Saltwater Fish
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Species | Lbs-Oz | Where Caught | Date | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacore | 88-2 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | Nov. 19, 1977 | Siegfried Dickemann |
| Amberjack, greater | 155-12 | Challenger Bank, Bermuda | Aug. 16, 1992 | Larry Trott |
| Angelfish, gray | 4-0 | S.Beach Jetty, Miami, FL | July 12, 1999 | Rene G. de Dios |
| 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 | 10-4 | Virginia Beach, VA | Jan. 1, 2000 | Allan P. Paschall |
| Bass, European | 20-14 | Cap d'Agde, France | Sept. 8, 1999 | Robert Mari |
| 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 | 21-3 | Malibu, CA | July 30, 1978 | Gino M. Picciolo |
| 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 | 35-0 | Unalaska Bay, AK | June 16, 1999 | Jim Johnson |
| Conger | 133-4 | South Devon, England | June 5, 1995 | Vic Evans |
| Dolphinfish | 88-0 | Highbourne Cay, Bahamas | May 5, 1998 | Richard D. Evans |
| 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, American | 9-4 | Cape May, NJ | Nov. 9, 1995 | Jeff Pennick |
| Eel, marbled | 36-1 | Durban, South Africa | June 10, 1984 | Ferdie van Nooten |
| Flounder, southern | 20-9 | Nassau Sound, FL | Dec. 23, 1983 | Larenza Mungin |
| Flounder, summer | 22-7 | Montauk, NY | Sept. 15, 1975 | Charles Nappi |
| Grouper, goliath | 680-0 | Fernandina Beach, FL | May 20, 1961 | Lynn Joyner |
| 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 | 355-6 | Valevag, Norway | Oct. 20, 1997 | Odd Arve Gunderstad |
| Halibut, California | 58-9 | Santa Rosa Island, CA | June 26, 1999 | Roger W. Borrell |
| 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 | 58-6 | Barra do Kwanza, Angola | Dec. 10, 2000 | Nuno A.P. da Silva |
| Jack, horse-eye | 29-8 | Ascencion Island, South Atlantic | May 28, 1993 | Mike Hanson |
| Kawakawa | 29-0 | Clarion Island, Mexico | Dec. 17, 1986 | Ronald Nakamura |
| Lingcod | 76-9 | Gulf of Alaska | Aug. 11, 2001 | Antwan D. Tinsley |
| Mackerel, cero | 17-2 | Islamorada, FL | Apr. 5, 1986 | G. Michael Mills |
| Mackerel, king | 93-0 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Apr. 18, 1999 | Steve Perez Graulau |
| 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, European | 27-6 | Salcombe, Devon, England | Jan. 16, 1986 | Robert S. Milkins |
| Pollock | 50-0 | Salstraumen, Norway | Nov. 30, 1996 | Thor-Magnus Lekang |
| 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 | 528-0 | Montauk Point, NY | Aug. 9, 2001 | Joe Seidel |
| 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 | 1221-0 | Chatham, MA | July 21, 2001 | Luke Sweeney |
| 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, Pacific black | 57-12 | Rio Naranjo, Quepos, Costa Rica | Aug. 23, 1991 | George Beck |
| Spearfish, Mediterranean | 90-13 | Madeira Island, Portugal | June 2, 1980 | Joseph Larkin |
| Swordfish | 1182-0 | Iquique, Chile | May 7, 1953 | Louis Marron |
| Tarpon | 283-4 | Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone | Apr. 16, 1991 | Yvon Victor Sebag |
| Tautog | 25-0 | Ocean City, NJ | Jan. 20, 1998 | Anthony R. Monica |
| Tuna, Atlantic bigeye | 392-6 | Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico | July 25, 1996 | 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 | Cap 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 |
| 19-2 | Delaware Bay, DE | May 20, 1989 | William E. Thomas |
| Freshwater Fish | IGFA All-Tackle World Records |
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