I caught this last week fishing with the wife…the pic is not the best but you can see the size of this red with my hand on it…It was over 50 inches…I have never seen a red this big . For the first 20 min I thought it was a shark. I reaaaly wanted to pull it in the boat for a good pick but figured it might hurt this bad boy…Im guessing 45-50 pounds?
Wow!
Don’t have a knack for makin motors crank,
But I’m pretty good at drinkin beer
The best way to a fisherman’s heart is through his fly.
2002 Florida Skiff
90 Merc.
Awesome for not pulling the fish in the boat. I bet that was tough!
You realize now you’ll never impress the wife with those little 20 an 30 inch reds anymore…
Great fish!
21’ Sea Pro CC Bay
115 Yamaha 4 stroke
The “grill” has some giant reds.
Stonoman
Wow huge fish! Thanks for posting 
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1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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Nice Fish!! What were you using for bait? menhaden?
1542 WarEagle
25 Yamaha 2 stroke tiller
holy schnike!!!
“Good things come to those who bait”
That’s very close to a record fish, if not one. Good on you for an easy release. Fantastic catch for inshore 
Capt. Larry Teuton
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Nice! Congrats!
-Lewis
Jackson Kayak Cuda
WS Ride 135
Nice fish! You the man for not putting it in the boat for a pic. I’m not so sure I would’ve had that much discipline. We’ve seen em up on Cedar Island, NC like that and up to 60" before. Great fish, nonetheless!
WOW!!!
Holy cow that’s a BULL!!!
A wise man once said “Do as I say not as I do” Good advice when I tell you that.
I am impressed with your ability as a fisherman but more impressed with your virtue as a sportsman.
Cheers.
I commend your sportsmanship and concern for the resource.
I plan on living forever, so far so good
Egret 167, Etec 130
Wood Driftboat
Awesome fish, I had to look it up and found that the SC State Record Red Drum was caught at Murrels Inlet in 1965 and weighed 75 Pounds, don’t know if this fish is that big but I agree that it’s 50 lbs+ atleast, maybe 60.
But then again, how the heck would I know? I’ve never seen a 60 LB redfish:smiley:
Anyway, DAAAAANG NICE FISH SON!
thanks for making me not regret keeping it in the water…it was a hard decision but my wife and boys have a great memory of this monster…I caught it on live mullett…you know where…what is the local record red anyhow?
Don’t know of any “local” record keeping, but State record is 75# caught at Murrells Inlet in 1965
Congratulations! That thing is a BEAST!!!
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