Thread: State record up for grabs?

Originally Posted by trollinstone

I remember back in the sixties/seventies we caught we caught them on jigs. They averaged in the forty pound range.
Of course these were "mature" fish and apparently they lose their suckers at some stage of their growth!

That sounds a lot like cobia!

Originally Posted by SNAKE

I know I caught one this past summer that weighed 6-7 pounds easy. I just have to much pride to go into the books for that!

"A hundred years from now, you could still be known as, SNAKE, the Remora King! " I think that you should go for it! I would, but I like to eat remora.

Originally Posted by eym_sirius

"A hundred years from now, you could still be known as, SNAKE, the Remora King! " I think that you should go for it! I would, but I like to eat remora.

That's funny. These last two seasons I have caught more of those when flounder fishing than ever. Wonder what the deal with that?

Shoot I guess if I catch another bigger one I will call it in.

If you catch a fish at the pier that you suspect is a state record how do you go about getting it weighed and certified?

Check over (and assure compliance with) the rules:
Saltwater State Record Rules | Outdoor Alabama

Fill out and submit a record application form:
http://www.outdooralabama.com/sites/...pplication.pdf

It would probably best to call Marine Resources in Gulf Shores to find out where to take the fish and form...
(251) 968-7576

Any certified scale will do, as long as its witnessed. Best to take a photo of it being weighed. All grocery stores, seafood shops, etc.., have certified scales.

Caught what I first thought was a small remora last year and almost stuck my needle nose pliers in its head and discovered it was a small cobia. Needless to say we all caught a lot of flack over the 8-10 that were drying on the deck when the news cam out to take pictures of al the sharks.

June 23, 2009 remora CSI

We have caught a few small remora surf fishing and always put them back. Is there a size or other restriction to harvesting? I want to eat one.

Originally Posted by bodebum

We have caught a few small remora surf fishing and always put them back. Is there a size or other restriction to harvesting? I want to eat one.

Nope, no size or bag limit.