He's not edging anybody out, he'd be smashing the existing record, which is just 18 pounds. The IGFA posted this photo on their Facebook wall.
Snyder caught the fish on September 16 and is submitting it to the IGFA to achieve his record status. He was drifting a live grunt when he hooked this fish off Florida's Southwest coast, and it took him just 12 minutes to land it. We'll let you know when it becomes official
