| Wednesday, May 30, 2001 was a good day for angler Adam Williams,
from NY, NY and Capt. Bamboo of MSF. That is the day they caught an IGFA World
Record-breaking Barred Jack. The fish was caught on the far side of Eastern Island
on spinning tackle. Williams was using a single barbless hook on a “Dr. Seki
Twitch Bait” lure, fresh out of the package. This lure originally had a barbed
treble hook, which the angler replaced with a single barbless hook to comply with Midway
fishing regulations. The Carangoides ferdau was 4.1 pounds, 18 inches in fork
length, and 7 inches in girth. This breaks the all tackle record previously held at
2 pounds 5 ounces by a very comfortable margin. What is even more exciting about
this catch is that it was brought in, weighed, measured, documented, and then released
alive. |
Capt. Bamboo (lft.) and Adam Williams
with the World Record catch. |
Capt. Bamboo reviving the Jack with
a salt-water hose before its release. |
The fish was kept swimming in the 22’ Glacier Bay’s
fish-well until they arrived back at the dock. Then Bamboo and the Williams were
diligent in making sure the fish was kept in a bucket of seawater between each picture and
measurement. Then, before the fish was released back into the ocean, Bamboo placed a
salt-water hose in the Jack’s mouth to wash the gills with water rich in oxygen.
This revives the fish and prepares him to get back in the water. After a few
minutes, Bamboo released the World Record Barred Jack off the back of the boat and it
darted off into the harbor. |
