| Date | Weight | Angler | Category |
| 1/21/05 | 3.50 Lbs | Terry Groff | Rod and Reel |
| 8/9/05 | 6.81 Lbs | Larry Cannon | Rod and Reel |
On the first trip of 2005, Terry Groff brought up what appeared to be a red snapper. Since the red snapper season was closed, it nearly got tossed back. However, we noticed that the eyes were bright yellow, meaning that this was a “Silk Snapper”. There was no Silk Snapper record on the books, so Terry’s fish became the first state record for this species.
During the spring and most of the summer, the Possession Limit was repowered with new diesel engines. On the very first trip after repowering, seven months after Terry’s catch, fishing nearly 40 miles from the spot where Terry’s state record was caught, Larry Cannon landed a silk snapper nearly twice as big. Larry’s 6.81 Lb fish still holds the Texas state record.
