SWAINSBORO â A day of fishing is good, but you know what makes it even better? A day you catch a new state record! Christian Blake Jones of Swainsboro was out targeting crappie when he reeled in this new state record hickory shad. His catch, caught on the Ogeechee River (Emanuel County), weighed 2 pounds, 3 ounces, and broke a 25-year-old record (1 pound, 15 ounces caught in 1995), according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resourcesâ Wildlife Resources Division. âIt is beyond exciting to hear about a new state record, and it emphasizes the fantastic fishing opportunities found in Georgia,â said Scott Robinson, assistant chief of Fisheries for the Wildlife Resources Division. âWho will catch the next one? It might be you â but you have to get outdoors and Go Fish Georgia!â