Striped Bass — 73 lb (2008)
Species: Striped Bass
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, and date are stated directly on VMRC's own 2012 announcement page for the record that succeeded it — a real official source, even though no standalone 2008-dated announcement page was located.
Former Virginia Saltwater State Record
- Recognizing authority
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Record program
- Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament
- Status
- Superseded
- Certification date
- 2008-01-23
- Successor record
- Striped Bass — 74 lb (2012) — this classification is no longer current.
Official source: Virginia Marine Resources Commission — State Record Striped Bass Announcement (2012) (This record's own weight/angler/date are stated as the immediately preceding record on VMRC's 2012 announcement page — no separate dedicated 2008 announcement page was found during research.)
Sources last checked 2026-08-09.
- Weight
- 73 lb
- Angler
- Fred Barnes
- Catch date
- 2008-01-23
- Catch location
- Not stated by the available source.
Catch location wasn't stated by the available source.
Hampton Roads connection
- Angler is a Hampton Roads resident: Angler resided in Chesapeake, Virginia — no catch location was published for this record.
Superseded by the 2012 record (74 lb). This is a real, separate case from the current record's own catch-location connection: this predecessor's Hampton Roads connection is the angler's residence, not where the fish was caught, which wasn't stated by the available source.
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