Not many people can say they caught the state record the first time they ever went out for a certain kind of fish.
But that’s what happened to Chuck Deeter.
The Oak Island resident set the North Carolina record for red grouper when he reeled in the 33-pound 8-ounce fish, according to a press release last week from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries.
The grouper, which was weighed in at Anchorage Marina in Atlantic Beach, measured 35 inches in length and had a 25.5-inch girth.
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