Yes they were, caught them on my 25th birthday in 2008 April 18th released and swam away healthy I got a fiberglass mount of the big one. It was 23×18.5. The other one was 21×15 3/4. You can see my digital scale in the picture but unfortunately it wasn't reading right,, so I took the length and girth measurements. The state record was 23.5×18. I knew this when I caught the fish but couldn't keep the pig because of the time of year. Regardless if it was a state record or not I kind of doubt it I think it was close though there's another one out there.