17 Pound 6 Ounce Northern Snakehead 2024

Traveler2586 reply :

I just saw this on WTOP.com:

Caleb Newton, who lives in Spotsylvania County, Va., holds Monday June 3, 2013, the 17 pound 6 ounce northern snakehead fish that he caught in Aquia Creek in Virginia. He has filed paperwork with the International Game Fish Association to have the fish registered as a world-record catch. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Griffin Moores)

See the story at http://www.wtop.com/120/3346723/Is-this-snakehead-catch-a-world-record

flyfisher reply :

wow!!!

BP10 reply :

nice

Darren. reply :

Good gravy!

AK-Jax86 reply :

Huge fish

Kyle Mahaffey reply :

That's a hoss right there

Diggy reply :

lol@ the goop dripping of it in the picture, like Slimer hit it

Huge fish

---=Martin=--- reply :

well good it wasn't the bullseye snakehead, because i still want to beat that record that's at 12lbs 5oz right now :-P

Hanover_Yakker reply :

That's a monster for certain, but I know for a fact where there is one over 40" that scared the be-j3$u$ out of me last summer in that area that would swallow that one whole and not even bat an eye or alter its swim path. All I know is I was working a jerk shad targeting a small school of Potomac River Specials (that's a 17" LMB for the unaware and uninitiated ) and was so focused on the bass that I completely missed the monster snakehead lurking in the shadows near a laydown. When that sucker fired out of the shadows and lunged at my lure creating a huge swelling wake, I nearly jumped out of my Revo 13. After a few mild expletives and a racing heartbeat, I managed to calm down and try to cast at it, but she was nowhere to be found nor enticed. I'll be back!!!

BP10 reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 3:23 AM, mvorbrodt said:
well good it wasn't the bullseye snakehead, because i still want to beat that record that's at 12lbs 5oz right now :-P

record i believe is 14 or something like that

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=509487899100986&set=pb.100001193401005.-2207520000.1370462399.&type=3&theater

not sure if you can see the pic or not but yea its not 12.5 anymore same guy broke it

---=Martin=--- reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 3:58 AM, BP10 said:
record i believe is 13.8 or something like that

it's not, because that one was not caught on a rod and hook :-P

BP10 reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 3:59 AM, mvorbrodt said:
it's not, because that one was not caught on a rod and hook :-P

i edited my post to show u pic of the fish that was mounted that was caught and its not the one that was electric shocked in c-14

DJ 6_6 reply :

Buddy of mine caught an 18lb snakehead near where this record fish was caught 2 weeks ago, except he caught it on bow and arrow...

georgeyew reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 4:29 AM, DJ 6_6 said:
Buddy of mine caught an 18lb snakehead near where this record fish was caught 2 weeks ago, except he caught it on bow and arrow...

Then it should be "Buddy of mine shot an 18lb snakehead...."

---=Martin=--- reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 4:02 AM, BP10 said:
i edited my post to show u pic of the fish that was mounted that was caught and its not the one that was electric shocked in c-14

i see, he beat his own record, and it's now at 14lbs. darn it...

DJ 6_6 reply :

On 6/6/2013 at 10:50 PM, georgeyew said:
Then it should be "Buddy of mine shot an 18lb snakehead...."

yes, correct:)

Sam reply :

Yep, Eric. There is a photo of the catch in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Big fish!

Glad he got it out of the water.

Thanks for sharing.

Hyrule Bass reply :

i thought i saw one posted on here bigger than that a few years ago...

Traveler2586 reply :

On 6/11/2013 at 12:22 AM, Red Earth said:
i thought i saw one posted on here bigger than that a few years ago...

That's very possible. The question is, how was it taken; this one was caught on a hook & line; the other may have been taken with bow & arrow. I don't know. I think we'll continue to see some NSH records set in MD, DE, & PA. What's the FL record?

---=Martin=--- reply :

On 6/11/2013 at 1:27 AM, Traveler2586 said:
That's very possible. The question is, how was it taken; this one was caught on a hook & line; the other may have been taken with bow & arrow. I don't know. I think we'll continue to see some NSH records set in MD, DE, & PA. What's the FL record?

I think FL record is exactly 14lbs, and it's by the same guy who had previous record of 12lbs 5oz.

Time to step up my game...

quanjig reply :

I've seen bigger caught on rod and reel out of Pohick, posted a pic on another thread, can't remember which one tho!!

Hyrule Bass reply :

here is one from 2010

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/60536-possible-world-record-snakehead/

i cant say for sure which is bigger, but both are impressive...

Traveler2586 reply :

Ya, that looks big enough, he should have submitted it to the International Game Fish Association to have the fish registered as a world-record catch.

Unfortunately, not many anglers know how. I'm told there is a predefined procedure the angler has to go through, including submitting the properly prepared fish, lure, sample of the line, the scale it was locally weighed on, and more....

quanjig reply :

That is my buddy that fishes the res tx's. His is one of the bigger fish I've seen but there was another one!

Here is the other one.

Bassmass21 reply :

OMG truly frightening

---=Martin=--- reply :

On 6/26/2013 at 7:47 AM, Bassmass21 said:
OMG truly frightening

Why?! Imagine the fight they put up! LgMouthGambler and I fished a new spot today, he pulled 2 that were about 7-8lbs, maybe more. Some dude got really upset when we told him we're putting it back instead of killing it, LOLZ!!!

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