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SOUTH CAROLINA SALTWATER ANGLER RECORDS

Amberjack
amberjack		 99 lb -11 oz Georgetown 1998 S. Kelly
Barracuda, Great

barracuda
65 lb -0 oz
Georgetown
1948
Henry Shelor
Bass, Black Sea
black sea bass
8 lb -3 oz
Fripp Inlet
1995
Larry L. Hudson
Bass, Striped
striper
46 lb -13 oz
Combahee River
1993
Billy Wayne Chambers
Bluefish
bluefish
21 lb -0 oz
Charleston
1975
J. A. Curtis,
Bonito, Atlantic
atlantic bonito
7 lb -11 oz
Little River
1993
Charles Adams
Cobia
cobia
87 lb -12.6 oz
Beaufort 
5/05
Steve Schlader
Croaker
croaker
4 lb -9 oz
Charleston
1979
C. I. Frasier
Dolphin
dolphin
74 lb -6 oz
Mt. Pleasant
1994
W. C. Etheredge
Drum, Black
black drum
89 lb -0 oz
Port Royal
1978
W. P. Buquet
Drum, Red (Channel Bass)

red drum
75 lb -0 oz
Murrells Inlet/
1965
A. J. Taylor
Flounder, Southern
southern flounder
17 lb -6 oz
South Santee
1974
L.C. Floyd
Flounder, Summer
summer flounder
3 lb -8 oz
Murrells Inlet
1982
J. Wallace
Grouper, Gag

gag grouper
48 lb -8 oz
Charleston
1997
R.L. Price
Grouper, Red

red grouper
30 lb -2 oz
Charleston
1976
G. Frost
Grouper, Scamp
scamp grouper
23 lb -15 oz
Georgetown 
4/13/03
Zachary Fowler
Grouper, Snowy
snowy grouper
30 lb -0 oz
Murrells Inlet
1981
R. Perdue
Grouper, Speckled Hind
speckled hind grouper
45 lb -0 oz
Little River
1973
H. R. Murray
Grouper, Warsaw
warsaw grouper
310 lb -0 oz
Murrells Inlet
1976
C. D. Pratt.
Grouper, Yellowmouth
yellowmouth grouper
22 lb -8 oz
Murrells Inlet
2001
Brian J. Ford
Grunt, Margate
margate grunt
18 lb -8 oz
Murrells Inlet
1971
J. L. Flowers
Hogfish
hogfish
20 lb -8 oz
Murrells Inlet
1988
J. Cline
Houndfish
houndfish
9 lb -4 oz
Murrells Inlet
1974
W. Kirby
Jack, Crevalle
crevalle jack
40 lb -1 oz
Charleston Harbor
1993
J. Benich
Kingfish (Whiting) (tie )
kingfish
2 lb -10 oz
Pawleys Island
1968
C. Micheau
Ladyfish
ladyfish
5 lb -14 oz
Charleston
1994
B. Raver
Mackerel, King
king mackerel
62 lb -0 oz
Charleston
1976
J. Brownlee, III
Mackerel, Spanish spanish mackerel
11 lb -0 oz
Myrtle Beach
1983
W. Deas, Jr.
Marlin, Blue
blue marlin
881 lb -12 oz
Charleston
6/2005
W.C. Taylor
Marlin, White
 white marlin
108 lb -0 oz
Charleston
1981
D. C. Critz, Jr.
Pompano, African
African Pompano
35 lb -8 oz
Mt. Pleasant
1997
M.L. Wireman
Pompano, Florida
Florida Pompano
8 lb -12 oz
Charleston
1975
C. Mullinax, Sr.
Porgy, Jolthead
jolthead porgy
18 lb -4 oz
Charleston
1984
J. Currie
Porgy, Red
red porgy
10 lb -8 oz
Murrells Inlet
1985
J. F. Duffer
Runner, Rainbow
rainbow runner
14 lb -14 oz
Georgetown
1985
W. D. Harder
Sailfish
sailfish
75 lb -0 oz
Georgetown
1968
G. A. Reid
Seatrout, Spotted
spotted sea trout
11 lb -13 oz
Murrells Inlet
1976
A. Pendergrass
Shark, Bigeye Thresher bigeye thresher shark
406 lb -0 oz
Edisto Island
1978
J. H. Mixson
Shark, Blacktip
Blacktip Shark
133 lb -0 oz
Port Royal
1968
B. Weldon
Shark, Bonnethead
bonnethead shark
27 lb -10.56 oz
Charleston
2005
Brian Mattison
Shark, Bull
bull shark
477 lb -12 oz
Stono Inlet
1985
C. R. Faust
Shark, Dusky
dusky shark
466 lb -12 oz
Charleston
1981
M. Almond
Shark, Lemon
lemon shark
370 lb -0 oz
Charleston
2002
R.L. Price
Shark, Hammerhead
hammerhead shark
588 lb -3 oz
Charleston
1989
Byron Bass
Shark, Sandbar
sandbar shark
199 lb -4 oz
Charleston
1984
T. McGuiness
Shark, Sand Tiger
sand tiger shark
350 lb -2 oz
Charleston
1993
Mark Thawley
Shark, Shortfin Mako

shortfin mako shark
391 lb -15 oz
Charleston
May 2002
Parker Ford
Shark, Silky
silky shark
248 lb -0 oz
Charleston
1981
R. Keenan
Shark, Spinner
spinner shark
159 lb -0 oz
Charleston
1998
Jerry Short
Shark, Tiger
tiger shark
1,780 lb -0 oz
Cherry Grove
1964
W. Maxwell
Sheepshead
sheepshead
15 lb -12 oz
Charleston
2001
D. Hoover
Snapper, Gray
gray snapper
11 lb -1 oz
Charleston
1/2002
R.L. Price
Snapper, Mutton
mutton snapper
26 lb -0 oz
04/20/02
Vincent Cleversey
Snapper, Red
red snapper
37 lb -8 oz
Little River
1964
K. Henry
Snapper, Vermilion
vermillion snapper
6 lb -10 oz
Charleston
1975
D. H. Long
Snapper, Yellowtail
yellowtail snapper
10 lb -8 oz
Mt. Pleasant 
6/25/03
Tyrus Snelgrove
Spadefish, Atlantic
atlantic spadefish
14 lb -1.8 oz
Beaufort 
7/2/05
Stacey Nickleson
Spearfish, Longbill
longbill spearfish
53 lb -0 oz
Mt. Pleasant
1986
H. L. Johnson, Jr.
Spot(tie)
spot
1 lb -1 oz
Charleston
8/67
J. Stehmeyer
Swordfish
swordfish
500 lb -0 oz
Georgetown
1978
B. H. Peace III
Tarpon
tarpon
154 lb-10 oz
Hilton Head
1987
S. B. Kiser
Tautog
tautog
5 lb -4 oz
Charleston
2/23/03
Travis Crull
Tilefish, Blueline
blueline tilefish
14 lb -6 oz
Murrells Inlet
1982
O. Cockerfield
Triggerfish, Gray
gray triggerfish
13 lb -9 oz
Murrells Inlet
1989
Jim Hilton
Triggerfish, Queen
queen triggerfish
9 lb -5.12 oz
Murrells Inlet 
1/12/06
Marc Heiden
Tripletail
tripletail
33 lb -8.0 oz
Hilton Head 
7/30/05
Jackie Johnson
Tuna, Albacore
albacore tuna
37 lb -4 oz
Charleston
1976
W. Crump
Tuna, Blackfin
blackfin tuna
40 lb -6.4 oz
Charleston
5/2005
Mark Hartley
Tuna, Bluefin
bluefin tuna
396 lb -14.4 oz
Hilton Head Is.
1/22/06
Jim Scott Middleton III
Tuna, Skipjack
skipjack tuna
25 lb -14 oz
Charleston
1986
D. L. Stubbs
Tuna, Yellowfin
yellowfin tuna
241 lb -12 oz
Charleston
1979
T. C. Lewis
Tunny, Little
little tunny
29 lb -7 oz
Charleston
1975
C. Edwards, Jr.
Wahoo
wahoo
130 lb -5 oz
Murrells Inlet
1998
J. Moore
Weakfish
summer trout weakfish
11 lb -13 oz
Parris Island
1981
J. M. Coppinger, Jr.