Marker and his fishing buddy were out on Woodrum Lake on August 8 when the record-setting catches took place, Fox Carolina reported. Marker's record tied with Webb's existing weight record of 2.85.
The morning of Aug. 8, Lindell Marker and Dwight Priestley headed to Woodrum Lake with some live minnows to fish for black crappies, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources said in an Aug.
Woodrum was a native of Winfield and he graduated from Winfield High School. He served as the equipment manager at Marshall until 1995 and his full-time career in radio and print media ended in 2017.