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New
Virginia State Record Cobia Landed
A
109-pound cobia caught on June 10th 2006 by Joseph F. Berberich II of
Hayes has been certified as a new Virginia state record by the
Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Berberich caught his fish in
the Chesapeake Bay at York Spit on his private boat, Sea Berb. He
was fishing with his wife, Jenneifer Berberich, and two of his
regular fishing partners, John Johnson and Derek Kenyon. The anglers
were anchored at York Spit, chumming with ground menhaden when the
“monster” cobia struck. After a fight that lasted about twenty
minutes, cobia was boated.
The fish was a
“double-winner” for Berberich, winning the 11th Annual Hampton Creek
Cobia Tournament as well as becoming the new state record.The
record-setting cobia measured 69.5 inches in length and had a girth
of 33.25 inches.
The prior state
record of 104-lbs., 8-ozs. was caught at the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel by Steve Hasynic of Norfolk on July 7, 2002. |
