The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified three state all tackle fishing records for the month of September.
Using an electric reel, Wesley Butler of Laurel set the record for Yellowedge Grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus) with a fish weighing 41 pounds, 12.8 ounces.
Using a spear, Byron Ratliff of Biloxi set the record for Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger) with a fish weighing 2 pounds, 9.136 ounces and Sean Cook of D’Iberville set the record for Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) with a fish weighing 1 pound, 3.2 ounces.
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