MDMR certifies two state records in May

Phillip Overman with his Smooth Puffer. (Photo courtesy MDMR)
Phillip Overman with his Smooth Puffer. (Photo courtesy MDMR)

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified two conventional tackle state fishing records in the month of May.

Phillip Overman of Pascagoula set the record for Smooth Puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus) with a fish weighing 10 pounds.

Trey Tinkle of Mountain View, Ark., set the record for Rock Hind (Epinephelus adscensionis) with a fish weighing 3 pounds, 10.4 ounces.

Trey Tinkle with his Rock Hind. (Photo courtesy MDMR)
Trey Tinkle with his Rock Hind. (Photo courtesy MDMR)

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