Fox News: Two West Virginia fishing buddies break state records within hours of each other

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Two West Virginia fishing buddies break state records within hours of each other

Two fishing buddies in West Virginia, Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley, set black crappie state records, in height and length, in less than two hours of one another.......                    ...                        ...A West Virginia fisherman set a new record only for it to be beaten in less than two hours by the man right by his side.......Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley were spending the day together fishing for black crappie — when the former pulled out a fish large enough to set the state record.......Marker and his fishing buddy were out on Woodrum Lake on August 8 when the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login took place, Fox Carolina reported.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......At 7:30 a.m., Marker was the first to surpass the previous state record in length.......His fish measured 17.36 inches, according to a West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR) press release.......The former record was set by Craig Webb, whose You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login measured 17.32 inches.......Marker's record tied with Webb's existing weight record of 2.85.......Just over an hour after Marker set his new record, at around 8:45 a.m., Priestly reeled in a black crappie that surpassed both the existing length and weight records, the media release stated.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Both fishermen used live minnows to achieve their records — even if Marker held his record for only a short while.......These records even caught the attention of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who shared his congratulations on "X."......"I'm thrilled to celebrate this unprecedented fishing achievement and hope these new benchmarks inspire anglers from all over to come and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login world-class fishing opportunities," the governor wrote.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......The men's fishing records were verified by West Virginia DNR's Fisheries Biologist Cory Hartman......."These You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login are a testament to the incredible fishing opportunities at Woodrum Lake," Brett McMillion, director of WVDNR, shared in the press release......."We are thrilled to celebrate these outstanding achievements by Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley. Their catches not only set new benchmarks but also highlight the quality of our state's fisheries."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......With the addition of these two new records, the WVDNR has reported eight new record-breaking catches in 2024, the department shared in the press release.......Fox News Digital reached out to the WVDNR for further comment and to Lindell Marker as well....

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