluntnose	Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus	0	10.20	08/09/14	David Floyd	View
Jack, Crevalle	Caranx hippos	48	0.50	07/19/85	Brian D. Pelton
Jack, Horse-eye	Caranx latus	25	5.00	07/20/13	Donald L. Bosarge II	View
Kingfish, Gulf	Menticirrhus littoralis	2	0.00	07/05/14	Riley Saucier	View
Kingfish, Northern	Menticirrhus saxatallis	0	6.08	10/26/24	Cooper Wrightson	View
Kingfish, Southern	Menticirrhus americanus	2	0.84	02/09/17	Mark Alan Ros Jr.	View
Ladyfish	Elops saurus	5	6.06	05/30/20	Doug Borries	View
Leatherjacket	Oligoplites saurus	0	3.34	07/29/08	Dick Wilson	View
Lionfish, Red	Pterois volitans	1	11.41	02/14/17	Elijah Troutman	View
Lizardfish, Inshore	Synodus foetens	0	9.10	11/14/21	Jordan Mathews	View
Longtail Bass	Hemanthias leptus	5	6.40	07/12/07	Lenny Maiolatesi	View
Lookdown	Selene vomer	3	4.83	05/19/15	Mark Allen Ross Jr.	View
Mackerel, King	Scomberomorus cavalla	74	1.60	11/20/09	Barrett McMullan	View
Mackerel, Spanish	Scomberomorus maculatus	8	0.00	1984	Ron Dillistone
Mako, Shortfin	Isurus oxyrinchus	550	0.00	01/08/12	Tim King	View
Marlin, Blue	Makaira nigricans	1054	9.60	06/07/02	Barry D. Carr	View
Marlin, White	Kajikia albida	80	3.20	09/15/00	Joseph Guidry
Moonfish, Atlantic	Selene setapinnis	1	14.38	06/05/06	Scott Floyd	View
Moray, Blacktail	Gymnothorax kolpos	5	11.84	07/04/05	Dick Wilson	View
Moray, Purplemouth	Gymnothorax vicinus	3	1.00	07/04/03	Dick Wilson	View
Moray, Reticulate	Muraena retifera	6	15.84	08/06/04	Stephen E. Wilson	View
Needlefish, Atlantic	Strongylura marina	0	7.06	05/23/23	Rodie Armes	View
Needlefish, Redfin	Strongylura notata	0	2.90	09/05/22	Rodie Armes	View
Oilfish	Ruvettus pretiosus	50	0.32	03/24/02	Kenneth Saxman	View
Permit	Trachinotus falcatus	2	4.00	08/29/06	Jonathan David Floyd	View
Pigfish	Orthopristis chrysoptera	1	1.76	08/28/04	Lorielyn Newbury	View
Pinfish	Lagodon rhomboides	3	5.60	09/04/92	William D. Fountain
Pomfret, Keeltail	Taractes rubescens	16	8.00	06/15/21	Jimmy Boleware	View
Pomfret, Lowfin	Brama dussumieri	0	4.37	09/15/18	Junie Creel	View
Pompano, African	Alectis ciliaris	36	4.00	06/23/97	Lawrence F. Pichon
Pompano, Florida	Trachinotus carolinus	5	0.64	10/19/23	Stefanson Smith	View
Pompano, Irish	Diapterus auratus	0	5.90	10/23/23	Cecily O’Brien	View
Porgy, Knobbed	Calamus nodosus	1	4.80	12/05/19	Blake Bosarge	View
Porgy, Longspine	Stenotomus caprinus	0	14.72	10/14/14	Steven Frye	View
Porgy, Red	Pagrus pagrus	3	11.68	06/22/07	Donald L. Bosarge II	View
Porgy, Whitebone	Calamus leucosteus	2	8.80	06/07/23	Connie Boykin	View
Puffer, Smooth	Lagocephalus laevigatus	10	0.00	04/24/22	Phillip Overman	View
Ray, Cownose	Rhinoptera bonasus	30	5.60	05/23/23	Rodie Armes	View
Remora	Remora remora	5	5.00	07/02/06	Ross Maxwell	View
Runner, Blue	Caranx crysos	7	14.99	06/15/08	Carlton Neal	View
Runner, Rainbow	Elagatis bipinnulata	18	12.00	07/30/94	PaulA. Pamigoni
Sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus	62	0.00	1963	Eddie Jones
Sand Perch	Diplectrum formosum	0	2.40	03/02/19	Julien Barr	View
Sandfish, Belted	Serranus subligarius	0	1.00	07/03/11	Eddi Kopszywa	View
Scalloped Hammerhead	Sphyrna lewini	268	0.00	08/08/98	Warren V. Jones
Scamp	Mycteroperca phenax	28	4.32	06/11/16	Joey Antoon	View
Scorpionfish, Blackbelly Rosefish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	2	11.20	05/14/22	John Wright	View
Scorpionfish, Spinycheek	Neomerinthe hemingwayi	3	8.56	03/13/11	Pete Atwood	View
Scorpionfish, Spotted	Scorpaena plumieri	2	2.24	08/22/04	Dick E. Wilson	View
Seabass, Rock	Centropristis philadelphica	0	14.72	08/20/92	Robert Bell
Searobin, Bighead	Prionotus tribulus	1	0.32	05/24/05	David Hise Jr.	View
Seatrout, Sand (White)	Cynoscionarenarius	6	9.60	03/12/09	Chris Denton	View
Seatrout, Spotted	Cynoscionnebulosus	10	10.00	04/08/13	David Floyd	View
Shark (unclassified)	Carcharhinidae	885	0.00	1983	Bruce Bartling
Shark, Atlantic Sharpnose	Rhizoprionodon terraenovae	15	4.60	05/19/13	Steven J. Bracknell	View
Shark, Blacknose	Carcharhinus acronotus	20	13.00	07/03/09	Andrew B. Odom	View
Shark, Blacktip	Carcharhinus limbatus	98	9.60	04/20/05	Thomas W. Barnes	View
Shark, Bull	Carcharhinus leucas	377	4.00	07/01/21	David Rogers	View
Shark, Finetooth	Carcharhinus isodon	46	10.40	04/22/17	Shiloh Turner	View
Shark, Lemon	Negaprion brevirostris	83	2.00	06/30/12	John Mayne II	View
Shark, Nurse	Ginglymostoma cirratum	98	7.00	07/03/06	Tony Deltatorre	View
Shark, Sandbar	Carcharhinus plumbeus	125	8.00	12/16/06	Strom Smith	View
Shark, Spinner	Carcharhinus brevipinna	164	7.00	07/05/14	Jordan Mathews	View
Shark, Tiger	Galeocerdo cuvier	675	0.00	06/30/18	Michael Garrett	View
Sharksucker	Echeneis naucrates	2	15.20	10/03/04	Michael “Buck” Buchanan	View
Sheepshead	Archosargus probatocephalus	19	10.00	1966	Roy Groue Jr.
Silver Perch	Bairdiella chrysoura	0	5.12	08/14/20	Donald L. Bosarge II	View
Sleeper, Fat	Dormitator maculatus	0	1.06	07/03/15	Kerry G. Hester	View
Smooth Dogfish	Mustelus canis	18	14.40	06/24/07	Leonard Maiolatesi	View
Smoothhound, Gulf	Mustelus sinusmexicanus	23	15.99	12/10/22	Cooper Seibert	View
Snapper, Dog	Lutjanus jocu	15	0.00	07/10/04	Chris Russell	View
Snapper, Gray	Lutjanus griseus	15	9.60	06/14/25	Timothy Kennedy	View
Snapper, Lane	Lutjanus synagris	8	3.20	08/25/01	Stephen E. Wilson	View
Snapper, Mutton	Lutjanus analis	5	8.80	01/07/23	John Montgomery	View
Snapper, Red	Lutjanus campechanus	37	11.20	08/24/95	John J. Bullock
Snapper, Silk	Lutjanus vivanus	2	13.60	09/06/25	Scott Thibodeaux	View
Snapper, Vermillion	Rhomboplites aurorubens	5	3.20	07/17/21	Kyle Landers	View
Snapper, Wenchman	Prisipomoides aquilonaris	0	4.80	08/17/25	Chris Barlow	View
Snapper, Yellowtail	Ocyurus chrysurus	7	9.60	06/10/23	Gavin Friend	View
Snook, Common	Centropomus undecimalis	5	6.40	03/14/26	Matthew Mitchell	View
Southern Stargazer	Astroscopus y-graecum	0	7.80	08/29/26	Scott Thibodeaux	View
Soapfish, Whitespotted	Rypticus maculatus	0	6.20	07/20/11	David Kuehn	View
Spadefish, Atlantic	Chaetodipterus faber	9	8.00	06/03/13	Cecily O’Brien	View
Spanish Flag	Gonioplectrus hispanus	0	10.98	12/05/19	Blake Bosarge	View
Spot	Leiostomus xanthurus	0	4.87	08/03/20	Rodie Armes	View
Squirrelfish	Holocentrus adscensionis	1	3.00	08/03/12	Hannah Walker	View
Stingray, Atlantic	Sayatis sabina	8	3.68	11/21/24	Jawaun Walton	View
Stingray, Southern	Dasyatis americana	158	1.60	07/04/07	Rick Grimstead	View
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	309	14.40	06/12/21	Donnie Jackson Jr.	View
Tarpon	Megalops atlanticus	185	8.80	08/02/19	Don Ruiz	View
Tilefish, Anchor	Caulolatilus intermedius	0	14.40	09/06/25	Marshall Slay Jr.	View
Tilefish, Blueline	Caulolatilus microps	2	13.00	08/29/13	Jon Parker	View
Tilefish, Golden	Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps	28	8.96	08/04/24	Dustin Conway	View
Tilefish, Goldface	Caulolatilus chrysops	2	15.00	11/09/07	Leonard Maiolatesi Sr.	View
Tilefish, Sand	Malacanthus plumieri	2	1.00	02/08/08	Leonard Maiolatesi	View
Toadfish, Gulf	Opsanus beta	2	3.20	07/30/13	Cecily O’Brien	View
Toadfish, Leopard	Opsanus pardus	1	5.00	07/02/09	Michael Fournier Jr.	View
Toadfish, Oyster	Opsanus tau	3	2.00	07/03/17	Sherman Roberts	View
Tomtate	Haemulon aurolineatum	0	12.96	05/01/04	Stephen E. Wilson	View
Triggerfish, Gray	Balistes capriscus	11	3.96	10/12/13	Cecily O’Brien	View
Triggerfish, Ocean	Canthidermis sufflamen	3	2.80	05/16/09	Lee Westmoreland	View
Triggerfish, Queen	Balistes vetula	7	6.40	07/21/07	Brandon Bosarge	View
Tripletail	Lobotes surinamensis	37	12.00	1972	B. Gibson
Tuna, Bigeye	Thunnus obesus	203	14.00	07/11/11	Chip Temple	View
Tuna, Blackfin	Thunnus atlanticus	33	0.80	05/07/11	Mark Herrmann	View
Tuna, Bluefin	Thunnus thynnus	837	1.60	06/11/99	Bob Struwe	View
Tuna, Skipjack	Katsuwonus pelamis	29	11.00	06/16/13	Jack Paul Edwards	View
Tuna, Yellowfin	Thunnus albacares	237	12.80	03/23/26	Josh Lord	View
Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri	111	3.20	05/16/98	Jeffery A. Lee
Wrasse, Slippery	Halichoeres bivittatus	0	6.88	03/04/18	Myles Fallo	View