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Record 56-Pound Almaco Jack Caught Off Hatteras Inlet

Capt. Jim Bowman has been running his 54-foot custom Carolina offshore boat "Marlin Mania" out of the Hatteras Inlet in North Carolina for 40 years. He knows the big water well, and on June 7, his ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia angler shatters almaco jack record by 23 pounds with Outer Banks catch

Warren Poirier was hoping for a fish worthy of putting on a mount when he hit the water off the Outer Banks last month. The Charles City resident reeled in a fish that exceeded his goal: an Almaco ...
Bradenton Herald

Angler battles 4-foot behemoth for 45 minutes off NC coast — and shatters record

A Virginia angler caught a record-breaking 56-pound Almaco Jack off the coast of North Carolina, smashing the previous record. Getty Images/iStockphoto An angler spent 45 minutes off the coast of ...
WITN

Virginian man reels in new state record Almaco Jack off Hatteras

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A man from our neighboring state reeled in a North Carolina state record fish off the Outer Banks. Marine Fisheries has announced that Henry Barksdale, of Sutherland, ...
Charlotte Observer

Angler battles 4-foot behemoth for 45 minutes off NC coast — and shatters record

An angler spent 45 minutes off the coast of North Carolina reeling in a fish as his buddies kept hauling in their catches, making comments about how long it was taking him. They didn’t know the fish ...