Most people don’t ever set a record for anything, including record-sized fish, but Terry McConnell, from Eastanolle, GA, has not only set a S.C. record, but he also tied the striped bass record set back in ’67 for his home state. On top of that, McConnell’s fish replaces his own S.C. all-tackle record for freshwater striped bass: a 59 lb. 8 oz. striped bass caught back in 2002 on Lake Hartwell. I think it’s safe to say this guy has the fish God’s on his side!
SCDNR has added Terry’s striped bass from Lake Russell as the current fresh water record at 67 lbs. – beating the previous one by over 3lbs.
There are strict guidelines for setting new records in S.C.: they must be caught by sport means, using standard tackle or pole & line or, in the case of bowfishing, bow & arrow. Fish caught in nets & traps or on trotlines & set hooks will not be considered.
Obviously Mr. McConnell from Eastanolle, GA knows a thing or two about fishing – congratulations!
Lori Murphy, of Myrtle Beach, is all smiles with her record-size 13 lb. 5 oz. Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, because she now holds S.C.’s first Marine Gamefish State Record!
She caught it aboard her & her husband’s 21′ Sea Chaser boat when they went out Saturday before last. They had trekked 55 miles offshore from Murrells Inlet to fish near the Winyah Scarp when she caught it.
This smart angler knew immediately that her Sharpnose was a keeper, so she contacted DNR and had it weighed in when they returned to shore. David Player, a fisheries biologist with the Marine Resources Division in Charleston, met Lori at Seven Sea Seafood in Murrells Inlet to verify and certify the catch, and now she’s in the gamefish record books.
Congratulations Lori!
