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NJ Record Catches

Species Lbs. Oz. Year Angler Where Caught
Amberjack, greater 85 0 1993 Edwin Metzner Off Cape May
Barracuda 27 8 1991 Gary Szilagyi Off Cape May
Bass, black sea 8 2 1992
1994
Tony Cunha
John Geddes
Inshore Wreck
Off Pt. Pleasant
Blowfish, N. puffer 1 14 1987 Virginia Patten Delaware Bay
Blowfish (other) 9 10 1992 Kevin Steward Delaware Bay
Bluefish 27 1 1997 Roger Kastorsky Five Fathom Bank
Bonito, Atlantic 13 8 1945 Frank Lykes, Jr. Off Sandy Hook
Cobia 87 0 1999 John Shanchuk Off Sea Bright
Cod 81 0 1967 Joseph Chesla Off Brielle
Crab, blue 8½" pt. to pt. 1995
2006
William Dool
Martin Winnicki
Manahawkin
Brick
*Crab, blue 9" pt. to pt. 1980 Frank Springfield Delaware Bay
Croaker, Atlantic 5 8 1981 Frederick Brown Delaware Bay
**Cunner 2 9 2006 Nick Honachefsky Mud Hole
Cutlass 6 11 2002 Mike Green Mud Hole
Dogfish, smooth 19 8 2000 Michael LaTorre Pleasantville
Dogfish, spiny 15 12 1990 Jeff Pennick Off Cape May
Dolphin 63 3 1974 Scott Smith, Jr. Baltimore Canyon
Drum, black 107 0 2006 William Kinzy Delaware Bay
Drum, red 55 0 1985 Daniel Yanino Great Bay
Eel, American 9 13 1988 Warren Campbell Atlantic City
Fluke 19 12 1953 Walter Lubin Off Cape May
Flounder, winter 5 11 1992 Jimmy Swanson Off Barnegat Light
Hake, white 41 7 1989 Wayne Eble Off Barnegat Light
Kingfish, Northern 2 8 2004 Chester Urbanski Barnegat Bay
*Kingfish, Northern 2 5 1969 Robert Morton Off Cape May
Ling (red hake) 11 1 2002 Natalie Jones Off Brielle
Lobster, American 15 3 2003 William Sharp Off Absecon Inlet
Mackerel, Atlantic 4 1 1983 Abe Elkin Manasquan Ridge
Mackerel, chub 1 9 2002 Kathleen Leso Off Spring Lake
Mackerel, king 54 0 1998 Fernando Alfaiate Off Cape May
**Mackerel, Spanish 9 12 1990 Donald Kohler Off Cape May
Marlin, blue 1,046 0 1986 Phil Infantolino Hudson Canyon
Marlin, white 137 8 1980 Mike Marchell Hudson Canyon
Perch, white 2 12 1998 Michael King Little Beach Creek
**Pollock 46 7 1975 John Holton Off Brielle
Porgy 5 14 1976 Victor Rone Delaware Bay
Sailfish 43 4 2006 Dr. John Tallia Linden Kohl Canyon
Seatrout, spotted 11 2 1974 Bert Harper Holgate Surf
Shad, American 7 0 1967 Rodger West Great Bay
Shad, hickory **Vacant** (Minimum Weight 2 Lbs.)
Shark, blue 366 0 1996 Albert Jewitt Mud Hole
Shark, bull **Vacant** (Minimum Weight 150 Lbs.)
Shark, dusky 530 0 1987 Brian Dunlevy Off Great Egg Inlet
Shark, hammerhead 365 0 1985 Walter Thacara Mud Hole
Shark, porbeagle **Vacant** (Minimum Weight 100 Lbs.)
Shark, sandbar 168 8 1987 John Norton Little Egg Inlet
Shark, sand tiger 246 0 1989 Richard Brown Delaware Bay
Shark, s-fin mako 856 0 1994 Christopher Palmer Wilmington Canyon
Shark, thresher 617 0 2004 Chris Chalmers Off Cape May
Shark, tiger 880 0 1988 Billy DeJohn Off Cape May
Shark, white 759 0 1988 Jim Kneipp Off Pt. Pleasant
Sheepshead 17 3 2003 Paul Lowe Manahawkin Bay
Spadefish 11 6 1998 Cliff Low Delaware Bay
Spearfish, longbill 42 0 1989
1997
George Algard
Joseph Natoli
Poor Man?s Canyon
Hudson Canyon
Spot 0 13 2003 Robert Belsky, Jr. Little Sheepshead Creek
Stargazer, northern 13 0 2000 Jim Ludt Off Cape May
**Striped bass 78 8 1982 Al McReynolds Atlantic City
Striped bass, hybrid 13 2 2004 James R. Fowler off Brigantine
Sturgeon, Atlantic 82 0 1994 Glen Lasco Sandy Hook
Swordfish 530 0 1964 Edmund Levitt Wilmington Canyon
Tarpon 53 0 1982 Jim Klaczkiewicz Off Sea Bright
**Tautog 25 0 1998 Anthony R. Monica Off Ocean City
Tilefish, golden 55 4 2006 Keith Karl Tom?s Canyon
**Tilefish, gray 10 9 2001 Jim Zigarelli Off Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Triggerfish 5 11 2005 Lois Schuda Cape May Artificial Reef
Tuna, albacore 77 15 1984 Dr. S. Scannapiego Spencer Canyon
Tuna, big-eye 364 14 1984 George Krenick Hudson Canyon
Tuna, bluefin 1,030 6 1981 Royal Parsons Off Pt. Pleasant
Tuna, skipjack 13 4 1999 Craig Eberbach Wilmington Canyon
Tuna, yellowfin 290 0 1980 Wayne Brinkerhoff Hudson Canyon
Tunny, little 24 15 1977 Mark Niemczyk Off Sea Bright
Wahoo 123 12 1992 Robert Carr 28-Mile Wreck
Weakfish 18 8 1986 Karl Jones Delaware Bay
Whiting (silver hake) **Vacant** (Minimum Weight 2.5 Lbs.)