New Jersey State Record Sheepshead caught

[Hutch00]

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of
Fish and Wildlife has certified a new state record sheepshead that was
taken from Manahawkin Bay. Paul Lowe, a resident of Manahawkin, caught
the 17 pound, 3 ounce, sheepshead on September 17. It weighed 3 pounds,
2 ounces more than the previous record taken from Great Egg Inlet in
1995.

Lowe was bottom fishing with clams when he caught the record sheepshead
on 17-pound test line near the Causeway Bridge. The fish measured 27 ½
inches in length with a 24 ½-inch girth.
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[davetclown]

lol, he almost didnt have enough line test [sly]

I have caught a bunch of them bottom fishing in lakes st clair and erie and the dettroit river. tho I have never got one that big.

they get to 20 - 25 pounds up this way, so I am sure some one else will have the oppertunity to get another one a pound or two bigger.

thanks for the update [cool]
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[Hutch00]

I've only caught them in the gulf in texas I didn't even know they came up this far on the coast in the saltwater we don't get them in freshwater here but from what I've heard there have been quite a few caught the pawst couple of years they fight good and are good eating too sorry all you C&R guys but sometimes you gotta practice catch and fillet
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[davetclown]

lol I thought you were refering to fresh water sheephead (drum)

salt water sheap head are a different story, they have theeth like a sheep, (so my dad says)

fresh water sheephead dont have teeth. is there a picture of the record sheephead posted anywhere?
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[Hutch00]

Still looking for a picture and yes the saltwater sheepshead does have some nasty teeth you don't want to lip them when landing they even look a little like the face of a sheep
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