Vermillion Snapper

Men's Current Vermilion Snapper Record

Name of Angler: Mark Brandon Neville

Hometown: Richmond HIll, Ga. 

Weight: 5 lb. 11.68 oz.

Total Length: 22 7/8 inches

Date of Catch: April 11, 2022

Bait or Lure Used: Cut Squid

Type of Fishing: Jigging

Location of Catch: Artificial Reef DW

Name of Boat: [Not named, self captained]

Name of Weigh Station: GA DNR Richmond Hill Hatchery

Disposition: Current record

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Men's Previous (2018) Vermilion Snapper Record

Scott Funderburk with Vermillion Snapper

Name of Angler: Scott Funderburk

Hometown: Guyton, Ga. 

Weight: 3 lb. 11 oz.

Total Length: 34 inches

Date of Catch: August 16, 2018

Bait or Lure Used: Cut Squid

Type of Fishing: Bottom Fishing

Location of Catch: 5 miles east of Navy Tower R6

Name of Boat: No Frustrations (Capt. RJ Schelter)

Name of Weigh Station: SSFC Weighmater (Certified scales)

Disposition: Record beaten on April 11, 2022

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Women's Current Vermilion Snapper Record

Stacey Pope with vermilion snapper

Name of Angler: Stacey T. Pope

Hometown: Brunswick, Ga. 

Weight: 5 lb. 5.56 oz.

Total Length: 23.25 inches

Date of Catch: April 7, 2023

Bait or Lure Used: Menhaden

Type of Fishing: Bottom Fishing

Location of Catch: About 2,000 feet from Artificial Reef DW approximately 70 nautical miles east of Sapelo Island.

Name of Boat: N/A

Charter Captain: Quentin Van Heerden

Name of Weigh Station: City Market, Brunswick, Ga. (Certified scales)

Disposition: Current record

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Previous women's record holder:

Alli DeYoung with Vermillion Snapper

Name of Angler: Alli DeYoung

Hometown: Savannah, Ga. 

Weight: 3 lb. 10.4 oz.

Total Length: 20.75 inches

Date of Catch: July 6, 2018

Bait or Lure Used: Squid

Type of Fishing: Bottom Fishing

Location of Catch: B-Liner Hole, 10 miles west of Gulf Stream, 70 miles off Savannah

Name of Boat: Screamin' Barnacle (Capt. Dan DeYoung)

Name of Weigh Station: Russo's Seafood, Ga. (Certified scales)

Disposition: Record broken April 12, 2023

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