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Striped Bass
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2008 | Robert Scruggs | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 08 oz. | 42 |
| 1/6/2008 | Jerry Krebs | Claytor Lake | 27 lbs., 15 oz. | 37 1/2 |
| 1/8/2008 | Davy Dillon | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 1/8/2008 | Charles Howarth | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 1/12/2008 | David Owens | Smith Mountain Lake | 25 lbs., 06 oz. | 42 |
| 1/13/2008 | Mike Fowler | Waller Mill Reservoir | 20 lbs., 04 oz. | |
| 1/15/2008 | John Novitsky | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 2/3/2008 | Macky May | Smith Mountain Lake | 26 lbs., 09 oz. | 40 |
| 2/5/2008 | Carlos Brown | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs. | 37 1/4 |
| 2/12/2008 | John Shoffner, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 1/2 | |
| 2/15/2008 | Jesse Saunders Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 42 | |
| 2/17/2008 | Mike Fowler | Waller Mill Reservoir | 24 lbs., 07 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 2/19/2008 | Ray Goldston | Smith Mountain Lake | 31 lbs., 11 oz. | 42 3/4 |
| 3/3/2008 | Michael Walts | James River | 41 lbs. | 42 |
| 3/9/2008 | Travis Patsell | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs. | 38 |
| 3/10/2008 | Glenn Gardner | Claytor Lake | 21 lbs. | |
| 3/10/2008 | Glenn Gardner | Claytor Lake | 26 lbs., 14 oz. | 41 1/2 |
| 3/11/2008 | Dodd Jones | Leesville Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 |
| 3/21/2008 | Glen Mouser | James River | 40 | |
| 3/21/2008 | Jason Ratcliff | Claytor Lake | 24 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 3/22/2008 | John Goulait | Rappahannock River | 38 1/4 | |
| 3/26/2008 | Abby Allen | James River | 23 lbs. | 37 |
| 3/29/2008 | Dudley Burnett | Chickahominy River | 50 lbs. | 50 |
| 4/2/2008 | Timothy Creech | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs. | 36 |
| 4/3/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 23 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
| 4/3/2008 | Virgilio Ortiz | James River | 24 lbs., 08 oz. | 42 |
| 4/11/2008 | Jackie Pugh, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 1/4 | |
| 4/12/2008 | Dave Bedard | Rappahannock River | 44 | |
| 4/14/2008 | Patrick Snellings | Rappahannock River | 37 | |
| 4/16/2008 | Kim Biggs | Lake Gaston | 25 lbs., 12 oz. | 39 |
| 4/17/2008 | Thomas Gray | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 4/18/2008 | Mitchell Hopkins | James River | 36 lbs., 08 oz. | 45 |
| 4/19/2008 | Matthew Mullins | Claytor Lake | 25 lbs., 06 oz. | 39 |
| 4/19/2008 | James Cale, II | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 4/19/2008 | Wesley Donivan | James River | 20 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
| 4/20/2008 | Michael Marsh | Leesville Lake | 20 lbs., 12 oz. | 38 |
| 4/21/2008 | Ronnie Phillips | James River | 30 lbs. | 40 |
| 4/23/2008 | William Kost, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 4/23/2008 | Thomas Gray | Smith Mountain Lake | 25 lbs., 03 oz. | 41 |
| 4/24/2008 | Robert Wells | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs., 02 oz. | 37 3/4 |
| 4/25/2008 | Paul Ferguson Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs. | 37 |
| 4/27/2008 | Brian Hogan | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
| 4/29/2008 | Gary Harmon | Claytor Lake | 37 | |
| 5/2/2008 | Thomas Gray | Smith Mountain Lake | 33 lbs. | 44 |
| 5/6/2008 | Macky May | Smith Mountain Lake | 27 lbs., 12 oz. | 41 |
| 5/6/2008 | James Weakland | Smith Mountain Lake | 25 lbs., 06 oz. | 40 |
| 5/7/2008 | Burnett Fauver | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs., 05 oz. | 39 |
| 5/15/2008 | Douglas Biggs | Lake Gaston | 20 lbs. | 34 1/2 |
| 5/20/2008 | Mike Sustek | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 5/28/2008 | Lee Lasher | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 5/29/2008 | Ronnie Cooke | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs., 02 oz. | 39 1/4 |
| 6/1/2008 | William Haines | New River | 20 lbs., 01 oz. | 39 1/2 |
| 6/1/2008 | Peggy Wells | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 |
| 6/5/2008 | Myrl Blevins, Sr. | Claytor Lake | 22 lbs., 04 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 6/7/2008 | Chris Justice | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 | |
| 6/9/2008 | Jerry Bryant | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 6/15/2008 | Troy Dunn | Leesville Lake | 21 lbs., 12 oz. | 39 |
| 6/15/2008 | James Clifton Jr. | Claytor Lake | 21 lbs. | 38 1/2 |
| 6/19/2008 | Don Redford | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 6/20/2008 | Glenda Albert | Smith Mountain Lake | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 |
| 6/22/2008 | Steve Southwick | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 6/25/2008 | Howard Simpkins | Claytor Lake | 22 lbs. | 37 |
| 6/26/2008 | William Weber | Little Creek Reservoir | 31 lbs., 10 oz. | 41 |
| 6/29/2008 | Mike Fowler | Little Creek Reservoir | 24 lbs., 01 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/1/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Smith Mountain Lake | 29 lbs. | 41 1/2 |
| 7/6/2008 | Bryce Young | Smith Mountain Lake | 24 lbs. | 42 |
| 8/7/2008 | Robert Wells | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 11 oz. | 39 |
| 8/7/2008 | Matthew Crush | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 08 oz. | 39 |
| 8/22/2008 | Mark Kiefer | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 8/30/2008 | Morgan Leftwich | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 9/1/2008 | Stacy Hedrick | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 9/27/2008 | Cecil Welcher, Sr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 07 oz. | 37 1/2 |
| 10/4/2008 | David Clark | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 08 oz. | 39 |
| 10/16/2008 | Walt Reddick, Jr. | Roanoke River | 21 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 |
| 10/18/2008 | Christopher Beck | Smith Mountain Lake | 24 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 |
| 11/2/2008 | Tracy Devaney | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 34 |
| 11/5/2008 | Lacy Burnette | Smith Mountain Lake | 23 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 11/23/2008 | Troy Dunn | Leesville Lake | 46 lbs. | 44 |
| 12/6/2008 | Ronald Jessup, Sr. | James River | 20 lbs. | 36 |
| 12/19/2008 | Steven McCauley | James River | 38 | |
| 12/24/2008 | Ian Rigney | Leesville Lake | 22 lbs., 10 oz. | 38 |
| 12/29/2008 | William Simpson, III | Potomac River | 50 lbs. | 49 |
| 12/30/2008 | John Forstner, III | Chickahominy River | 23 lbs. | 37 1/4 |
| 12/31/2008 | Daniel Bussjaeger | Smith Mountain Lake | 28 lbs. | 40 |
Years Available
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