Cobia — 104 lb 8 oz (2002)
Species: Cobia
Species reference image — not the record catch.
Confirmed against an official or primary source as of the date shown.
The predecessor's weight, angler name, hometown, date, and catch location are stated directly on VMRC's own 2006 announcement page for the record that succeeded it.
Former Virginia Saltwater State Record
- Recognizing authority
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Record program
- Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament
- Status
- Superseded
- Certification date
- 2002-07-07
- Successor record
- Cobia — 109 lb (2006) — this classification is no longer current.
Official source: Virginia Marine Resources Commission — State Record Cobia Announcement (2006) (This record's weight/angler/date/location are stated as the immediately preceding record on VMRC's 2006 announcement page — no separate dedicated 2002 announcement page was found during research.)
Sources last checked 2026-08-09.
- Weight
- 104 lb 8 oz
- Angler
- Steve Hasynic
- Catch date
- 2002-07-07
- Catch location
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
A specific named place, as published by the source below — not a precise coordinate.
Hampton Roads connection
- Caught in or near Hampton Roads waters: Caught at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
- Angler is a Hampton Roads resident: Angler resided in Norfolk, Virginia.
Superseded by the 2006 record. A real example of one record carrying two distinct Hampton Roads connections at once — the catch location (the Bridge-Tunnel) and the angler's residence (Norfolk) — each its own sourced fact, never merged into one claim.
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