New State Record Bull Shark Caught in Mississippi

News Release

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

19. September 2013

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State Fishing Records Certified

BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified three Mississippi recreational saltwater fishing records during its September meeting this week.

Cecily O’Brien of Pascagoula broke the state conventional tackle record for Gulf Toadfish with a 2-pound, 3-ounce fish.

Donald Armes Jr. of Pass Christian broke the state conventional tackle record for Atlantic Bumper with a fish weighing 3.45 ounces.

Eric Slate of Cordova, Tenn., broke the state conventional tackle record for Bull Shark with a fish weighing 164 pounds, 6 ounces.

Source and Photo Credit: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources