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Are you looking to find the finest fishing locations along the East Coast? This blog is for all of you Anglers from the Southern shores of New Jersey to the rocky coasts of central Maine, and every fishing hole along the way. Whether you like to fly fish

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  • Record Halibut (fishing)

    Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 21:08 in freaky fishing facts

    This massive halibut measured 8ft 1in in length, 6ft 4in around the middle and weighed in at 443lb, 24lb more than the previous record for a line-caught halibut. That’s a whole lot of fish and chips. Proud angler Soren Beck stands next to the enor...

  • Sting Ray Migration

    Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 21:05 in freaky fishing facts

    Perhaps even more impressive then the shark migration, check out this sting ray migration photo.Are you looking to find the finest fishing locations along the East Coast? This blog is for all of you Anglers from the Southern shores of New Jersey to ...

  • Man Catches 21 LB. Cat Fish With Pink Barbie Fishing Pole

    Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 19:39 in freaky fishing facts

    Down in North Carolina, Grandpa (David Hayes’ )granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. Seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce. Alyssa’s father ha...

  • Biggest fish ever hooked and landed (Fishing)

    Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 17:44 in freaky fishing facts

    Biggest fish ever hooked and landedWhat may be the largest fish ever hooked and landed is described in "Fishes and Fishing in Louisiana" by James Gowanloch (1933). Gowanloch tells how Captain Jay Gould captured a manta ray that measured 19 feet, 9 in...