2009.05.29
Robby Rakes and his pending record hybrid striped bass
After a couple of relatively quiet years, the committee that reviews applications for state record freshwater fish has had a busy couple of weeks.
Not only are they considering the 102-pound blue catfish caught by Tim Wilson of Natural Bridge Station (with help from his bubby Danny Ayers), but they also have an application from Christiansburg angler Robby Rakes, who pulled this awesome hybrid striped bass from the New River below Claytor Dam on May 13.
I actually wrote a story about Rakes' fish that I hoped to package with my story in today's Roanoke Times on the big catfish. But we had room on the outdoors page for just one tale, so the catfish got the spot and the story behind this catch will run in my column Sunday.
This fish was 28 inches long and had a girth of a whopping 20 inches. Rakes was using a Rapala Super Shad Rap on a spinning gear.
[...] For more on the story, see this post. [...]
Pingback by Christiansburg angler may have reeled in record catch | New River Notebook: News from the New River Valley - Roanoke.com — May 29, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
Nice catch! Catching it on a spinning reel makes it twice as nice!
Comment by wishbone — May 31, 2009 @ 11:42 am