02-06-2004, 12:12 AM
[font "Arial"][size 2]Carolyn Brown of Virginia Beach has set a new Virginia state record with this 63 lb Striped Bass. Carolyn met Claude Bain (Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament Director) at the Long Bay Pointe scales Saturday morning and he certified them to be dead accurate. It’s Official!
The crew was fishing on the Fishateer, owner Linda Stenke, Captain Larry Mattocks, Carolyn, and Debbie Hurst aboard. They were fishing off Corolla light in 39 degree water, about 50 ' deep.
The incredible part of the story is: they were pulling a double rig of a parachute and a 9" white storm lure. Two fish hit at the same time; a 25 pounder hit the parachute rig, the monster hit the storm lure. After finally getting both fish to the boat, NO NET the captain got on the swim platform and lipped both fish into the boat.
The fish measured in at 50 inches in length and 33 1/4 inches in girth. [center]![[Image: VA_STATE_RECORD_6.jpg]](http://www.virginiabeachsportfishing.com/Temps/VA_STATE_RECORD_6.jpg)
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The crew was fishing on the Fishateer, owner Linda Stenke, Captain Larry Mattocks, Carolyn, and Debbie Hurst aboard. They were fishing off Corolla light in 39 degree water, about 50 ' deep.
The incredible part of the story is: they were pulling a double rig of a parachute and a 9" white storm lure. Two fish hit at the same time; a 25 pounder hit the parachute rig, the monster hit the storm lure. After finally getting both fish to the boat, NO NET the captain got on the swim platform and lipped both fish into the boat.
The fish measured in at 50 inches in length and 33 1/4 inches in girth. [center]
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