Fisherman sets new record with giant catch near North Carolina coast

Fisherman sets new record with giant catch near North Carolina coast

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT/WNCN) — A day out on the water for a North Carolina fisherman ended with him bringing in a catch for the record books. Jody Hopkins established a new record after catching the biggest long-finned bullseye, otherwise known as Cookeolus japonicus, ever logged in the state, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries said in a Wednesday news release. The Pitt County man hauled the 5-pound, 10.88-ounce specimen on June …