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Lake City native ties SC fishing record

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two additions have recently been made to the S.C. Saltwater Game Fish State Record list. A new state record Scamp was caught on June 14 by angler Ross Holmquist of Beaufort, SC, and a tie for state record Queen Triggerfish was caught on June 15 by angler James Hunter Woodberry of Lake City, SC.

Twenty-three year old Holmquist was fishing aboard "No Worries", a 26-foot Glacier Bay, with captain and owner Mike Sackman of Beaufort, SC, when he caught the record breaking Scamp. The boat left Port Royal Sound on Tuesday morning, and fished over live bottom approximately 45 miles off shore. The fish was hooked in 130 feet of water, and then brought on board after a four minute fight using a 7-foot Shimano Tallus rod paired with a TLD 25 reel and using a live porgy for bait.

That evening, the fish was brought back to Port Royal Landing Marina where the fish was weighed in at 26 pounds and 15 ounces. The catch was weighed and certified the following day by weigh-master and S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologist Lindsay Roberg. This weight was enough to beat the historic Scamp record by 1 pound 6.2 ounces. The historic record, held by Edward M. Lowe, Jr of Upper Marlboro, MD, weighed 25 pounds 8.8 ounces and was caught September 2007. The record Queen Triggerfish was caught aboard "First Choice", a 29-foot Fountain, by 12-year-old Hunter Woodbury. The boat is owned and captained by his father, Tony Woodbury of Lake City, SC. The crew left from Georgetown on the morning of Wednesday, June 15 and spent a full day fishing near the Georgetown Hole.

Woodbury hooked the fish in 175 feet of water using an Extreme Rod by Bass Pro Shop paired with a Shimano Torium reel and cigar minnow for bait. The fish was put on ice, and fishing continued until the end of the day when the crew headed back to Lake City. The crew decided to weigh the fish after returning home, and headed to the local IGA grocery store to use their US Department of Agriculture-certified scale.

A weight of 9 pounds 7 ounces was recorded by weigh-master Tommy Jean Floyd of Lake City, SC, which was enough to tie the historic state record. The fish was stored on ice overnight, until the catch could be certified by DNR biologist Kris Reynolds the next afternoon. The 9 pound 7 ounce triggerfish beat the 5-year-old record by 1.88 ounces, but fell short of the 4 ounces required to overtake a historic record. This historic Queen Triggerfish record was held by Marc Heiden of Florence, SC, weighed 9 pounds 5.12 ounces, and was caught in January 2006.

Shimano Cumara Fishing Rod | Boating and Sailing

The Shimano Cumara rod is a bass fisherman’s dream come true, specifically designed for bottom bouncing this rods translates every sense of motion to you so you know exactly where you’re at. Shimano have made the Cumara even lighter than other rods by utilizing a lighter EVA foam and means you can spend the whole day fishing without feeling fatigued and tired at the end of it.

The Shimano Cumara "ultra-performance" bass fishing rod series is created particularly for bottom bouncing and features IM-10 graphite blanks, Fuji Sic guides as well as custom performance fishing reel seats that totally expose the blank. You will find eight rods within the Shimano Cumara casting series, and they range from 6'8" to 7'2" in length. While this isn't an extremely large spread most of the fishing rods are differentiated mainly by power and action.

Turning focus to the initial perceptions of the rod's the Shimano Cumara features a paint surface that look that changes under various lighting. In reduced light the blank appears dark blue, nearly black. shimano cruxis . In morning light you are able to see colored flakes and also the blank assumes a pearlish blue tone, and under strong sunlight you are able to see the actual fibers of the blank.

The very first thing you notice whenever you pick up the Shimano Cumara is just how light the fishing rods are. shimano baitrunner reels. They're able to reduce their total weight by a mixture of lighter EVA foam, a divided grip, the utilization of a tiny fore grip (if you can even refer to it as that), and their very minimalist reel seat setup.

The Shimano Cumara may even be utilized for finesse flipping as well as pitching. The rod performs exceptionally well at casting very light baits however, and also the rod was created for fishing 6-8 pound fluorocarbon fishing line with weightless rigs.

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