Just smashed the shore record smoothound!!! Report and pictures!!!

[pasty steve]

As above, I can hardly type as I'm still buzzing!

Fished Sandy point tonight looking for a big Smut knowing there have been fish up to 18lb caught there yesterday.

Was about 10 people fishing in all, all had Smuts, a couple over 10lb but wernt weighed, I was getting annoyed as I just couldn't seem to connect with them, Had a couple good bites and missed them, but did land a couple Bass just over 2lb so was still chuffed.

But I wasn't expecting my last bite, just as the tide started ripping back in, had a good pull down then just as I lifted into it, it went slack and I had to reel like a mad man to try and catch up with it, was winding in, felt the weight and hit it hard to set the hook and all went solid!

Thought id got snagged, then the fish started little runs and banging its head, there was a huge weight, but wasn't running like Id of expected to, anyway after about 10 minuets of pumping and winding this huge weight it was around 15 yards out and hugging bottom, not running like smut do, just taking lunges and peeling off 5 yards or so, I was sure I had hooked a huge Ray, but as it got closer I saw it was a Smut, but couldn't really see just how big it was, but heard mates shouting its F.....G HUGE!

I had a bit of weed in the leader knot, so had to walk back and get mates to tail it in for me, When I saw it on the beach I couldn't believe it, it was an absolute monster, and cant repeat the words I said.

This fish needed weighing, so I ran up the beach and grabbed the weigh sling id made, put it on the scales (salter electro sampson), zeroed it and weighed the beauty............................................ .................................


28lb 10oz!!!!!!

I was gob smacked and could hardly believe my eyes.

Took some photos, let it recoup in the water for a bit then took a load more as I didn't want to miss out on some good pics with this fish, after recouping in the water again she swam away strongly.

Ive seen a lot of double figure Smuts, but this dwarfs any of them, this was a brilliant condition female, huge girth and enormous head,

Here are some of the best pics, But not sure they do the fish justice, why do they always look smaller in the picture?should be getting the rest Emailed to me tomorrow.

Fish was caught on Zziplex HSM, 7HT Mag loaded with 25lb red tritainium, very long pulley rig, with an 80lb very low diamiter hook length, (Grauvell Teclon gold), Hook was a 3'0 Sakuma baited with half a Crab.

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[lockmeister]

Fantastic mate.Very very well done.

[welshkev]

WOW. Thats an awesome fish mate And i think the 3rd and 4th photos DEFINATLEY do it justice Absolutley awsome fish

[Ron]

Fantastic fish.Well done.At 28lb 10oz it actually beats the official Beach AND Boat record.
Not sure wether they will accept a claim though as Im sure you would need to kill it.
Congratulations anyway,that will take some beating!!
Now for the European record....At 23+kg!!

http://www.efsa.co.uk/record/smooth.htm

[pasty steve]

Originally Posted by Ron

Fantastic fish.Well done.At 28lb 10oz it actually beats the official Beach AND Boat record.
Not sure wether they will accept a claim though as Im sure you would need to kill it.
Congratulations anyway,that will take some beating!!

I could never justify killing a fish like that for a bit of paper, plus I wasn't carrying that bloody great thing back to the car LOL. Ill see what I can do about claiming a record, Have my scales certified, and get witnesses etc, I havn't the foggyst idea about how to go about it? Through the angling trust? Anyone know? or I might contact 'KEP' who had the record Stinger from Pagham, as I know he is going through the process at the moment.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by pasty steve

I could never justify killing a fish like that for a bit of paper, plus I wasn't carrying that bloody great thing back to the car LOL. Ill see what I can do about claiming a record, Have my scales certified, and get witnesses etc, I havn't the foggyst idea about how to go about it? Through the angling trust? Anyone know? or I might contact 'KEP' who had the record Stinger from Pagham, as I know he is going through the process at the moment.

Start here and see where you go with it.

http://www.anglingtrust.net/page.asp...ritish+Records

[Ron]

Seems you need to kill it though.
Would of been entertaining sending that bloody great thing through the post!

If you Catch a Record Fish
Procedures

1. The Claimant should contact the Secretary. Telephone: 0844 7700616 Fax: 01159 819039 or by post to BRFC, Eastwood House, 6 Rainbow Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8DQ.

E-mail: brfc@anglingtrust.net

2. Advice will then be given on identification, the claims procedure and if appropriate preservation. If the office is closed a message should be left on the answerphone.

3. The Secretariat will record the date and place of capture, the species of fish and if a game fish whether natural or cultivated or in the case of a Rainbow Trout whether a cultivated, resident or wild fish. The weight and details of the scales used to weigh the fish and request that a clear coloured photograph be forwarded so that identification can be confirmed,

The claimant will be advised to keep the fish if available pending identification. Medium sized fish can be preserved for considerable periods by refrigeration (deep freeze), If a fish is to be sent by post it should be wrapped in a cloth, placed in a sealed plastic bag, and wrapped in stout brown paper or jiffy bag. The name and address of the sender, and whether the fish should be returned - if so the postage should be enclosed. The fish should be weighed before freezing.

4. Claims must be confirmed in writing to the Secretary stating the date and place of capture, the species of fish and if a game fish whether a natural or cultivated or in the case of a Rainbow Trout whether a cultivated, resident or wild fish. The weight and details of the scales used to weigh the fish and a clear coloured photograph be forwarded so that identification can be confirmed,

5. Once the photograph has been received, and its identity established, the claimant will be informed and issued with the claim forms, he/she will then have 56 days to complete the forms and provide the necessary evidence for the claims.

6. Once the completed forms have been returned, the Secretary will acknowledge them, make copies and forward by post to the Members of the Record Committee for their consideration and if acceptable their endorsement of a new record.

7. Once the Committee have agreed the claim, the clamant will be issued with confirmation of the Record in the form of a letter.

8. All claims will then be brought to the next BRFC meeting, which takes place annually, normally in October of each year to officially ratify the claims and to conduct all the business of the BRFC.

9. A Certificate to commemorate the record will then be printed and circulated to the claimant.

10. Press Releases informing of the new accepted claims will be issued by the secretariat bi-monthly or as and when necessary.

11. A current list of the records will be lodged on the NFSA Web-site, and a Booklet printed as and when agreed by the Committee.

12. The representatives of the disciplines are as follows:- STA; NFA/SAA; NFSA and a representative of the Environment Agency

World Record Fish

World record marine and freshwater fishes are the concern of the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gull Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida, 33004-9968, USA Tel: (954) 927 2628.

World record claims for sharks should be made through the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain, Looe, Cornwall. Shark records on the British List are for the heaviest fish of each species, irrespective of the strength of line used; for records of sharks caught on different breaking strains of line please refer to the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain.

EUROPEAN SEA FISH The address of the Hon. Fish Recorder of the European Federation of Sea Anglers is 27, Beaver Close, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4GB.

Irish, Scottish and Welsh Records

The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee has in membership both the Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers and the Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers. Scottish and Welsh sea records which are also British records are submitted either direct to the BRFC or by the respective organisation to which the initial claim is made.

Claims for fish caught in Northern Ireland are dealt with by the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee, but claims for fish caught in Eire should be made to the Secretary, Mr. K. Lennane, Irish Specimen Fish Committee, Balnagowan House, Mobhi Boreen, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. (Tel: 01 8379206)

[pasty steve]

Originally Posted by Ron

Start here and see where you go with it.

http://www.anglingtrust.net/page.asp...ritish+Records

Cheers fella, Ill sit down on Sunday and see what I can do? I didn't think id have a great chance of claiming it, but it would be nice, Should at least get a few prizes from the mags and that wonderfull paper the Angling news, eh Norm?

[pasty steve]

''World record claims for sharks should be made through the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain''

Is it technicly a Shark? or is that just for Blues and Porgies etc?

[m!ni]

What a catch, thats as far as i am concerned a record.

Huge amount of respect to you for not killing it!