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Species / Name
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Lbs-Oz / Date
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Location |
Albacore
Siegfried Dickemann
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88 lbs 2 oz
Nov. 19, 1977
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Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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Amberjack, Greater
Joseph Dawson |
155 lbs 10 oz
June 24, 1981 |
Challenger Bank, Bermuda
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Amberjack, Pacific
Richard Cresswell |
104 lbs 0 oz
July 4, 1984 |
Baja Calif., Mexico
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Barracuda, great
John W. Helfrich
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85 lbs 0 oz
Apr. 11, 1992 |
Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati
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Barracuda, Mexican
E. Greg Kent |
21 lbs 0 oz
Mar. 27, 1987 |
Phantom Island, Costa Rica
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Barracuda, pickhandle
Demetrios Stamatis |
25 lbs 5 oz
July 3, 1996 |
Scottburgh, South Africa
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Bass, barred sand
Robert Halal |
13 lbs 3 oz
Aug. 29, 1988 |
Huntington Beach, CA
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Bass, black sea
Joe Mizelle Jr. |
9 lbs 8oz
Jan. 9, 1987 |
Virginia Beach, VA
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Bass, black sea
Jack G. Stallings Jr. |
9 lbs 8oz
Dec. 22, 1990 |
Virginia Beach, VA
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Bass, European
Jean Baptiste Bayle |
20 lbs 11 oz
May 6, 1986 |
Stes Maries de la Mer, France
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Bass, giant sea
J.D. McAdam Jr. |
563 lbs 8 oz
Aug. 20, 1968 |
Anacapa Island, CA |
Bass, striped
Albert R. McReynolds |
78 lbs 8 oz
Sept. 21, 1982 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Bluefish
James M. Hussey |
31 lbs 12 oz
Jan. 30, 1972 |
Hatteras, NC |
Bonefish
Brian W. Batchelor |
19 lbs 0 oz
May 26, 1962 |
Zululand, South Africa |
Bonito, Atlantic
D. Gama Higgs |
18 lbs 4 oz
July 8, 1953 |
Faial Island, Azores |
Bonito, Pacific
Jerome H. Rilling |
14 lbs 12 oz
Oct. 12, 1980 |
San Benitos Is., Baja Calif. Mxexico |
Cabezon
Wesley Hunter |
23 lbs 0 oz
Aug. 4, 1990 |
Juan de Fuca Strait, WA |
Cobia
Peter W. Goulding |
135 lbs 9 oz
July 9, 1985 |
Shark Bay, W. Australia |
Cod, Atlantic
Alphonse Bielevich |
98 lbs 12 oz
June 8, 1969 |
Isle of Shoals, NH |
Cod, Pacific
Donald Boston |
32 lbs 0 oz
June 29, 1997 |
Unalaska Bay, AK |
Conger
Vic Evans |
133 lbs 4 oz
June 5, 1995 |
South Devon, England |
Dolphin
Manuel Salazar |
87 lbs 0 oz
Sept. 25, 1976 |
Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica |
Drum, black
Gerald M. Townsend |
113 lbs 1 oz
Sept. 15, 1975 |
Lewes, DE |
Drum, red
David G. Deuel |
94 lbs 2 oz
Nov. 7, 1984 |
Avon, NC |
Eel, marbled
Ferdie van Nooten |
36 lbs 1 oz
June 10, 1984 |
Durban, S. Africa |
Eel, American
Jeff Pennick |
9 lbs 4 oz
Nov. 9, 1995 |
Cape May, NJ |
Flounder, southern
Larenza Mungin |
20 lbs 9 oz
Dec. 23, 1983 |
Nassau Sound, FL |
Flounder, summer
Charles Nappi |
22 lbs 7 oz
Sept. 15, 1975 |
Montauk, NY |
Grouper, warsaw
Steve Haeusler |
436 lbs 12 oz
Dec. 22, 1985 |
Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL |
Haddock
Heike Neblinger |
14 lbs 15 oz
Aug. 15, 1997 |
Saltraumen, Germany |
Halibut, Atlantic
Sonny Manley |
255 lbs 4 oz
July 28, 1989 |
Gloucester, MA |
Halibut, California
Russell J. Harmon |
53 lbs 4 oz
July 7, 1988 |
Santa Rosa Island, CA |
Halibut, Pacific
Jack Tragis |
459 lbs 0 oz
June 11, 1996 |
Dutch Harbor, AK |
Jack, almaco (Pacific)
Howard H. Hahn |
132 lbs 0 oz
July 21, 1964 |
La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
Jack, crevalle
Leon D. Richard |
57 lbs 14 oz
Aug. 15, 1997 |
Southwest Pass, LA |
Jack, horse-eye
Tito Schnau |
24 lbs 8 oz
Dec. 20, 1982 |
Miami, FL |
Jewfish (Goliath Grouper)
Lynn Joyner |
680 lbs 0 oz
May 20, 1961 |
Fernandina Beach, FL |
Kawakawa
Ronald Nakamura |
29 lbs 0 oz
Dec. 17, 1986 |
Clarion Island, Mexico |
Lingcod
Murray M. Romer |
69 lbs 0 oz
June 16, 1992 |
Langara Is., Brit. Columbia |
Mackerel, cero
G. Michael Mills |
17 lbs 2 oz
Apr. 5, 1986 |
Islamorada, FL |
Mackerel, king
Norton I. Thomton |
90 lbs 0 oz
Feb. 16, 1976 |
Key West, FL |
Mackerel, Spanish
Robert Cranton |
13 lbs 0 oz
Nov. 4, 1987 |
Ocracoke Inlet, NC |
Marlin, Atlantic blue
Paulo R.A. Amorim |
1402 lbs 2 oz
Feb. 29, 1992 |
Vitoria, Brazil |
Marlin, black
A.C. Glassell Jr. |
1560 lbs 0 oz
Aug. 4, 1953 |
Cabo Blanco, Peru |
Marlin, Pacific blue
Jay W. deBeaubien |
1376 lbs 0 oz
May 31, 1982 |
Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI |
Marlin, striped
Bill Boniface |
494 lbs 0 oz
Jan. 16, 1986 |
Tutakaka, New Zealand |
Marlin, white
Evandro Luiz Coser |
181 lbs 14 oz
Dec. 8, 1979 |
Vitoria, Brazil |
Permit
Thomas Sebestyen |
56 lbs 2 oz
June 30, 1997 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Pollack
Robert S. Milkins |
27 lbs 6 oz
Jan. 16, 1986 |
Salcombe, Devon, England |
Pollock
Thor-Magnus Ukang |
50 lbs 0 oz
Nov. 30, 1996 |
Salstraumen, Norway |
Pompano, African
Tom Sargent |
50 lbs 8 oz
Apr. 21, 1990 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Roosterfish
Abe Sackheim |
114 lbs 0 oz
June 1, 1960 |
La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
Runner, blue
Stacey M. Moiren |
11 lbs 2 oz
June 28, 1997 |
Dauphin Island, AL |
Runner, rainbow
Tom Pfleger |
37 lbs 9 oz
Nov. 21, 1991 |
Clarion Island, Mexico |
Sailfish, Atlantic
Alfredo de Sousa Neves |
141 lbs 1 oz
Feb. 19, 1994 |
Luanda, Angola |
Sailfish, Pacific
C.W. Stewart |
221 lbs 0 oz
Feb. 12, 1947 |
Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador |
Seabass, white
L.C. Baumgardner |
83 lbs 12 oz
Mar. 31, 1953 |
San Felipe, Mexico |
Seatrout, spotted
Craig F. Carson |
17 lbs 7 oz
May 11, 1995 |
Ft. Pierce, FL |
Shark, blue
Pete Bergin |
454 lbs 0 oz
July 19, 1996 |
Martha's Vineyard, MA |
Shark, great white
Alfred Dean |
2664 lbs 0 oz
Apr. 21, 1959 |
Ceduna, S. Australia |
Shark, Greenland
Terje Nordtvedt |
1708 lbs 9 oz
Oct. 18, 1987 |
Trondheimsfjord, Norway |
Shark, hammerhead
Allen Ogle |
991 lbs 0 oz
May 30, 1982 |
Sarasota, FL
*** PENDING *** |
Shark, shortfin mako
Patrick Guillanton |
1115 lbs 0 oz
Nov. 16, 1988 |
Black River, Mauritius |
Shark, porbeagle
Christopher Bennet |
507 lbs 0 oz
Mar. 9, 1993 |
Pentland Firth, Scotland |
Shark, bigeye thresher
Dianne North |
802 lbs 0 oz
Feb. 8, 1981 |
Tutukaka, New Zealand |
Shark, tiger
Walter Maxwell |
1780 lbs 0 oz
June 14, 1964 |
Cherry Grove, SC |
Snapper, cubera
Mike Hebert |
121 lbs 8 oz
July 5, 1982 |
Cameron, LA |
Snapper, red
Capt. Doc Kennedy |
50 lbs 4 oz
June 23, 1996 |
Gulf of Mexico, LA |
Snook
Gilbert Ponzi |
53 lbs 10 oz
Oct. 18, 1978 |
Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica |
Spearfish, Mediterranean
Joseph Larkin |
90 lbs 13 oz
June 2, 1980 |
Madeira Island, Portugal |
Swordfish
L. Marron |
1182 lbs 0 oz
May 7, 1953 |
Iquique, Chile |
Tarpon
Yvon Victor Sebag |
283lbs 4 oz
Apr. 16, 1991 |
Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone |
Tautog
Gregory R. Bell |
24 lbs 0 oz
Aug. 25, 1987 |
Wachapreague, VA |
Tuna, Atlantic bigeye
Dieter Vogel |
392 lbs 6 oz
July 25, 1997 |
Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico |
Tuna, blackfin
Sam J. Burnett |
45 lbs 8 oz
May 4, 1996 |
Key West, FL |
Tuna, bluefin
Ken Fraser |
1496 lbs 0 oz
Oct. 26, 1979 |
Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia |
Tuna, longtail
Tim Simpson |
79 lbs 2 oz
Apr. 12, 1982 |
Montague Is., NSW, Australia |
Tuna, Pacific bigeye
Dr. Russell Lee |
435 lbs 0 oz
Apr. 17, 1957 |
Cabo Blanco, Peru |
Tuna, skipjack
Brian Evans |
45 lbs 4 oz
Nov. 16, 1996 |
Flathead Bank, Mexico |
Tuna, southern bluefin
Rex Wood |
348 lbs 5 oz
Jan. 16, 1981 |
Whakatane, New Zealand |
Tuna, yellowfin
Curt Wiesenhutter |
388 lbs 12 oz
Apr. 1, 1977 |
San Benedicto Island, Mexico |
Tunny, little
Jean Yves Chatard |
35 lbs 2 oz
Dec. 14, 1988 |
Cape de Garde, Algeria |
Wahoo
Keith Winter |
158 lbs 8 oz
June 10, 1996 |
Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico |
Weakfish
Dennis R. Rooney |
19 lbs 2 oz
Oct. 11, 1984 |
Jones Beach, Long Island, NY |
Weakfish
William E. Thomas |
19 lbs 2 oz
May 20, 1989 |
Delaware Bay, DE |
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