2023 Leaders

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These are the largest fish recorded so far for 2023.

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2023 Leader
Barracuda 03/02/23 5:43am Size: 16" / 2lbs Bait/Lure: Jig With Shad Tail Method: Backyard fishing Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 10 Like It	1% Chic Ocean View DE
Caught 3 of these teethy fish. (Chic 03/03/2023 13:00pm) That's a cool catch!! Congrats! (Father Time 03/03/2023 19:40pm) Ditto - very very cool :) (Greg 03/04/2023 01:45am) Good eating. (The Fish Whisperer 03/06/2023 18:42pm) Around here? (Mark Hudson 03/06/2023 19:40pm) Florida Keys (Chic 03/07/2023 06:51am) Nice time to be there (Mark Hudson 03/08/2023 19:57pm)

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Black Drum 02/26/23 7:45am Size: 34" Bait/Lure: Shrimp Method: Jetty Shop/Boat/Guide: Lee’s Bait Shop 15 Like It	19% Danny Noel Houston TX
PB black drum! Good to be back in the 80° weather. Live shrimp off a Carolina rig Texas City Dike (Danny Noel 02/26/2023 18:13pm) Nice (Mark Hudson 02/27/2023 16:54pm) That’s a nice drum!!! (Greg 02/27/2023 20:22pm) They put up a good fight! I hope that you enjoyed it. Congrats!! (Father Time 03/03/2023 19:42pm)

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Blue Catfish 03/29/23 8:45pm 4 Like It	3% Jordan Marcus Owings Mills MD
Nice cat! (Greg 03/30/2023 05:11am)

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Bluegill 01/05/23 11:52pm Size: 8" Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Shop/Boat/Guide: Me 6 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Bowfin 01/21/23 2:11pm Size: 24" / 6.1lbs Bait/Lure: Chicken Liver Method: Kayak 4 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA
Do they taste good ? (Greg 01/23/2023 12:48pm) Bowfin are horrible tasting. I’ve heard of people eating them but I wouldn’t recommend it. They are only fun to catch or use for catfish bait. (GRF 01/23/2023 12:49pm) Yeah - catfish bait! Love me catfish!!! (Greg 01/23/2023 12:50pm) How do they fight (Mark Hudson 01/28/2023 15:47pm) They fight like a angry combination of a catfish and a pike. (GRF 01/28/2023 16:05pm) Cool (Mark Hudson 02/03/2023 11:05am)

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Brown Trout 03/21/23 4:26pm Size: 11" Bait/Lure: Fly Method: Fly fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Self 11 Like It	7% Father Time Gap PA
Finally got out this year to try my luck! (Father Time 03/22/2023 09:25am) Nice to see. hope all is well I will be taking some young men out Saturday hopefully they well get some. (watt 03/22/2023 14:38pm) Cool (Mark Hudson 03/23/2023 17:03pm)

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Bull Shark 02/19/23 1:48am Size: 70" / 101.4lbs Bait/Lure: Stingray Method: Beach 7 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA

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Catfish 03/06/23 7:21pm 10 Like It	3% Jordan Marcus Owings Mills MD
Gotta get you back to DE. See ya soon. Nasci reel working great !!! (Chic 03/07/2023 07:09am)

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Chain Pickerel 02/26/23 12:39pm Size: 16" Bait/Lure: Spoon Method: Kayak Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 8 Like It	10% stingray Ray Lincoln DE

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Channel Catfish 02/08/23 1:18pm 9 Like It	Joseph Little Preston MD
LAKE Okeechobee (Joseph Little 02/10/2023 12:42pm) Jealous (Mark Hudson 02/18/2023 12:10pm)

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Crappie 01/25/23 10:55am Size: 7" Bait/Lure: Redworm Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Me 9 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Crevalle Jack 03/28/23 6:38am Size: 20" / 5.5lbs Bait/Lure: Popper Method: Bank Fishing Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 7 Like It	1% Chic Ocean View DE
Caught Jacks on top water popper. What a blast !!! (Chic 03/28/2023 09:27am) Sounds like a great time! (Greg 03/30/2023 05:12am)

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Golden Trout 03/25/23 9:08am Size: 17" Bait/Lure: Spinner 10 Like It	4% watt Wilmington DE
Yes we even got on in on the action. Weather could have been nicer.had a great time even in the cold rain (watt 03/25/2023 14:29pm)

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Kingfish 02/04/23 4:03pm Size: 10" / 0.6lbs Bait/Lure: Cut Mullet, Squid & Shrimp Method: Pier Fishing 3 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA

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Largemouth Bass 03/24/23 8:27am Size: 26" / 3lbs Bait/Lure: Spinner Method: Casting Shop/Boat/Guide: None 11 Like It	Joseph Little Preston MD
Lake Okeechobee near South Bay (Joseph Little 03/24/2023 21:21pm) I'm jealous (Mark Hudson 03/27/2023 21:06pm)

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Northern Pike 03/30/23 6:15am Bait/Lure: Jitterbug Method: Boat Fishing 4 Like It	3% Makoman Laytonsville MD
4th Pike in a row Tridelphia is coming alive (Makoman 03/30/2023 13:51pm) Jealous :) (Greg 03/30/2023 17:25pm)

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Oscar 02/21/23 11:35pm Size: 12" / 1lb Bait/Lure: Spinner Method: Casting 11 Like It	Joseph Little Preston MD
5 gal.bucket full at Everglade recreation center south Florida.East of Miami (Joseph Little 02/21/2023 17:39pm)

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Pumpkinseed 01/05/23 1:05pm Size: 7" Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Shop/Boat/Guide: Me 9 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Rainbow Trout 03/28/23 5:09am Size: 15" / 1lb Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Method: stocking 7 Like It	6% Vincent
My first rainbow trout of the year out of Shad landing state park in Worcester county Maryland (Vincent 03/28/2023 06:09am)

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Sand Perch 02/04/23 5:03pm Size: 7.5" / 0.3lbs Bait/Lure: Shrimp Method: Pier Fishing 5 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA
They look like a white bass from here (Mark Hudson 02/18/2023 12:27pm)

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Sea Bass 01/08/23 12:23pm Size: 8.5" / 0.6lbs Bait/Lure: Cut Mullet, Squid & Shrimp Method: Pier Fishing 6 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA

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Shrimp 02/04/23 4:59pm Size: 6.5" Bait/Lure: Cast Net Method: Pier Fishing 5 Like It	3% GRF Ludowici GA
Did you eat it? (The Fish Whisperer 02/04/2023 18:39pm) I’m still out fishing, might use him for bait, don’t know yet (GRF 02/04/2023 18:40pm)

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Smallmouth Bass 01/11/23 10:25am Size: 4lbs Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 16 Like It	3% Jordan Marcus Owings Mills MD
Nice size smallmouth. (Chic 01/11/2023 19:39pm) Nice smallie (Vincent 01/12/2023 07:24am) Great catch (Greg 01/13/2023 16:45pm) What bait? (The Fish Whisperer 01/14/2023 10:53am) That is a hammer! (Kevin King 03/29/2023 23:46pm)

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Striped Bass 02/14/23 10:07am Size: 50" Bait/Lure: Buck tail jig Method: Jigging 21 Like It	shawn benton
chesapeake winter jigging (shawn benton 02/23/2023 11:07am) Very nice fish! (The Fish Whisperer 02/23/2023 15:29pm) Wow that’s one hell of a fish!!! (Greg 02/23/2023 15:55pm) Nice striper!! Congrats! (Father Time 02/23/2023 17:45pm) Nice fish bro (Vincent 02/24/2023 04:26am) That is a NICE FISH, congrats! (Dansfishingagain 02/24/2023 21:18pm) Wow!enough said! (Jason Stallings 02/25/2023 02:03am)

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Sunfish 01/25/23 10:11am Size: 8" Bait/Lure: Redworm Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Me 6 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Tarpon 03/19/23 6:09am Size: 48" / 35lbs Bait/Lure: Swim Shad Method: Bank Fishing Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 11 Like It	1% Chic Ocean View DE
1st Tarpon I have ever landed.Released 25 minute fight on light tackle.Air show was spectacular (Chic 03/20/2023 05:59am) You’re having a great trip!!! I’m jealous :) (Greg 03/20/2023 10:35am) That's awesome!! Congratulations! (Father Time 03/20/2023 11:52am) Been a great trip,hoping a "Snook"is next. (Chic 03/20/2023 18:04pm) Congrats (Mark Hudson 03/22/2023 07:30am)

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Tautog 01/10/23 8:55am Size: 24.5" Bait/Lure: Crab Method: Boat Fishing Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 15 Like It	5% Jim Halter Pedricktown NJ
Good day out of Atlantic City. Caught limit of 4. All over 20” (Jim Halter 01/10/2023 18:55pm) Looks like a great day. Congrats!!! (Dansfishingagain 01/10/2023 20:44pm) Nice (Mark Hudson 01/10/2023 22:01pm) Congrats! Looks like you had an awesome day (Father Time 01/11/2023 22:08pm) What a Stud Jim. Congratulations. (Cpt. Terry 01/12/2023 12:23pm)

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Yellow Perch 01/25/23 10:39am Size: 10" Bait/Lure: Crappie Magnet Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Me 8 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA