Bob McNally

1 week ago | wired2fish.com | Bob McNally

In the realm of world record seeking fishermen, Art Weston stands far apart from many other record-chasing folks. The 54-year-old Kentucky banker most recently caught and released a giant 153-pound, 7-foot 3-inch long-alligator gar from Texas’ Lake Livingston on April 8, breaking his own line-class record. Once this record is certified, Weston will hold all 12 IGFA men’s line class records for alligator gar, for a total of 44 IGFA world records for 15 species of fish from six different countries.

1 week ago | outdoorlife.com | Bob McNally

David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged and ready that morning for bluefin tuna. “We looked like a moving trailer park: Shimano Tiagra 130s on a center console, 1600 pounds of ice, food for a month, fried chicken, harnesses, and devotion to this amazing game of sport fishing,” Esslinger wrote in a Facebook post about the day’s events.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Bob McNally

David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged and ready that morning for bluefin tuna. “We looked like a moving trailer park: Shimano Tiagra 130s on a center console, 1600 pounds of ice, food for a month, fried chicken, harnesses, and devotion to this amazing game of sport fishing,” Esslinger wrote in a Facebook post about the day’s events.

1 week ago | wired2fish.com | Bob McNally

Jed Dickerson made his name in fishing more than 20 years ago by chasing a legendary potential world-record bass nicknamed “Dottie” on Dixon Lake near San Diego. On March 25, Dickerson, 52, was after big spawning bass on the tiny, 35-acre Lake Poway. The small Southern California reservoir is widely known for harboring heavyweight largemouths, and he was looking for bedding bigmouths that morning.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bob McNally

Robert Riggs and his son Brent carried their small jon boat, trolling motor, and fishing gear to the edge of Mannington Lake in West Virginia the morning of March 28. They readied the boat for fishing, then pushed off onto the calm water. AdvertisementThe two anglers were after trout that day. Using light spinning gear and spoons, they soon caught a small brown and a rainbow.