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New State Record for African Pompano Record

A Mt. Pleasant angler has broken the saltwater marine game state record for an African pompano a mere 13 days after the 11 year record was recently trumped. Bryan Powell caught the 43 pound 8 ounce African pompano on Monday June 16th off the coast of Charleston near the Comanche hole in about 100 feet of water. The new record beat the previous record set a mere 13 days earlier by angler Steve Bagnall of Vancouver WA on June 3rd by five and a half pounds. Powell, 38, headed off shore with owner and charter boat captain of Yates Sea Charters, David Yates, on his twin engine 31′ Contender. Powell was enjoying the day...
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African Pompano Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Alectic Ciliaris
Other Fish Species Names: Jacks, Pomanos, pennant-fish, threadfin trevally
Regions Fished:
World Record: 50lbs 8oz- Tom Sargent- Daytona Beach, FL- April 21, 1990
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The African pompano, Alectis ciliaris, (also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally) is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the Jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide.


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