|
Species |
Lbs. |
Oz |
Year |
Angler |
Where Caught |
| Albacore |
88 |
2 |
1977 |
Siegfried Dickemann |
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands |
| Amberjack, greater |
155 |
10 |
1981 |
Joseph Dawson |
Challenger Bank, Bermuda |
| Amberjack, pacific |
104 |
0 |
1984 |
Richard Cresswell |
Baja Calif., Mexico |
| Barracuda, great |
85 |
0 |
1992 |
John W. Helfrich |
Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati |
| Barracuda, Mexican |
21 |
0 |
1987 |
E. Greg Kent |
Phantom Island, Costa Rica |
| Barracuda, pickhandle |
25 |
5 |
1996 |
Demetrios Stamatis |
Scottburgh, South Africa |
| Bass, barred sand |
13 |
3 |
1988 |
Robert Halal |
Huntington Beach, CA |
| Bass, black sea |
9 |
8 |
1987 |
Joe Mizelle Jr. |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Bass, black sea |
9 |
8 |
1990 |
Jack G. Stallings Jr. |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Bass, European |
20 |
11 |
1986 |
Jean Baptiste Bayle |
Stes Maries de la Mer, France |
| Bass, giant sea |
563 |
8 |
1968 |
J.D. McAdam Jr. |
Anacapa Island, CA |
| Bass, striped |
78 |
8 |
1982 |
Albert R. McReynolds |
Atlantic City, NJ |
| Bluefish |
31 |
12 |
1972 |
James M. Hussey |
Hatteras, NC |
| Bonefish |
19 |
0 |
1962 |
Brian W. Batchelor |
Zululand, South Africa |
| Bonito, Atlantic |
18 |
4 |
1953 |
D. Gama Higgs |
Faial Island, Azores |
| Bonito, Pacific |
14 |
12 |
1980 |
Jerome H. Rilling |
San Benitos Is., Baja Calif., Mexico |
| Cabezon |
23 |
0 |
1990 |
Wesley Hunter |
Juan de Fuca Strait, WA |
| Cobia |
135 |
9 |
1985 |
Peter W. Goulding |
Shark Bay, W. Australia |
| Cod, Atlantic |
98 |
12 |
1969 |
Alphonse Bielevich |
Isle of Shoals, NH |
| Cod, Pacific |
32 |
0 |
1997 |
Donald Boston |
Unalaska Bay, AK |
| Conger |
133 |
4 |
1995 |
Vic Evans |
South Devon, England |
| Dolphin |
87 |
0 |
1976 |
Manuel Salazar |
Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica |
| Drum, black |
113 |
1 |
1975 |
Gerald M. Townsend |
Lewes, DE |
| Drum, red |
94 |
2 |
1984 |
David G. Deuel |
Avon, NC |
| Eel, marbled |
36 |
1 |
1984 |
Ferdie van Nooten |
Durban, S. Africa |
| Eel, American |
9 |
4 |
1995 |
Jeff Pennick |
Cape May, NJ |
| Flounder, southern |
20 |
9 |
1983 |
Larenza Mungin |
Nassau Sound, FL |
| Flounder, summer |
22 |
7 |
1975 |
Charles Nappi |
Montauk, NY |
| Grouper, warsaw |
436 |
12 |
1985 |
Steve Haeusler |
Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL |
| Haddock |
14 |
15 |
1997 |
Heike Neblinger |
Saltraumen, Germany |
| Halibut, Atlantic |
255 |
4 |
1989 |
Sonny Manley |
Gloucester, MA |
| Halibut, California |
53 |
4 |
1988 |
Russell J. Harmon |
Santa Rosa Island, CA |
| Halibut, Pacific |
459 |
0 |
1996 |
Jack Tragis |
Dutch Harbor, AK |
| Jack, almaco (Pacific) |
132 |
0 |
1964 |
Howard H. Hahn |
La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
| Jack, crevalle |
54 |
14 |
1997 |
Leon D. Richard |
Southwest Pass, LA |
| Jack, horse-eye |
24 |
8 |
1982 |
Tito Schnau |
Miami, FL |
| Jewfish |
680 |
0 |
1961 |
Lynn Joyner |
Fernandina Beach, FL |
| Kawakawa |
29 |
0 |
1986 |
Ronald Nakamura |
Clarion Island, Mexico |
| Lingcod |
69 |
0 |
1992 |
Murray M. Romer |
Langara Is., Brit. Columbia |
| Mackerel, cero |
17 |
2 |
1986 |
G. Michael Mills |
Islamorada, FL |
| Mackerel, king |
90 |
0 |
1976 |
Norton I. Thomton |
Key West, FL |
| Mackerel, Spanish |
13 |
0 |
1987 |
Robert Cranton |
Ocracoke Inlet, NC |
| Marlin, Atlantic blue |
1402 |
2 |
1992 |
Paulo R.A. Amorim |
Vitoria, Brazil |
| Marlin, black |
1560 |
0 |
1953 |
A.C. Glassell Jr. |
Cabo Blanco, Peru |
| Marlin, Pacific blue |
1376 |
0 |
1982 |
Jay W. deBeaubien |
Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI |
| Marlin, striped |
494 |
0 |
1986 |
Bill Boniface |
Tutakaka, New Zealand |
| Marlin, white |
181 |
14 |
1979 |
Evandro Luiz Coser |
Vitoria, Brazil |
| Permit |
56 |
2 |
1997 |
Thomas Sebestyen |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Pollack |
27 |
6 |
1986 |
Robert S. Milkins |
Salcombe, Devon, England |
| Pollock |
50 |
0 |
1996 |
Thor-Magnus Ukang |
Salstraumen, Norway |
| Pompano, African |
50 |
8 |
1990 |
Tom Sargent |
Daytona Beach, FL |
| Roosterfish |
114 |
0 |
1960 |
Abe Sackheim |
La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
| Runner, blue |
11 |
2 |
1997 |
Stacey M. Moiren |
Dauphin Island, AL |
| Runner, rainbow |
37 |
9 |
1991 |
Tom Pfleger |
Clarion Island, Mexico |
| Sailfish, Atlantic |
141 |
1 |
1994 |
Alfredo de Sousa Neves |
Luanda, Angola |
| Sailfish, Pacific |
221 |
0 |
1947 |
C.W. Stewart |
Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador |
| Seabass, white |
83 |
12 |
1953 |
L.C. Baumgardner |
San Felipe, Mexico |
| Seatrout, spotted |
17 |
7 |
1995 |
Craig F. Carson |
Ft. Pierce, FL |
| Shark, blue |
454 |
0 |
1996 |
Pete Bergin |
Martha's Vineyard, MA |
| Shark, great white |
2664 |
0 |
1959 |
Alfred Dean |
Ceduna, S. Australia |
| Shark, Greenland |
1708 |
9 |
1987 |
Terje Nordtvedt |
Trondheimsfjord, Norway |
| Shark, hammerhead |
991 |
0 |
1982 |
Allen Ogle |
Sarasota, FL |
| Shark, shortfin mako |
1115 |
0 |
1988 |
Patrick Guillanton |
Black River, Mauritius |
| Shark, porbeagle |
507 |
0 |
1993 |
Christopher Bennet |
Pentland Firth, Scotland |
| Shark, bigeye thresher |
802 |
0 |
1981 |
Dianne North |
Tutukaka, New Zealand |
| Shark, tiger |
1780 |
0 |
1964 |
Walter Maxwell |
Cherry Grove, SC |
| Snapper, cubera |
121 |
8 |
1982 |
Mike Hebert |
Cameron, LA |
| Snapper, red |
50 |
4 |
1996 |
Capt. Doc Kennedy |
Gulf of Mexico, LA |
| Snook |
53 |
10 |
1978 |
Gilbert Ponzi |
Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica |
| Spearfish, Mediterranean |
90 |
13 |
1980 |
Joseph Larkin |
Madeira Island, Portugal |
| Swordfish |
1182 |
0 |
1953 |
L. Marron |
Iquique, Chile |
| Tarpon |
283 |
4 |
1991 |
Yvon Victor Sebag |
Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone |
| Tautog |
24 |
0 |
1987 |
Gregory R. Bell |
Wachapreague, VA |
| Tuna, Atlantic bigeye |
392 |
6 |
1997 |
Dieter Vogel |
Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico |
| Tuna, blackfin |
45 |
9 |
1996 |
Sam J. Burnett |
Key West, FL |
| Tuna, bluefin |
1496 |
0 |
1979 |
Ken Fraser |
Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia |
| Tuna, longtail |
79 |
2 |
1982 |
Tim Simpson |
Montague Is., NSW, Australia |
| Tuna, Pacific bigeye |
435 |
0 |
1957 |
Dr. Russell Lee |
Cabo Blanco, Peru |
| Tuna, skipjack |
45 |
4 |
1996 |
Brian Evans |
Flathead Bank, Mexico |
| Tuna, southern bluefin |
348 |
5 |
1981 |
Rex Wood |
Whakatane, New Zealand |
| Tuna, yellowfin |
388 |
12 |
1977 |
Curt Wiesenhutter |
San Benedicto Island, Mexico |
| Tunny, little |
35 |
2 |
1988 |
Jean Yves Chatard |
Cape de Garde, Algeria |
| Wahoo |
158 |
8 |
1996 |
Keith Winter |
Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico |
| Weakfish |
19 |
2 |
1984 |
Dennis R. Rooney |
Jones Beach, Long Island, NY |
| Weakfish |
19 |
2 |
1989 |
William E. Thomas |
Delaware Bay, DE |
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