IGFA World Record Approved!!!

[fshrgrl]

IGFA Representative Announcement
Dr. Julie Ball, IGFA Representative, Virginia Beach

IGFA World Record APPROVED!!

Male 20 pound Tippet Fly Rod Class
Striped Bass 51lbs, 5oz

I am pleased to announce another approved Virginia IGFA World Record!

Richie Keatley of Norfolk was approved today as the newest World Record holder from Virginia. The 51lb, 5oz striped bass he boated on the fly at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on December 17th topped the existing 43lbs, 12oz record previously held by another Virginia resident, Harry Huelsbeck.

Richie was fly fishing in his 22-foot boat at the CBBT using a hand-tied 3/0 Clouser blue-tinted fly. After a nerve racking battle, and three netting attempts, once again Virginia fishing history was made!
Congratulations Richie!!

[thill]

Awesome fish on the fly! As one who has never gotten anything much over 30" on the fly, I only dream of fish like that!

CONGRATS!!!!

[home cookin']

My man! Rock star fish god!

[Gitzit 2]

thanks for the news, Julie

Congrats on the new record Richie

[clem1288]

Good stuff man. Congrats!

[South Paw]

That's quite an accomplishment. I've yet to break 40lbs on a fly. Congrats!!!

[classicrockfish]

How Sweet it is!!!! Congrats on a very fine catch and record!!!! That must have been an absolute blast to bring in !!!

[Finfever21]

Congrats to the angler..

[goose70]

Congrats to the angler, but why does the IGFA still differentiate between male and female record categories? I think that we have a couple of women on this very thread who are proof that women can compete in fishing just fine with men and don’t require a separate category. If this is the 20-lb tippet record, I wish the IGFA would just call it that. If, on the other hand, a woman has caught a larger fish in that category, then this fish should not be a record. Just my opinion, of course, and maybe I'm misunderstanding the system. In any event, it's a nice fish.

[tieoneon]

Congrats to a great catch on fly . We catch alot of fish over 40" on fly every year. It is really a great way to catch saltwater fish. If you would like to learn more we are having a fly fishing expo tomorrow.


Hope to see you all at the Expo next Saturday (Norfolk Collegiate Lower School, 5429 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, VA 23509:
10am - 3:30 pm). Tell your friends! Here's the lineup!

Tiers: Larry Clemmons, Mike Buss, Art Greason, Drew Spade, Tina (Kayak Bass Fishing), Captain Chris Newsome, Ed Palaszewski and representatives from the Outer Banks Fly Casters, Blane Chocklett, George Hughes, Kevin Du Bois, Kendall Osborne…

Booths: Lynnhaven River Now, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association, Pirates of the Lynnhaven, TidalFish, Captain Kevin Josenhans Guide Service, Captain Chris Newsome Guide Service, Crab Creek Outfitters, Routhless Fly Fishing, Big Mouth Fly Rod Bags….

Speakers:

10:30 – 11:15 Brandon White (TidalFish) – Bonefishing in the Bahamas,
11:15 – 12:00 Captain Chris Newsome – Fly Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay,
12:00 – 12:45 Captain Kevin Du Bois – Fly Fishing in Rudee Inlet/Owls Creek,
12:45 – 1:30 George Hughes – Cobia on the Fly,
1:30 – 2:15 Captain Kevin Josenhans – Fly Fishing Maryland’s Tangier Sound,
2:15 – 3:00 Ed Palaszewski – Fly Fishing the Outer Banks…

There will be a raffle to raise money for the Oyster Reef Keepers of VA. Raffle items include boxes of flies, signed books by Alan Caolo (see the latest edition of American Angler), Big Mouth Fly Rod Bag. Kayak Bass Fishing Goodie Bag….