| Spanish Mackerel State Records: Atlantic Ocean Division | ||||||||
| Picture | Angler | Weight | Date | Location & Notes | ||||
| No Oceanside Record Set To Date | ||||||||
| Spanish Mackerel State Records: Chesapeake Bay Division | ||||||||
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Dean Mitchell | 12.4 lbs. | 10/06/07 | Middle Grounds | ||||
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Kevin Bautista | 11.67 lbs. | 9/25/07 | Near Target Ship | ||||
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George Hemelt | 10.99 lbs. | 10/02/2002 | Seventy year old Bel Air, MD resident, George Hemelt, broke the Spanish mackerel State record October 2, 2002 while fishing aboard Loosen Up, a Deale Charter Boat, with Captain Frank Carver and First Mate Joe Hawk. The Spanish mackerel weighed 10.99 pounds, measured 32.5 inches in length, and had a girth of 16 inches. Loosen Up was trolling the Chesapeake Bay at Buoy 83 at 12:15 p.m. when the mackerel hit a spoon attached to 80 pound test line. The fish was officially weighed at the Deale Food Rite and verified by DNR biologist, Angel Bolinger. | ||||
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Joseph E. Haller | 9 lbs., 6.25 oz. | 10/10/1999 | Kenwood Beach | ||||
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