"Current Saltwater Records"
Species |
Lbs-Oz | Where 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 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Jan. 9, 1987 |
Joe Mizelle Jr. |
| 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 Neblinger |
|
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, Long Island, NY |
Oct. 11, 1984 |
Dennis R. Rooney |