January 7, 2025

New State Record Bowfin

Frank Hubert caught the new state record Bowfin in Mantua Creek on December 17, 2024.  The fish weighed 12 pounds, 10-ounces, replacing Pierce Dopkin’s 11-pound, 8.5-ounce record from 2017, which was caught in the same creek. 

Frank was casting from a kayak when the fish hit.  He was using a Sixgill spinning rod with a Shimano spinning reel loaded with 30-pound test Snakehead Outlawz braided line when the fish hit. Frank was using a Snakehead Outlawz Dragon Destroyer as the lure for this new record bowfin.

Congratulations Frank!

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