Possible world record verm caught in Brookings,OR 5/3

Possible world record vermillion caught in Brookings Tuesday 15.5lbs

http://myoutdoorbuddy.com/fishing_report.php?fishing=11576

The MOB report says they had already limited on blacks when he caught and retained the verm?

If that is true that's a DQ and a ticket.  If that's not true MOB needs to correct it.

Fife will always remember that day as if it was yesterday.
“We all limited out on black rockfish so we switched over to fish for lingcod,” he remembers. “So when I first had this fish on, at first I thought I had a monster lingcod on because of the way this thing was stripping line. I would reel in a few more turns and then it would take out another 50 feet of line.”
Toward what Fife thought truly must have been the end of the fight, the fish was brought toward the surface of the water and was inched closer toward the side of the boat. That’s when fight began.
“When I got it up to the surface and really close to the boat, it decided to go underneath the boat and it came out the other side,” he recalled. “So I had to release my line so that the crew could gaff it. I was just praying that it was hooked well. On top of that the line was rubbing on the keel, and that’s when I thought to myself that the line was going to break for sure.”
But the fish was finally gaffed and brought aboard the Super Star.

Limiting on blacks is not the same as limiting on Rock Fish. 

Holy Vermilion Hells. That's an amazing catch!

Beast!


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Limiting on blacks is not the same as limiting on Rock Fish. 

There is no sub bag limit for blacks in Oregon so the interpretation would be that they had their limit on rockfish, but it may be possible 5hat the captain or deck hand didn't have any fish which means they could keep a black so the guy who caught the verm would be legal.

That fish is older then that guy

Limiting on blacks is not the same as limiting on Rock Fish. 

I would say a limit is a limit. Blacks are included in the Oregon F&G rules as rockfish.

Rockfish (“sea bass,” “snapper”), Greenling (“sea trout”), Pacific Cod, Cabezon, Skates, Spiny Dogfish, Leopard Shark, Soupfin Shark, Topsmelt, Jacksmelt, and other marine species not listed.
7 fish in aggregate, of which only 1 may be a cabezon, only 1 may be a canary rockfish, and no more than 3 may be blue rockfish. Retention of yelloweye, China, quillback, and copper rockfish is prohibited.

Yup that makes sense.  Forgot ca has different rules. 

Limiting on blacks is not the same as limiting on Rock Fish. 

It is in Oregon.

Limiting on blacks is not the same as limiting on Rock Fish. 

There is no sub bag limit for blacks in Oregon so the interpretation would be that they had their limit on rockfish, but it may be possible 5hat the captain or deck hand didn't have any fish which means they could keep a black so the guy who caught the verm would be legal.

The way Oregon boat limits work is you can still fish until everyone has their limit but if you already have your limit you have to hand of the rod to the angler that still has room in their limit before landing the fish.  I like this rule a lot btw.

Yuuuuge!

That fish is older then that guy

I'm thinking they're about the same age. Data I found right away says 60 years max for Vermilion. The guy looks beyond 60 but this verm may have made it past the known lifespan...

What a fish! It would look great on my wall.

Nice fish. Way nice fish. If they did have limits and was required to hand of the rod, when he handed it off doesn't that count as assistance and dq  you from a record?? I think am fishing in the wrong state......

I think am fishing in the wrong state......

Its pretty tough to beat Brookings, that place is awesome.

I wouldn't keep one that big/old...