Most state-record catches are a game of ounces and inches, but in 2023, several noteworthy fish tipped the scales dramatically between Maine and Virginia.
Brian Summerlin, 38, was fishing in Tangier Sound, off Maryland, when something huge snagged his line. Weighing in at 16.6lb, it smashed the previous Maryland record.
Brian Summerlin was fishing in Tangier Sound, off the US state of Maryland, when something huge snagged his line with eerily human gnashers - and it has gone on to break record