Alternative methods Hybrid Record

[Johnsfolly]

This guy must be looking at the open or low weight alternative methods records. His second record fish in the last month. He snagged the record skipjack herring previously.

O’Fallon angler sets another state fishing record

Congratulations to James Lucas on setting the state record by catching an 8-pound, 6-ounce hybrid striped bass with a throwline on the Mississippi River.

O’FALLON, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that James Lucas of O’Fallon became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he caught a hybrid striped bass on the Mississippi River.

The new “alternative method” record hybrid striped bass caught by Lucas on April 22 weighed 8-pounds, 6-ounces with a length of 24 3/4 inches and a girth of 18 1/2 inches. Lucas caught the fish with a throwline in one of his honey holes. MDC staff verified the record-weight fish using a certified scale in O’Fallon.

“I’m really excited that I caught this fish,” said Lucas. “I have been trying for over a month and a half to set this record with a throwline, and I’m just really glad all my practice finally paid off.”

Lucas added fishing with a throwline isn’t easy; it takes a lot of practice to get it down.

“I was able to locate the fish and get over the hybrid striped bass and drop my line. Then the fight was on. The striped bass put up a decent fight, but once I got him on the bank, I got that gut feeling I had the record,” he said. “I didn’t know for sure until I talked with MDC and they confirmed it.”

Lucas is familiar with state-record fish. He holds a state record for the skipjack herring in the alternative method category, which he broke on April 8.

“You haven’t heard the last of me,” he said. “I hope to set many more state records in the future. As for this fish, I plan on mounting it and putting it on the wall with the others.”

Missouri state-record fish are recognized in two categories: pole-and-line and alternative methods. Alternative methods include: throwlines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, grabbing, archery, and atlatl.

Conservation makes Missouri a great place to fish. For more information on state-record fish, visit the MDC website at http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/state-record-fish.

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James Lucas set the state record by catching an 8-pound, 6-ounce hybrid striped bass with a throwline on the Mississippi River April 22, 2016.

[MOPanfisher]

There are a few others that are still open.  heck if that is your thing why not.  I had a buddy who had the record northern Hog Sucker for a few years, you get a nice plaque and everything.  I would hate to have to catch an 8# hybrid on a throw line through makes my fingers burn thinking bout it.  Some of the fish on the state records list are pretty impressive, the one that really got me was the state record Green Sunfish from Stockton lake, that thing is a beast, would love to have a stringer full of them.

[Johnsfolly]

Looking at the records, would be interested in catching a 1lb highfin quillback with rod and reel to fill that open category. Or possibly a flier on a limbline.

[Ham]

I'm not sure I have EVER caught a Flier. I was with a guy that caught 2 Quillback on a fly rod (Ohio) on one trip, but I was not able to catch one of those. I caught all kinda odd carp/sucker variants that trip several of which I could not identify.