Marine White Perch Record Becomes Official - The Fisherman

Marine White Perch Record Becomes Official

On February 11th, while fishing a South Shore tidal river, Jeffrey Butta hooked and landed a massive white perch while fishing off a friend’s dock. The fish was weighed into Saltwater’s Bait and Tackle in West Islip. At the time, the pending record fish that weighed 3.06 pounds was submitted to the state and had been awaiting confirmation. About a month after the fish was initially caught, it was made official. Jeff eclipsed the previous record held by Rich Milled of Lindenhurst Bait and Tackle by over a quarter-pound. Ironically the past and now current records were weighed into the same tackle shop.

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