Pending IGFA World Record Caught On The Catch-All

CATCH-ALL · 03-12-2003, 08:07 PM

I took my fishing buddy Dave and his daughter Blair out bottomfishing with me on Saturday off Stuart at the Wickstrom Reef, a huge ship that was sunk two months ago. Funding for the reef was donated by Karl Wickstrom, publisher of Florida Sportsman Magazine, and the Martin County Anglers Club.

After we got to the main numbers and then "mowed the lawn" following the chartplotter, we had a good idea of the wreck's layout and decided to micro-drift the eastern side of it to minimize catching any "10,000 Ton Wreckfish".

First drift, BAM! a nice 20 pound Black Grouper.
Second drift lots of nibbles but no hookups.
Third drift Balir nails a 17 pound true Red Snapper. A few more drifts, NADA. Then I get a 12 pound true Red.

A few more drifts and Ba-Bing! Blair cranks a nice 14 pound 4 ounce Red Grouper up on a squid and circle hook-fluorocarbon rig.

We weighed all our fish in at Snook Nook in Jensen Beach for a local fishing club's year-long tournament and cleaned the fish back at my crib.

On Sunday I thumbed thru the 2003 IGFA book and I realized Blair's Red Grouper was a potential record. I did some more checking and yep, she now has a Pending IGFA World Record Grouper in the Junior Female Division! We sent in all the necessary proofs and materials to Dania.

Once again, we should all thank Karl and the MCAC for their generosity. If this wreck is producing fish like this now after only two months, imagine what it'll be like when it "gets established"!

Capt Mark
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sr31aj · 03-12-2003, 08:10 PM

attaboy, Mark!

Don

CATCH-ALL · 03-12-2003, 08:15 PM

Thanks Don. Next time you see Ted Vaughan at Bubba's make sure to tell 'em about our fish. I think he or his dad is a member of IGFA.

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sr31aj · 03-13-2003, 05:56 PM

missed it by that much - saw him earlier tonight but just looked at your post now. I'll be sure to mention it to him when I see him again.

Don

Tuna Man · 03-13-2003, 06:14 PM

Catch All,
Congratulations. Don't you normally fish these northern parts? I think I recall you no longer catch fish here in NJ? Maybe I should join you in the South since my luck was so poor last season. No nevermind, I'll be fishing up here before too long.

Scott S

fidhhook54 · 03-13-2003, 07:56 PM

that's a nice record .

"she alway's be remember as a she"

nevertheless
she deserves our deepest respect's

MAy they Rest in Peace .

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ReelNauti · 03-14-2003, 03:24 PM

Hey Catch..

Is this one worth 10K?

Catch recently posted on another board he frequents that he threw back a fish he later realized was potentially worth 10K.

fidhhook54 · 03-14-2003, 04:35 PM

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CATCH-ALL · 03-15-2003, 01:36 PM

RN - no, I think Berkley's program awards $10k only to all-tackle records and $1k to line-class records. If so, Blair will be $1k richer once her record gets approved by IGFA. Good kid, she deserves it.

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capt_dalton · 03-15-2003, 03:59 PM

Curious if you have a season for snapper. Can't catch them in the gulf till April 21st. 4 per person 16" minimum.

Unless you have a commercial ticket. Then the first ten days of the month are allowed.

Shawnodese 19' Cape Horn 200 Suzy

CATCH-ALL · 03-18-2003, 09:26 PM

Capt Dalton - per the Fla F&WCC Basic Rec SW Fishing Regs, there is no closed season for snapper on the Atlantic side. Bag and size limits do apply to all fish though.

Hope this helps.

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slickster · 03-29-2003, 01:03 AM

Catch-All..sounds great, I communicated with you a few weeks ago, you are attending the Bimini Blast the end of April?? I can't make it then but am going over the 28th of April, Are you heading out of Hillsborough Inlet? I will be hanging around the ramp Sunday afternoon getting "the lay of the land" before heading over at daybreak monday. I am in a new twin vee 19....maybe I'll see you???....Mick..never fished Bimini before and am looking for info...

CATCH-ALL · 03-29-2003, 06:56 PM

Hey Mick -I won't be coming back to Hillsboro from Bim Town on Sunday. I'm going to go straight from Bim to St Lucie Inlet on a diagonal across the Stream. Quicker that way. Also we may pick up a few dolphin on the way home.

Catch
p.s. did you get the Cruising Guide yet in the mail? If not, call on monday and give me your address.

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