2022 Leaders

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These are the largest fish recorded so far for 2022.

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Black Crappie 07/15/22 8:30pm Size: 9" Bait/Lure: Minnow Method: Bank Fishing 14 Like It	11% Colin Hugney Mount joy PA

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Black Drum 04/19/22 7:07am Size: 25" Bait/Lure: Sand Fleas Method: Beach 12 Like It	William Joseph Poff II

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Black Triggerfish 08/03/22 11:17pm Size: 17" Bait/Lure: Squid Method: Drifting Tackle Shop: Jim's Bait & Tackle 9 Like It	10% The McGlauflins Fenwick Island DE
Got tired of catching zilch in the bay so went out to Kelly's Reef. Caught 2 triggerfish (The McGlauflins 08/03/2022 16:27pm)

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Blue Catfish 06/07/22 11:20pm Size: 25" / 20lbs Bait/Lure: Shrimp Method: Bottom Fishing 9 Like It	Chris Davis Mansfield OH

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Blue Claw Crab 07/12/22 2:33pm Size: 5" Bait/Lure: Chicken 15 Like It	19% Leo Pertman

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Bluefish 06/24/22 9:16pm Size: 35" 24 Like It	Danny Hicken Bishopville MD
What a great picture. It’s also nice that it’s not of a bass, bluegill or skate. (Fish19958 07/03/2022 03:12am)

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Bluegill 07/15/22 2:32pm Size: 10.5" / 0.75lbs Bait/Lure: Hot Dog Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 16 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Brook Trout 04/05/22 9:56am Size: 15" Bait/Lure: Fly Method: Fly fishing 8 Like It	11% Colin Hugney Mount joy PA
Nice picture (watt 04/05/2022 11:58am)

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Brown Trout 07/15/22 4:45pm Size: 19.5" Bait/Lure: Wax Worms 4 Like It	14% Dustin Wolf Reading PA

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Bullnose Ray 07/23/22 7:30am Size: 60lbs Bait/Lure: Cut Bait Method: Surf Fishing Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 20 Like It	Mike Hofmann
Landed this big bullnose ray in the surf on Bethany Beach. Took cut bait on the bottom. Landed it about 200 yards down the beach from where the fight started. Safely released! (Mike Hofmann 07/23/2022 18:22pm) I know how that feels that’s a battle and you’re standing exactly where I fish good job (Makoman 07/24/2022 18:08pm)

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Carp 05/24/22 8:26am Size: 4lbs Bait/Lure: Joe Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 9 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
First for the year while crappie fishin (Mark Hudson 05/24/2022 10:34am)

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Catfish 06/07/22 11:21pm Size: 28" / 20lbs Bait/Lure: Bluegill Method: Bank Fishing 11 Like It	Austin Robinson Mansfield OH

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Chain Pickerel 02/24/22 6:34am Size: 24" Bait/Lure: Gulp Method: Bank Fishing 17 Like It	15% Frank

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Channel Catfish 06/07/22 11:16pm Size: 26" / 10lbs Bait/Lure: Shad Method: Bank Fishing 7 Like It	Austin Robinson Mansfield OH

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Chub 05/28/22 10:39am Size: 15" / 2lbs Bait/Lure: Mealworm Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Self 11 Like It	Shanan Poe Dallastown PA

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Clearnose Skate 06/26/22 6:05pm Size: 15" Bait/Lure: Shrimp Method: Surf Fishing 8 Like It	2% The Fish Whisperer Laurel MD

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Cownose Ray 08/07/22 7:04pm Size: 24" Bait/Lure: Bunker Method: Beach 5 Like It	Ray Harper LINCOLN DE
Good fight . (Ray Harper 08/07/2022 13:04pm) Glad you enjoyed the fight!!! (Father Time 08/07/2022 18:06pm)

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Cownose Ray 08/13/22 10:15am Size: 40" / 50lbs Bait/Lure: Fishbites Method: Surf Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Ice House 3 Like It	13% Jeff Kirby Rehoboth Beach DE
3rd catch of the day. 25-30 minute fight. I had him on 30 lb braid and I really didn’t want to lose him. SO much fun!!!! (Jeff Kirby 08/13/2022 13:34pm) Nice cownose (302 fishin 08/13/2022 14:38pm)

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Crappie 05/24/22 8:58am Size: 8" Bait/Lure: Joe Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 9 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
Going out after work to meet my son at creek hopefully big fish (watt 05/25/2022 16:49pm) Good luck (Mark Hudson 05/25/2022 16:51pm) Sa you can see a couple of pictures up my son had a good day it was great watching him that's his biggest trout 21 almost 19 inch (watt 05/26/2022 10:50am) Thanks Mark he had 4 fish lost one I do have all of them on video even the one he lost nice brown (watt 05/26/2022 15:32pm) He got another one unbelievable (watt 05/26/2022 18:00pm)

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Crevalle Jack 06/17/22 7:03am 11 Like It	10% Elsa LaVecchia Frankford DE

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Cubera Snapper 03/08/22 7:49pm Size: 16" Bait/Lure: Shrimp Method: Backyard fishing Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 16 Like It	4% Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters South Bethany DE

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Dogfish Shark 05/17/22 8:28am Size: 51" Bait/Lure: Bunker Method: Surf Fishing Tackle Shop: Fenwick Bait & Tackle 19 Like It	2% Greg South Bethany DE
My personal best - caught with a bunker head off Fenwick Island Beach (Greg 05/17/2022 09:28am) That's a huge dogfish. Nice Catch. (The Fish Whisperer 05/17/2022 17:20pm) Did you eat it? (The Fish Whisperer 05/17/2022 17:20pm) Not this time. (Greg 05/17/2022 17:34pm) Nice fish! (Father Time 05/19/2022 20:02pm)

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Eel 07/18/22 8:19pm Size: 19" / 2lbs Method: Cast net Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 14 Like It	Luke Bethany Beach DE
It was crazy (Luke 07/18/2022 21:17pm) Great fish (Luke 07/21/2022 19:20pm)

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Flathead Catfish 07/02/22 7:43am Size: 27" Bait/Lure: Cut creek chub Method: Bank Fishing 11 Like It	11% Colin Hugney Mount joy PA

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Flounder 07/13/22 2:23pm Size: 27" / 7.43lbs Bait/Lure: Gulp Method: Boat Fishing Tackle Shop: Lewes Harbour Marina 20 Like It	2% Dansfishingagain Bethany Beach DE
Fishing with my buddies on the Katydid today and caught this my biggest flounder this year. A state certificate fish, 27 inches long and 26 inches wide. (Dansfishingagain 07/13/2022 17:09pm) Now that's a fish nice (watt 07/13/2022 21:26pm) Official "doormat" - nice! (Greg 07/14/2022 05:48am) Wow (Mark Hudson 07/14/2022 06:03am)

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Freshwater Drum 05/27/22 10:10am Size: 29" / 25lbs Bait/Lure: Shad Method: Bank Fishing 10 Like It	Ronald Bays Mansfield OH
not a sheepshead (Brian H. 06/07/2022 13:56pm) Drum? (Mark Hudson 06/07/2022 15:32pm) Freshwater drum (Ronald Bays 06/07/2022 19:15pm)

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Freshwater Drum 06/05/22 12:12pm Size: 21" / 14lbs Bait/Lure: Shad 11 Like It	Chris Davis Mansfield OH

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Gizzard Shad 08/05/22 6:35pm Size: 12.5" / 3lbs Method: Cast net Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 7 Like It	Luke Bethany Beach DE
It was insane to feel the weight on the cast net when I caught it (Luke 08/05/2022 20:35pm) Nice (Mark Hudson 08/09/2022 06:27am)

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Golden Trout 04/09/22 12:21pm Size: 19" 13 Like It	3% Makoman Laytonsville MD
Zoey Jordan catching a nice Golden! (Makoman 04/09/2022 13:21pm) Nice fish - congrats (Greg 04/09/2022 13:47pm) Holy moly that a nice fish congratulations (watt 04/09/2022 13:51pm)

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Great Northern Tilefish 06/26/22 12:30pm Size: 37" Bait/Lure: Squid 12 Like It	Danny Hicken Bishopville MD

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King 08/09/22 6:30pm Size: 11" Bait/Lure: Squid Method: Surf Fishing Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 7 Like It	Heck
That's a king fish not a croaker. (John Williams 08/10/2022 14:24pm)

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King Mackerel 05/17/22 10:57pm Size: 50" / 20lbs Bait/Lure: Bonita Method: Trolling Shop/Boat/Guide: None 24 Like It	Breanna Rohrer
Breanna’s first fishing trip and fish in south Florida (Breanna Rohrer 05/17/2022 23:57pm) Congratulations! Nice Fish! Can't wait till you come back home to DE :) (Greg 05/18/2022 00:09am) VERY NICE!! (John Williams 05/18/2022 10:38am) Great fish and picture well done (Robbie Spry 05/18/2022 16:18pm) Cute girl nice fish (Vincent 05/19/2022 08:18am) Nice....... (Mark Yengle 05/24/2022 23:16pm)

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Kingfish 07/08/22 5:00am Size: 16.5" Bait/Lure: Fishbites Method: Beach Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 18 Like It	Eric Sutton
Caught on Hollywood St in Bethany Beach in front of boardwalk. (Eric Sutton 07/11/2022 09:56am) That's a really good one (Mark Yengle 07/12/2022 23:25pm) That’s a HUGE kingfish!! Citation level if you can document the size and if you released it! Nice work! (Jeff Kirby 07/15/2022 08:44am) Jeff - My dad said the same thing! Unfortunately, I didn't know about citation size and didn't take a picture in measuring it. Released it. (Eric Sutton 07/15/2022 09:05am) Ah well… I’ll go find him then. (Jeff Kirby 07/19/2022 15:41pm)

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Largemouth Bass 07/10/22 1:45pm Size: 23.5" / 7.9lbs Bait/Lure: Spinnerbait Method: Casting Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 17 Like It	1% Emmett Kelly Ocean View DE
Another great day at the ponds. Someday I will figure out how to use this phone as a camera or drop it in the water. (Emmett Kelly 07/10/2022 17:45pm) Great picture! (Greg 07/10/2022 20:10pm)

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Northern Pike 04/06/22 12:11am 14 Like It	3% Makoman Laytonsville MD
Another 28” for bob… (Makoman 04/06/2022 01:11am) Nice fish! (Father Time 04/06/2022 21:25pm)

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Oyster Toadfish 07/09/22 8:59am Size: 11" / 0.75lbs Bait/Lure: Salted Shrimp Method: Jetty 8 Like It	2% The Fish Whisperer Laurel MD
Biggest toad I have ever seen. (The Fish Whisperer 07/09/2022 10:01am) Good Eats (Mark Hudson 07/11/2022 06:00am) A little too small. There was no meat on that thing's sides. (The Fish Whisperer 07/13/2022 15:56pm)

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Peacock Bass 02/04/22 2:32pm Tackle Shop: Billy Bones Bait N Tackle 23 Like It	19% Bruce Hrobak
Wow what a beautiful fish. Congrats (Father Time 02/05/2022 13:43pm) Nice (Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters 02/06/2022 11:21am) That’s one of the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen… Congrats! (Makoman 02/07/2022 06:27am) Awesome man (Robbie Spry 02/07/2022 07:01am) Nice fish congratulations (watt 02/07/2022 14:52pm) That’s amazing - we have to go get into some of those mike :) (Greg 02/07/2022 18:26pm)

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Permit 06/17/22 6:58am Shop/Boat/Guide: Boat 13 Like It	10% Elsa LaVecchia Frankford DE

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Pompano 08/07/22 8:51am Size: 18" / 2lbs Bait/Lure: Sand Flea Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 12 Like It	8% Father Time Gap PA
First pompano ever!!! awesome!! (Father Time 08/07/2022 10:24am) That’s a big one. Great job. Excellent eating (Fish19958 08/07/2022 11:13am) Nice (The Fish Whisperer 08/07/2022 11:16am) Next time that one's mine . NICE ! (Ray Harper 08/07/2022 13:06pm) Cool (Mark Hudson 08/09/2022 06:26am)

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Pufferfish 05/29/22 9:30am Size: 10" Method: Surf Fishing Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 8 Like It	Will melnykovich
Looks crowded still rather be here you are (watt 05/29/2022 16:52pm) Sorry rather be there then here (watt 05/29/2022 18:23pm) It’s a burr fish puffers don’t got spikes (Dillon Hornberger 05/29/2022 21:06pm) Burrs are in the pufferfish family there's a ton of different puffers (Mark Hudson 06/01/2022 06:04am)

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Pumpkinseed 04/12/22 7:19pm Size: 9" Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Method: Casting Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 8 Like It	1% Emmett Kelly Ocean View DE
I told you I was back. They are getting bigger. Also had my first bass of 5he year on and right up to the bank and it threw the hook. Next time. (Emmett Kelly 04/12/2022 20:19pm)

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Rainbow Trout 05/26/22 12:46pm Size: 24" Bait/Lure: Artificial Worm Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 19 Like It	4% watt Wilmington DE
This is his biggest trout What a week for this young man lost one of his best friend in a car accident needed to fish (watt 05/26/2022 13:46pm) Cool (Mark Hudson 05/26/2022 13:56pm) Thanks he needed this (watt 05/26/2022 13:58pm) Thanks he needed this (watt 05/26/2022 13:58pm) Congrats on the trout and nothing like a father and son fishing together making memories. (Father Time 05/26/2022 14:18pm) Yeah I have all 4 of them video he did miss a big brown 10 minutes early before he got this one And hope you are doing good (watt 05/26/2022 14:25pm) Fathertime (watt 05/26/2022 14:26pm) Now that’s a nice trout good job man (Makoman 05/26/2022 15:26pm) The student has surpassed the teacher (Mark Hudson 06/01/2022 06:05am) Yes he did !!!! (watt 06/01/2022 07:27am)

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Red Breast Sunfish 05/24/22 4:43pm Size: 9" Bait/Lure: Joe Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 10 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
Pretty (Mark Yengle 05/24/2022 23:10pm)

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Red Drum 05/27/22 8:45am Size: 28" Bait/Lure: Cut Bait Method: Surf Fishing 18 Like It	Sheila Smith Lebanon PA
This was also caught on a small rod. It was just outside the slot so it went back to the fish gods! (Sheila Smith 05/29/2022 20:27pm)

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Ribbon Fish 07/15/22 6:21pm Size: 40" / 1.3lbs Bait/Lure: Clam Shop/Boat/Guide: Myself 21 Like It	19% Leo Pertman
My Personal best ribbon fish! they fight really hard! (Leo Pertman 07/15/2022 19:21pm) Looks like you had a great day :) (Greg 07/15/2022 19:41pm) That fish is great eating. Nice!!! (The Fish Whisperer 07/19/2022 12:29pm)

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Rock fish 06/26/22 8:47pm Size: 28" Bait/Lure: Shad 19 Like It	Danny Hicken Bishopville MD

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Roughtail Stingray 08/03/22 12:20pm 6 Like It	302 fishin

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Sand Tiger 07/13/22 7:52pm Size: 90" Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany) 15 Like It	3% Jordan Marcus Owings Mills MD
Very nice (Greg 07/14/2022 09:22am)

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Sandbar Shark 06/23/22 6:34pm Size: 48" Bait/Lure: Spot Method: Surf Fishing Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 16 Like It	11% Colin Hugney Mount joy PA
Solo night trip didn’t have anyone to take picture but got whole fight on the GoPro (Colin Hugney 06/29/2022 07:34am) Looks like shark Nato Nice picture (watt 07/01/2022 19:10pm)

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Sea Bass 07/15/22 6:30pm Size: 19.5" / 3lbs Bait/Lure: Clams & Squid Method: Boat Fishing 21 Like It	19% Leo Pertman
My personal best sea bass! (Leo Pertman 07/15/2022 19:30pm) Nice fish - congrats! (Greg 07/15/2022 19:40pm)

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Shad 04/24/22 12:26pm Size: 18" / 3lbs Shop/Boat/Guide: Self 5 Like It	2% The Fish Whisperer Laurel MD
The shad are in!!! (The Fish Whisperer 04/24/2022 13:33pm)

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Smallmouth Bass 07/03/22 8:09am Size: 4lbs 19 Like It	6% Pam Westfield MA
Each fish 4lbs (Pam 07/05/2022 12:46pm) Nice!!!looks like a great day (watt 07/05/2022 15:52pm) Damn, you're killin it. Real nice fish (Mark Yengle 07/12/2022 23:31pm)

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Snakehead 05/22/22 4:48pm Size: 28" / 7.2lbs Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 15 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
First snakehead ever (Mark Hudson 05/22/2022 17:53pm) I don’t see it weighing 7lbs.. (Jordan Davila 05/22/2022 19:49pm) Nice (watt 05/22/2022 20:56pm) Jordan have pic on scale if you dont believe me (Mark Hudson 05/23/2022 08:05am)

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Spiny Dogfish 07/10/22 7:58am Size: 11" Bait/Lure: Sand Flea Method: Beach Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 10 Like It	Ray Harper LINCOLN DE
I swear, those things are everywhere this year. (The Fish Whisperer 07/10/2022 17:00pm)

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Spot 08/07/22 6:43am Size: 7" Bait/Lure: Fishbites Method: Surf Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: Rick 5 Like It	13% Jeff Kirby Rehoboth Beach DE
2nd catch of the day. (Jeff Kirby 08/07/2022 14:22pm)

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Spotted Bass 07/21/22 8:25am Size: 12" / 2lbs Bait/Lure: 3/8oz Chartreuse/white Spinner Bait W/double Willow Painted Blades Method: Bank Fishing 9 Like It	Samuel Watts
Lil spotted bass , Massey mill pond (Samuel Watts 07/21/2022 09:25am)

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Stingray 06/02/22 9:03am Size: 36" / 40lbs Bait/Lure: Crab Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 10 Like It	matthew crouchelli

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Striped Bass 08/02/22 5:42am Size: 50" Bait/Lure: Mojo Method: Trolling Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 15 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
Caught by nephews friend (Mark Hudson 08/02/2022 06:42am) Wow nice fish (watt 08/02/2022 07:04am) Ditto (Greg 08/02/2022 07:39am)

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Tautog 03/11/22 10:44am Size: 27.5" / 15lbs Bait/Lure: Crab Method: Bottom Fishing 17 Like It	2% Dansfishingagain Bethany Beach DE
This fish was also caught on No Limit today and after the photo was taken it was safely released. (Dansfishingagain 03/11/2022 19:12pm) Beautiful tog!!! Looks like you had a great day. Congrats!! (Father Time 03/11/2022 19:51pm)

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Triggerfish 07/04/22 9:12am Size: 13" / 1.8lbs Bait/Lure: Clam Method: Boat Fishing 4 Like It	14% Dustin Wolf Reading PA

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Walleye 07/04/22 4:32am Size: 19.5" Bait/Lure: Worm Method: Bank Fishing Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 8 Like It	Ray Harper LINCOLN DE

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Weakfish 07/14/22 9:00am Size: 22" Bait/Lure: Bucktail Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle 17 Like It	Kyle Spotts
Carter with a nice trout! (Kyle Spotts 07/14/2022 12:00pm) Wow - really nice! I don’t see them that big often at all! Nice job! (Greg 07/14/2022 13:40pm) I agree Greg that is a great dinner nice job (watt 07/14/2022 22:47pm) Very nice trout!! Congratulations!!! (Father Time 07/15/2022 10:26am)

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White Perch 05/16/22 8:04am Size: 11" Bait/Lure: Sweet Pea Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 7 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA

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Yellow Bullhead Catfish 07/06/22 5:39pm Size: 3" Bait/Lure: Artificial Worm Method: Backyard fishing 11 Like It	thatguy Frankford DE
This is the smallest fish I have caught (thatguy 07/06/2022 18:39pm)

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Yellow Perch 05/16/22 7:39am Size: 11" Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers Method: Bank Fishing Shop/Boat/Guide: The Satanic Jellyfish 8 Like It	4% Mark Hudson Philadelphia PA
First yellow of the year (Mark Hudson 05/16/2022 08:40am)

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Yellowfin Tuna 06/29/22 4:30pm Size: 56" / 77lbs Bait/Lure: Ballyhoo Method: Trolling Shop/Boat/Guide: Boat 21 Like It	Pauly G Reading PA
my buddy billy landed this real nice yellowfin at the washington canyon he was hurting after the fight but it was well worth it nice job billy (Pauly G 07/03/2022 08:36am)