North Carolina Angler Breaks 61-Year-Old Fishing Record Using A Rod He Built Himself

North Carolina Angler Breaks 61-Year-Old Fishing Record Using A Rod He Built Himself

Source: brobible

2/14/2022

North Carolina Angler Breaks 61-Year-Old Fishing Record Using A Rod He Built Himself

Credit: iStockphoto / Glen Richard

A North Carolina angler by the name of Todd Spangler just broke a 61-year-olf state fishing record for Speckled Seatrout. This is one of the most popular inshore saltwater gamefish in the Southeastern United States with anglers chasing this species from the Gulf Coast of Texas, around all parts of Florida, and up the East Coast.

The previous North Carolina state fishing record for Speckled Seatrout was as 12-pound, 4-ounce fish caught in Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington all the way back in 1961. It is incredibly rare for fishing records to last that long when it is the record of a popular gamefish sought after by recreational anglers.

Todd Spangler was fishing the mouth of the Neuse River in Pamlico County, a wide-river basin that dumps into the Atlantic Ocean. The Neuse River is a 275-mile-long river, the longest river contained in North Carolina, that flows from near Durham all the way to the Pamlico Sound.

The Pamlico Sound is a hugely popular fishing destination for North Carolina anglers targeting Redfish, Flounder, Striped Bass, and Speckled Seatrout. Striped Bass grow considerably larger than Speckled Seatrout ever do. The North Carolina state record for Striped Bass is a 60 lb. 0 oz. fish caught in the Hatteras Island Surf back in 1972.

Neuse River

Spotted seatrout

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
2026	Two coal and mining companies are said to be responsible for the death of fish	indonewyork	2023-03-02	DE
2027	Invasive goldfish the size of footballs are spreading from Vancouver to other parts of B.C.	CBC News	2023-03-03	CA
2028	Experts pushing for high-seas fishing ban win ‘Nobel Prize for environment’	mongabay	2023-02-22	US
2029	Lost at sea: The hidden cost of ghost gear	france24	2023-02-24	FR
2030	Bangladesh bans suckermouth catfish in light of threats to native fish species	mongabay	2023-02-23	ID
2031	16-crew tuna fishing vessel missing in Indian ocean	fleetmon	2023-02-24	TW
2032	Customer urges people to buy miserable fish	kentlive	2023-02-24	UK
2033	Fish tested in two Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, harmful on consumption	New Delhi	2023-02-25	US
2034	More than 43K aquatic creatures estimated to have been killed by derailment	fox8	2023-02-23	US
2035	58 million salmon died in Norwegian fish farms last year	sciencenorway	2023-02-24	NO
2036	Cuyahoga River tributary West Creek to become more fish friendly	cleveland	2023-02-11	US
2037	Scripps Oceanography researchers discover new species of deep-sea fish	lajollalight	2023-02-12	CR
2038	Anglers brave the cold to chase big fish in Grand County	kunc	2023-03-13	US
2039	tuna fisheries clash over Indian Ocean temporary ban on driftnets	Fox News	2023-03-01	KE
2040	Ade Alakija: the man who took Nigeria's catfish sector to a new level	thefishsite	2023-03-15	NG
2041	Environmentalists: Maine Dam Operator Not Protecting Salmon	Associated Press	2023-03-06	US
2042	Ecosystem Restoration Project Proposed for Mississippi River	Associated Press	2023-03-10	US
2043	Post-Wildfire Conditions Result in Poor Recovery for Fish	Associated Press	2023-03-10	US
2044	How This Little See-Through Fish Gets Its Rainbow Shimmer	Associated Press	2023-03-13	TH
2045	Особенности ловли в условиях сброса воды	ohotniki	2023-03-11	RU
2046	New findings help explain fish diversity mystery	futurity	2023-02-14	US
2047	'Most expensive fish ever in my life': Woman tries $1,000 river fish in Malaysia	asiaone	2023-02-17	SG
2048	5-year-old Pine girl teams with pet fish to take gold at Betta Winter Olympics	triblive	2023-02-17	UK
2049	Brave fishermen free shark tangled in fishing line and hooks on WA coast	9news	2023-03-10	AU
2050	Lake Champlain ice fishing tournament canceled after 3 fishermen die due to thin lake ice	cnn	2023-02-12	US