yes, there has been a flurry of record breaking going on in 04... the Va. State record for Blue Catfish fell, not once, but twice in two months after standing for 5 years. The world , all tackle Blue Catfish (In Texas of course), record was smashed... We had a new state record Striped Bass caught this year... North Carolina's Blue Catfish record fell... I don't know if it's quality of fishery, angler or just more people taking advantage of the outdoor experience to get out and fish, that has caused this record breaking-record breaking year... but it sure makes you want to get out there to see if you can take part in setting one of those new benchmarks...