Fisherman sets new gag grouper record off the coast of North Carolina.
A fisherman who fished off the coast of Wrightsville, N.C., landed the new state gag grouper record.
The behemoth caught by Breece Gahl on May 20 weighted a whopping 47 pounds, 6 ounces.
Nice catch! A record-breaking gag grouper was caught off the Wrightsville Beach coast. https://t.co/fLkscSD4u5 pic.twitter.com/XmR17YThwx
— WECT News (@wectnews) July 28, 2017
The fish measured at 48-inches long and boasted a 26-inch girth according to WECT.
This record will displace the previous record that weighed 46 pounds. That gag grouper was caught off of Ocean Isle Beach.
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