| 1. Record fish must be caught using conventional rod and reel, and the fish must be hooked and played by only one person. Fish which are shot, harpooned, gigged, caught on electric reel, or in any unsportsmanlike manner, shall be ineligible for record status.
2. Only all–tackle records are maintained. Tackle size is not a consideration for state records.
3. Record fish must be caught in accordance with all state and federal laws. Fish from hatchery waters, sanctuaries or cultured in any way are ineligible. Boats fishing offshore must depart and return to South Carolina waters without entering any other state’s or nation’s port.
4. To establish a new state record, the following weight requirements must be met: a) A fish weighing
less than 50 pounds must exceed the standing record by 4 ounces to be recognized as a new record. A weight difference of less than 4 ounces will result in a tie. b) A fish weighing 50 pounds but not exceeding 100 pounds must exceed the standing
record by 8 ounces to be recognized as a new record.
A weight difference of less than 8 ounces will result in a tie. c) A fish weighing more than 100 pounds must exceed the standing record by 16 ounces to be recognized
as a new record. A weight difference of less than 16 ounces will result in a tie.
These weight requirements are based on the existing record with no consideration given to subsequent ties which may be slightly heavier.
5. Estimated weights are not acceptable. All fish must be weighed on state certified scales, and the weight must be verified by two witnesses not associated with the catch of the day.
6. All entries must be inspected and verified by a marine fisheries biologist of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Report your catch to:
State Record Marine Game Fish Program
P. O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422–2559
(843) 953–9300 or (843) 953–9365
dupret@mrd.dnr.state.sc.us
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to refuse any questionable entry. The decision of the State Record Marine Gamefish Committee is final. In the event a state marine fisheries biologist is not available, the fish should be frozen or otherwise preserved intact until a biologist can be
contacted.
State record information is subject to change.
For updated information, check DNR Web site at:
www.dnr.state.sc.us/marine/saltrecs/saltrec.html
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Game Fish Program.
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