Dolphin Officially Ties Georgia State Record

Cade Quick (left) with the new Georgia state record dolphin.

A Glennville man has officially tied the Georgia state saltwater record for dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as mahi mahi, after landing a massive 68-lb., 9.28-oz. fish off the Georgia coast earlier this month.

Cade Quick reeled in the record-tying dolphin on May 5 while fishing near the South Ledge aboard a private boat. His catch officially ties the current state record set in April 2022 by James Roberts of Midway, which weighed 68-lbs., 1.6-ozs. Georgia state records for fish between 20 and 100 pounds must exceed the existing record by at least 8 ounces to break it, so Quick’s catch officially ties the current record and surpasses a previously tied record set in May 2019 by Will Owens of St. Simons Island, which tipped the scales at 67-lbs., 9.6-ozs.

Quick’s impressive dolphin measured 56 inches in fork length and had a 36.5-inch girth. He caught the fish while trolling with a blue and white chugger paired with ballyhoo on a 6-foot Offshore Angler trolling rod, equipped with an Avet reel spooled with 30-lb. monofilament.

To commemorate his achievement, Quick will receive a state record certificate signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon, and Coastal Resources Division Director Doug Haymans. His name will also appear in the next Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations Guide and on the CRD’s state saltwater records webpage at CoastalGaDNR.org/SaltwaterRecords for as long as the record stands.

The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources verifies saltwater fish records using certified scales and species identification. For more information about Georgia’s saltwater fishing records or how to submit a potential record, visit the website listed above.

The Georgia Saltwater Page