Updated October 5, 2009
FISH	WEIGHT	LOCATION CAUGHT	YEAR	ANGLER
Albacore (false)	26 lb. 8 oz.	Off Wrightsville Beach	1991	Lyman Kinlaw, Jr.
Albacore	62 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2001	Brien L. Hamer
Amberjack	126 lb. 7 oz.	Off Swansboro	2008	Michael Krantz
Barracuda	67 lb. 7 oz.	Cape Lookout	1985	Buddy D. Garten
Bass, Black Sea	8 lb. 12 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1979	Joe Mizelle
Bass, Striped	62 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2005	David N. Hiebert
Bluefish*	31 lb. 12 oz.	Cape Hatteras	1972	James Hussey
Cobia	116 lb. 8 oz.	Oregon Inlet	2006	Billy R. Lucas, Jr.
Croaker	5 lb. 0 oz.	Oregon Inlet	1981	Daniel Graber
Dolphin	79 lb. 0 oz.	Cape Hatteras	1993	Sean J. Yurkanin
Drum, Black	100 lb. 1 oz.	Cape Fear River	1998	Charles R. Dycus
Drum, Red*	94 lb. 2 oz.	Hatteras Island	1984	David G. Deuel
Flounder	20 lb. 8 oz.	Carolina Beach	1980	Harold Auten
Grouper, Red	33 lb. 8 oz.	Off Atlantic Beach	2007	Chuck Deeter
Grouper, Strawberry	28 lb. 8 oz.	Off Topsail Beach	1972	Jackie Blanchard
Grouper, Warsaw	245 lb. 0 oz.	Wrightsville Beach	1967	Cora Keen
Grouper, Yellowfin	42 lb. 10 oz.	Off Carolina Beach	2009	Michael Hall
Grunt, White	4 lb. 8 oz.	Off Cape Lookout	1969	Vernon Councilman
Hogfish*	21 lb. 6 oz.	Frying Pan Shoals	2005	Derek Williams
Jack, Crevalle	47 lb. 0 oz.	Off Cape Hatteras	1989	Kenneth O. McArthur
Kingfish, Northern	3 lb. 8 oz.	Bogue Banks Pier	1971	Ted Drinnon
King Mackerel	82 lb. 4 oz.	Off Ocracoke	1999	James Winch
Spanish Mackerel*	13 lb. 0 oz.	Ocracoke Inlet	1987	Robert Cranton
Marlin, Blue	1,228 lb. 8 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2008	Trey Irvine
Marlin, White	118 lb. 8 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1976	Ethel B. Cootes
Mullet, Sea	3 lb. 8 oz.	Bogue Banks Pier	1971	Ted Drinnon
Perch, White	1 lb. 13 oz.	Pembroke Creek	1986	John David Stallings
Pigfish/Hogfish	2 lb. 4 oz.	Atlantic Ocean	1991	Walter M. Campbell
Pinfish	2 lb. 14 oz.	Off Beaufort Inlet	2006	Hope L. Sanderson
Pompano, African	40 lb. 10 oz.	Southport	2003	Brandon D. Matthews
Pompano, Florida	8 lb. 0 oz.	Carolina Beach	2001	John F. Vickers

Porgy, Jolthead	11 lb. 8 oz.	South Hatteras Inlet	1978	Norman C. Morse
Porgy, Saucereye	13 lb. 2 oz.	Off Cape Lookout	1987	Glenn D. Greer
Sailfish	100 lb. 0 oz.	Off Ocean Isle	1987	John P. Grooms, Jr.
Shark, Blue	478 lb. 0 oz.	Crystal Fishing Pier	1961	Bobby Kentrolis
Shark, Dusky	610 lb. 0 oz.	Nags Head Pier	1963	Robert T. Keller
Shark, Hammerhead	710 lb. 0 oz.	Nags Head Pier	1960	Robert T. Keller
Shark, Lemon	421 lb. 8 oz.	Kure Beach Pier	1978	Stanley Seawell
Shark, Mako	768 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1983	Russell J. Langford
Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead	234 lb. 0 oz.	South of Cape Point	1990	Timothy P. Harlow
Shark, Thresher	185 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2005	Brandon Bailey
Shark, Tiger	1,150 lb. 0 oz.	Yaupon Beach Pier	1966	Walter Maxwell
Sheepshead	19 lb. 4 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1999	Chris Robbins
Snapper, Cubera	46 lb. 8 oz.	Atlantic Ocean	1993	Edward W. Ruskowsky
Snapper, Red	40 lb. 0 oz.	Off Cape Lookout	1970	Ben Grant
Snapper, Vermillion	6 lb. 9 oz.	Off Ocean Isle	2009	Todd Helf
Spadefish, Atlantic	11 lb. 3 oz.	Off Hatteras Village	2009	Steven C. Chadwick
Spearfish, Longbill	98 lb. 0 oz.	Off Cape Hatteras	1978	John R. Windsor
Spot	1 lb. 13 oz.	Manns Harbor	1979	Hubert Basnight
Swordfish	441 lb. 0 oz.	Off Wrightsville Beach	1979	J. Horace Murray, Jr.
Tarpon	193 lb. 5 oz.	Sea View Pier	2008	Malcolm Condie
Tautog	19 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1992	Louis M. Knoerzer
Tilefish, Blueline	16 lb. 8 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2006	Terry M. Shepherd
Tilefish, Sand*	4 lb. 5 oz.	Off Oak Island	2004	Frank L. Ballas
Triggerfish, Gray	11 lb. 6 oz.	Morehead City	1992	Annette F. Carrico
Trippletail	27 lb. 7 oz.	Ocean Crest Pier	2009	Thomas M. Cutler
Trout, Gray	14 lb. 14 oz.	Nags Head Surf	1980	Sterling L. Ammons
Trout, Speckled	12 lb. 4 oz.	Wrightsville Beach	1961	John R. Kenyon, Jr.
Tuna, Bigeye	311 lb. 8 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1992	Clarence N. Cook
Tuna, Blackfin	40 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	2007	Steven B. Lockwood
Tuna, Bluefin	744 lb. 0 oz.	Off Oregon Inlet	1995	Thomas Baily
Tuna, Yellowfin	237 lb. 0 oz.	Off Cape Lookout	1979	James Mixon, Jr.
Tuna, Skipjack	22 lb. 3 oz.	Off Wrightsville Beach	1968	J.W. Johnson, Jr.
Wahoo	150 lb. 0 oz.	Ocracoke	1994	Kevin M. Elwell

*World All Tackle Record
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