Traveler2586 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 I just saw this on WTOP.com: Caleb Newton, who lives in Spotsylvania County, Va., holds Monday June 3, 2013, the 17 pound 6 ounce northern snakehead fish that he caught in Aquia Creek in Virginia. He has filed paperwork with the International Game Fish Association to have the fish registered as a world-record catch. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Griffin Moores) See the story at http://www.wtop.com/120/3346723/Is-this-snakehead-catch-a-world-record Quote
Diggy Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 lol@ the goop dripping of it in the picture, like Slimer hit it Huge fish Quote
CountBassula Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 well good it wasn't the bullseye snakehead, because i still want to beat that record that's at 12lbs 5oz right now :-P Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 That's a monster for certain, but I know for a fact where there is one over 40" that scared the be-j3$u$ out of me last summer in that area that would swallow that one whole and not even bat an eye or alter its swim path. All I know is I was working a jerk shad targeting a small school of Potomac River Specials (that's a 17" LMB for the unaware and uninitiated ) and was so focused on the bass that I completely missed the monster snakehead lurking in the shadows near a laydown. When that sucker fired out of the shadows and lunged at my lure creating a huge swelling wake, I nearly jumped out of my Revo 13. After a few mild expletives and a racing heartbeat, I managed to calm down and try to cast at it, but she was nowhere to be found nor enticed. I'll be back!!! Quote
BP10 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 well good it wasn't the bullseye snakehead, because i still want to beat that record that's at 12lbs 5oz right now :-P record i believe is 14 or something like that http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=509487899100986&set=pb.100001193401005.-2207520000.1370462399.&type=3&theater not sure if you can see the pic or not but yea its not 12.5 anymore same guy broke it Quote
CountBassula Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 record i believe is 13.8 or something like that it's not, because that one was not caught on a rod and hook :-P Quote
BP10 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 it's not, because that one was not caught on a rod and hook :-P i edited my post to show u pic of the fish that was mounted that was caught and its not the one that was electric shocked in c-14 Quote
DJ 6_6 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Buddy of mine caught an 18lb snakehead near where this record fish was caught 2 weeks ago, except he caught it on bow and arrow... Quote
georgeyew Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Buddy of mine caught an 18lb snakehead near where this record fish was caught 2 weeks ago, except he caught it on bow and arrow... Then it should be "Buddy of mine shot an 18lb snakehead...." Quote
CountBassula Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 i edited my post to show u pic of the fish that was mounted that was caught and its not the one that was electric shocked in c-14 i see, he beat his own record, and it's now at 14lbs. darn it... Quote
DJ 6_6 Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Then it should be "Buddy of mine shot an 18lb snakehead...." yes, correct:) Quote
Super User Sam Posted June 7, 2013 Super User Posted June 7, 2013 Yep, Eric. There is a photo of the catch in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Big fish! Glad he got it out of the water. Thanks for sharing. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 i thought i saw one posted on here bigger than that a few years ago... Quote
Traveler2586 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 i thought i saw one posted on here bigger than that a few years ago... That's very possible. The question is, how was it taken; this one was caught on a hook & line; the other may have been taken with bow & arrow. I don't know. I think we'll continue to see some NSH records set in MD, DE, & PA. What's the FL record? Quote
CountBassula Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 That's very possible. The question is, how was it taken; this one was caught on a hook & line; the other may have been taken with bow & arrow. I don't know. I think we'll continue to see some NSH records set in MD, DE, & PA. What's the FL record? I think FL record is exactly 14lbs, and it's by the same guy who had previous record of 12lbs 5oz. Time to step up my game... Quote
quanjig Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 I've seen bigger caught on rod and reel out of Pohick, posted a pic on another thread, can't remember which one tho!! Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 here is one from 2010 http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/60536-possible-world-record-snakehead/ i cant say for sure which is bigger, but both are impressive... Quote
Traveler2586 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Posted June 12, 2013 Ya, that looks big enough, he should have submitted it to the International Game Fish Association to have the fish registered as a world-record catch. Unfortunately, not many anglers know how. I'm told there is a predefined procedure the angler has to go through, including submitting the properly prepared fish, lure, sample of the line, the scale it was locally weighed on, and more.... Quote
quanjig Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 That is my buddy that fishes the res tx's. His is one of the bigger fish I've seen but there was another one! Here is the other one. Quote
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