Here is the new all tackle IGFA WORLD RECORD for Mr. Rodney King of Woodbridge, VA for Blueline Tilefish which weighed in at a whopping 15 pounds 14 ounces. This fish was caught aboard the Jil Carrie skippered by Capt. Jim Brincefield on 4/10/06. A group of DC Capitol Police came out fishing with Capt. Jim and one of their veteran Officers - Mr. Rodney "Tony" King of Woodbridge, VA just beat our 3 week young IGFA World Record All Tackle Blueline Tilefish Record by a whopping 10 ounces! Capt. Jim is very proud to tell you that his new "Jil Carrie" and World Record mark is now 15 pounds 14 ounces.
To put this all in perspective, he has been fishing all of his life and has never even seen an All Tackle IGFA World Record. The last three weeks has produced 2!
Capt. Jim wants to thank his mentor, Capt. Steve "The Professor" Wray of Long Bay Pointe Bait & Tackle for teaching him about this vibrant fishery and believing in him - a "big foreheaded waterman from Deale, Maryland".
The blueline tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps is a bottom dweller found in water ranging from 240-780 feet deep, from Virginia to the Campeche Banks of Mexico. It is frequently found in the same habitat as groupers and snappers, preffering irregular bottom with sand, mud and shell hash. It is usually found in bottom water temperatures of 59° to 73° F. It has been found to burrow head first in cone-shaped sand piles. It may grow to be 32 inches and live up to 15 years. Spawning occurs from May to October, and females may lay more than 4 million free-floating eggs (Hermaphrodism is suspected to occur in this species). Blueline tilefish feed on bottom creatures, such as crabs, shrimp, snails, worms, sea urchins and small fish.
