IGFA Saltwater All-Tackle World Records

SPECIES, LBS.-OZ., BODY OF WATER CAUGHT, DATE, ANGLER

• Albacore, 88-2, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Nov. 19, 1977, Siegfried Dickemann


• Amberjack, greater, 155-10, Challenger Bank, Bermuda, June 24, 1981, Joseph Dawson


• Amberjack, pacific, 104-0, Baja Calif., Mexico, July 4, 1984, Richard Cresswell


• Barracuda, great, 85-0, Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati, Apr. 11, 1992, John W. Helfrich


• Barracuda, Mexican, 21-0, Phantom Island, Costa Rica, Mar. 27, 1987, E. Greg Kent


• Barracuda, pickhandle, 25-5, Scottburgh, South Africa, July 3, 1996, Demetrios Stamatis


• Bass, Barred Sand, 13-3, Huntington Beach, CA., Aug. 29, 1988, Robert Halal


• Bass, Black Sea, 9-8, (Rudee Inlet) Virginia Beach, VA., Jan. 9, 1987, Joe Mizelle Jr.


• Bass, Black Sea, 9-8, Virginia Beach, VA., Dec. 22, 1990, Jack G. Stallings Jr.


• Bass, European, 20-11, Stes Maries de la Mer, France, May 6, 1986, Jean Baptiste Bayle


• Bass, Giant Sea, 563-8, Anacapa Island, CA., Aug. 20, 1968, J.D. McAdam Jr.


• Bass, Striped, 78-8, Atlantic City, NJ., Sept. 21, 1982, Albert R. McReynolds


• Bluefish, 31-12, Hatteras, NC., Jan. 30, 1972, James M. Hussey


• Bonefish, 19-0, Zululand, South Africa, May 26, 1962, Brian W. Batchelor


• Bonito, Atlantic, 18-4, Faial Island, Azores, July 8, 1953, D. Gama Higgs


• Bonito, Pacific, 14-12, San Benitos Is., Baja Calif., Mexico, Oct. 12, 1980, Jerome H. Rilling


• Cabezon, 23-0, Juan de Fuca Strait, WA., Aug. 4, 1990, Wesley Hunter


• Cobia, 135-9, Shark Bay, W. Australia, July 9, 1985, Peter W. Goulding


• Cod, Atlantic, 98-12, Isle of Shoals, NH., June 8, 1969, Alphonse Bielevich


• Cod, Pacific, 32-0, Unalaska Bay, AK., June 29, 1997, Donald Boston


• Conger, 133-4, South Devon, England, June 5, 1995, Vic Evans


• Dolphin, 87-0, Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica, Sept. 25, 1976, Manuel Salazar


• Drum, Black, 113-1, Lewes, DE, Sept. 15, 1975, Gerald M. Townsend


• Drum, Red, 94-2, Avon, NC., Nov. 7, 1984, David G. Deuel


• Eel, Marbled, 36-1, Durban, S. Africa, June 10, 1984, Ferdie van Nooten


• Eel, American, 9-4, Cape May, NJ., Nov. 9, 1995, Jeff Pennick


• Flounder, Southern, 20-9, Nassau Sound, FL., Dec. 23, 1983, Larenza Mungin


• Flounder, Summer, 22-7, Montauk, NY., Sept. 15, 1975, Charles Nappi


• Grouper, Warsaw, 436-12, Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL., Dec. 22, 1985, Steve Haeusler


• Haddock, 14-15, Saltraumen, Germany, Aug. 15, 1997, Heike Neblingerp


• Halibut, Atlantic, 255-4, Gloucester, MA., July 28, 1989, Sonny Manley


• Halibut, California, 53-4, Santa Rosa Island, CA., July 7, 1988, Russell J. Harmon


• Halibut, Pacific, 459-0, Dutch Harbor, AK., June 11, 1996, Jack Tragis


• Jack, Almaco (Pacific), 132-0, La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico, July 21, 1964, Howard H. Hahn


• Jack, Crevalle, 57-14, Southwest Pass, LA., Aug. 15, 1997, Leon D. Richard


• Jack, Horse-Eye, 24-8, Miami, FL., Dec. 20, 1982, Tito Schnau


• Jewfish, 680-0, Fernandina Beach, FL., May 20, 1961, Lynn Joyner


• Kawakawa, 29-0, Clarion Island, Mexico, Dec. 17, 1986, Ronald Nakamura


• Lingcod, 69-0, Langara Is., Brit. Columbia, June 16, 1992, Murray M. Romer


• Mackerel, Cero, 17-2, Islamorada, FL., Apr. 5, 1986, G. Michael Mills


• Mackerel, King, 90-0, Key West, FL., Feb. 16, 1976, Norton I. Thomton


• Mackerel, Spanish, 13-0, Ocracoke Inlet, NC., Nov. 4, 1987, Robert Cranton


• Marlin, Atlantic Blue, 1402-2, Vitoria, Brazil, Feb. 29, 1992, Paulo R.A. Amorim


• Marlin, Black, 1560-0, Cabo Blanco, Peru, Aug. 4, 1953, A.C. Glassell Jr.


• Marlin, Pacific Blue, 1376-0, Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI., May 31, 1982, Jay W. deBeaubien


• Marlin, Striped, 494-0, Tutakaka, New Zealand, Jan. 16, 1986, Bill Boniface


• Marlin, White, 181-14, Vitoria, Brazil, Dec. 8, 1979, Evandro Luiz Coser


• Permit, 56-2, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., June 30, 1997, Thomas Sebestyen


• Pollack, 27-6, Salcombe, Devon, England, Jan. 16, 1986, Robert S. Milkins


• Pollock, 50-0, Salstraumen, Norway, Nov. 30, 1996, Thor-Magnus Ukang


• Pompano, African, 50-8, Daytona Beach, FL., Apr. 21, 1990, Tom Sargent


• Roosterfish, 114-0, La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico, June 1, 1960, Abe Sackheim


• Runner, Blue, 11-2, Dauphin Island, AL., June 28, 1997, Stacey M. Moiren


• Runner, Rainbow, 37-9, Clarion Island, Mexico, Nov. 21, 1991, Tom Pfleger


• Sailfish, Atlantic, 141-1, Luanda, Angola, Feb. 19, 1994, Alfredo de Sousa Neves


• Sailfish, Pacific, 221-0, Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador, Feb. 12, 1947, C.W. Stewart


• Seabass, White, 83-12, San Felipe, Mexico, Mar. 31, 1953, L.C. Baumgardner


• Seatrout, Spotted, 17-7, Ft. Pierce, FL., May 11, 1995, Craig F. Carson


• Shark, Blue, 454-0, Martha's Vineyard, MA., July 19, 1996, Pete Bergin


• Shark, Great White, 2664-0, Ceduna, S. Australia, Apr. 21, 1959, Alfred Dean


• Shark, Greenland, 1708-9, Trondheimsfjord, Norway, Oct. 18, 1987, Terje Nordtvedt


• Shark, Hammerhead, 991-0 Sarasota, FL., May 30, 1982, Allen Ogle


• Shark, Shortfin Mako, 1115-0, Black River, Mauritius, Nov. 16, 1988, Patrick Guillanton


• Shark, Porbeagle, 507-0, Pentland Firth, Scotland, Mar. 9, 1993, Christopher Bennet


• Shark, Bigeye Thresher, 802-0, Tutukaka, New Zealand, Feb. 8, 1981, Dianne North


• Shark, Tiger, 1780-0, Cherry Grove, SC., June 14, 1964, Walter Maxwell


• Snapper, Cubera, 121-8, Cameron, LA., July 5, 1982, Mike Hebert


• Snapper, Red, 50-4, Gulf of Mexico, LA., June 23, 1996, Capt. Doc Kennedy


• Snook, 53-10, Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica, Oct. 18, 1978, Gilbert Ponzi


• Spearfish, Mediterranean, 90-13, Madeira Island, Portugal, June 2, 1980, Joseph Larkin


• Swordfish, 1182-0, Iquique, Chile, May 7, 1953, L. Marron


• Tarpon, 283-4, Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone, Apr. 16, 1991, Yvon Victor Sebag


• Tautog, 24-0, Wachapreague, VA., Aug. 25, 1987, Gregory R. Bell


• Tuna, Atlantic Bigeye, 392-6, Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico, July 25, 1997, Dieter Vogel


• Tuna, Blackfin, 45-8, Key West, FL., May 4, 1996, Sam J. Burnett


• Tuna, Bluefin, 1496-0, Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia, Oct. 26, 1979, Ken Fraser


• Tuna, Longtail, 79-2, Montague Is., NSW, Australia, Apr. 12, 1982, Tim Simpson


• Tuna, Pacific Bigeye, 435-0, Cabo Blanco, Peru, Apr. 17, 1957, Dr. Russell Lee


• Tuna, Skipjack, 45-4, Flathead Bank, Mexico, Nov. 16, 1996, Brian Evans


• Tuna, Southern Bluefin, 348-5, Whakatane, New Zealand, Jan. 16, 1981, Rex Wood


• Tuna, Yellowfin, 388-12, San Benedicto Island, Mexico, Apr. 1, 1977, Curt Wiesenhutter


• Tunny, Little, 35-2, Cape de Garde, Algeria, Dec. 14, 1988, Jean Yves Chatard


• Wahoo, 158-8, Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico, June 10, 1996, Keith Winter


• Weakfish, 19-2, Jones Beach Inlet, Long Island, NY., Oct. 11, 1984, Dennis R. Rooney


• Weakfish, 19-2, Delaware Bay, DE., May 20, 1989, William E. Thomas


• Yellowtail, California, Alijos Rocks, Baja California, Mexico, 1991

NOTE: These records are subject to change at any time*