NC STATE RECORD FRESHWATER STRIPED BASS CAUGHT 3/31/12, CERTIFIED 66.1 LBS BY TYLER SHIELDS: AGE 17 OF MURPHY NC. CAUGHT IN LAKE HIWASSEE, MURPHY NC.
USED BASS PRO TACKLE, INCLUDING 10 LB TEST LINE!!!!!!!
He used a 10 pound Bass Pro Shop Tess line; excel fishing line and a Bionic Blade Open Face Rod. He caught this impressive fish using a black Zoom trip worm. They had it measured and weighed on a USDS Certified Scale at Interstate Welding. The measurements were 47.5 inches long, a 35 inch girth, and weighed 66.1 pounds. The previous record was set in 1991, weighing 54.2 pounds by Larry Verner in the same lake. The state record papers have been signed and made official.