VSWFT Committee member, Craig Paige began the certification process for a potential record bluefin tuna that was brought into Rudee Inlet this evening. The fish had a fork length of 102 inches and weighed in at 576.5 pounds. The current record is 573 pounds. The angler was Robert Smith. Speaking with Craig, he said that so far, everything looks good with the catch. The record application will now go to VSWFT Director, Lewis Gillingham’s office to continue the state record verification process. You can contact the Tournament Office with any enquiries about this potential record catch:
Lewis S. Gillingham, Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament, 2600 Washington Avenue, Third
Floor, Newport News, VA 23607, (757) 491-5160, or [email protected]
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