Texas Parks and Wildlife posted the following on their record page:

“Starting June 1, 2021, the State Record Other Methods award category is undergoing a transition to be replaced by a State Record All-Tackle award category (largest fish by species caught by any legal means). Any application received after June 1 will now be considered for the State Record All-Tackle category, if applicable. No previous records for the State Record Other Methods category will be revoked. However, once the transition is completed, the listing for State Records Other Methods category will no longer be displayed.”

When the All-Tackle category is created, Rod and Reel and Bowfishing Records will overwrite the Other Methods records and they will be removed. If you have Other Methods state records, you may want to print a copy of the page, since the above action will remove them from display and other anglers will not be able to see the records.

Thanks for the pass on Barry!


Side Note: Love seeing those other method records. Will miss them. TPWD is still the BEST as for keeping fish records!

I agree that Texas still has the best records system. I do hate to see someone’s state record removed, especially for junior anglers. I know how much effort it takes to get a state record. The new all-tackle category will basically be a repeat of the rod and reel records. I am not sure how records will be evaluated during the “transition” period.