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Recent State-Record and Pending World-Record Catches
Recent State-Record and Pending World-Record Catches
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Ryan Hilditch, Huffman, Texas
Texas Black Drum
Weight: Estimated to be 70 lb. or more
The Lowdown: Ryan Hilditch was fishing with his buddies Eric Spurgeon and Corey Elliot in the Trinity Bay near Baytown, Texas on July 26 when Hilditch felt a strong pull on his 15-pound test line. After a 20-minute fight, Hilditch reeled in this monster black drum from about eight feet of water. The net nearly broke pulling the fish into the boat. After a few photographs were snapped, the drum was released without being weighed. Hilditch estimates it was around 70 pounds.
Bait Used: Fresh shrimp
Current State Record: 78 pounds
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Photo Gallery Comments (19)
Very neat stuff, some very impressive fish. Picture #27, that is one wicked looking fish!
That redfish is HUGE!!!!!
Also, picture number 20 looks like an albino barracuda mixed with a snook and a shark
oh and for my first question I meant drum
Pic #7..........If the fish is called "White Grunt" when then is it not white?
Nate
Pic #17 that fish beat the previous record by 25lb 5oz!!!!
Nate
Hunt_Hard,
there isn't 27 pictures.
Nate
Nice catches, they are some good looking fish
thats a beauty of a pike
70lb fish on 8lb test... I dont see that line class being beat.
monster rainbow, wish they would ahve let it fight another day but hey i didnt catch it
I gotta love it when I see a guy in a jon boat catching huge fish, like the case of the black drum. Goes to show you don't need a huge expensive rig to be in the game.
I liked the yelloweye rockfish the best, but all the pictures were great!
The pictures were great! That fish with those bad*** teeth just freaked me out though. :)
damn good thing that you 15 pound line din't broke
that's a big fish
Sweet Black drum and nice job with the 15 lbs line thats tough to not get excited and pressure the fish too much.
Way to go Texas sportsman! CPR Catch, Photograph and Release. I would recommend a life jacket on when on the water. Now that we have the new jackets that are so light weight and inflateable it would seem a good practice. Louisiana Sportsman!
those are some great fish maybe ill be on there someday haha
I love the photos of the Big Fish!
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Also, picture number 20 looks like an albino barracuda mixed with a snook and a shark
That redfish is HUGE!!!!!
Very neat stuff, some very impressive fish. Picture #27, that is one wicked looking fish!
oh and for my first question I meant drum
Pic #7..........If the fish is called "White Grunt" when then is it not white?
Nate
Pic #17 that fish beat the previous record by 25lb 5oz!!!!
Nate
Hunt_Hard,
there isn't 27 pictures.
Nate
Nice catches, they are some good looking fish
thats a beauty of a pike
70lb fish on 8lb test... I dont see that line class being beat.
monster rainbow, wish they would ahve let it fight another day but hey i didnt catch it
I gotta love it when I see a guy in a jon boat catching huge fish, like the case of the black drum. Goes to show you don't need a huge expensive rig to be in the game.
those are some great fish maybe ill be on there someday haha
I liked the yelloweye rockfish the best, but all the pictures were great!
The pictures were great! That fish with those bad*** teeth just freaked me out though. :)
damn good thing that you 15 pound line din't broke
that's a big fish
Sweet Black drum and nice job with the 15 lbs line thats tough to not get excited and pressure the fish too much.
Way to go Texas sportsman! CPR Catch, Photograph and Release. I would recommend a life jacket on when on the water. Now that we have the new jackets that are so light weight and inflateable it would seem a good practice. Louisiana Sportsman!
I love the photos of the Big Fish!
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