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List of World Records Fish
| Type of Fish |
Weight of Fish |
Fish Caught By |
Location |
Date |
| African
Pompano |
50lbs
8oz |
Tom
Sargent |
Daytona
Beach, FL |
April
21, 1990 |
| Albacore |
88lbs
2oz |
Siegfried
Dickemann |
Gran
Canaria, Canary Islands |
November
19, 1977 |
| Alligator Gar |
279lbs |
Bill Valverde |
Rio Grande, TX |
December 2, 1951 |
| Atlantic
Bigeye Tuna |
392lbs
6oz |
Dieter
Vogel |
Gran
Canaria, Puerto Rico |
July
25, 1997 |
| Atlantic
Blue Marlin |
1402lbs
2oz |
Paulo
R.A. Amorim |
Vitoria,
Brazil |
February
29, 1992 |
| Atlantic
Bonito |
18lbs
4oz |
D.
Gama Higgs |
Faial
Island, Azores |
July
8, 1953 |
| Atlantic
Cod |
98lbs
12oz |
Alphonse
Bielevich |
Isle
of Shoals, NH |
June
8, 1969 |
| Atlantic
Halibut |
255lbs
4oz |
Sonny
Manley |
Gloucester,
MA |
July
28, 1989 |
| Atlantic
Sailfish |
141lbs
1oz |
Alfredo
de Sousa Neves |
Luanda,
Angola |
February
19, 1994 |
| Almaco
(Pacific) Jack |
132lbs |
Howard
H. Hahn |
La
Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
July
21, 1964 |
| American
Eel |
9lbs
4oz |
Jeff
Pennick |
Cape
May, NJ |
November
9, 1995 |
| American Shad |
11lbs 4oz |
Bob Thibodo |
Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA |
May 19, 1986 |
| Apache Trout |
5lbs 3oz |
John Baldwin |
White Mountain, AZ |
May 29, 1991 |
| Arctic Char |
32lbs 9oz |
Jeffery Ward |
Tree River, Canada |
July 30, 1981 |
| Arctic Grayling |
5lbs 15oz |
Jeanne P. Branson |
Katseyedie River, N.W.T. |
August 16, 1967 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
79lbs 2oz |
Henrik Henriksen |
Tana River, Norway |
1928 |
| Barramundi |
63lbs 2oz |
Scott Barnsley |
Queensland, Australia |
April 28, 1991 |
| Barred
Sand Bass |
13lbs
3oz |
Robert
Halal |
Huntington
Beach, CA |
August
29, 1988 |
| Bigeye
Thresher Shark |
802lbs |
Dianne
North |
Tutukaka,
New Zealand |
February
8, 1981 |
| Bigmouth Buffalo |
70lbs 5oz |
Delbert Sisk |
Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA |
April 21, 1980 |
| Black Buffalo |
55lbs 8oz |
Edward H. McLain |
Cherokee Lake, TN |
May 3, 1984 |
| Black Bullhead |
8lbs |
Kani Evans |
Lake Waccabuc, NY |
August 1, 1951 |
| Black Crappie |
4lbs 8oz |
L. Carl Herring Jr. |
Kerr Lake, VA |
March 1, 1981 |
| Blue Catfish |
111lbs |
William McKinley |
Wheeler's Reservoir, TN |
July 5, 1996 |
| Black
Drum |
113lbs
1oz |
Gerald
M. Townsend |
Lewes,
DE |
September
15, 1975 |
| Black
Marlin |
1560lbs |
A.C.
Glassell Jr. |
Cabo
Blanco, Peru |
August
4, 1953 |
| Black
Sea Bass |
9lbs
8oz |
Joe
Mizelle Jr. |
Virginia
Beach, VA |
January
9, 1987 |
| Black
Sea Bass |
9lbs
8oz |
Jack
G. Stallings Jr. |
Virginia
Beach, VA |
December
22, 1990 |
| Blackfin
Tuna |
45lbs
8oz |
Sam
J. Burnett |
Key
West, FL |
May
4, 1996 |
| Blue
Runner |
11lbs
2oz |
Stacey
M. Moiren |
Dauphin
Island, AL |
June
28, 1997 |
| Blue
Shark |
454lbs |
Pete
Bergin |
Martha's
Vineyard, MA |
July
19, 1996 |
| Bluefin
Tuna |
1496lbs |
Ken
Fraser |
Aulds
Cove, Nova Scotia |
October
26, 1979 |
| Bluefish |
31lbs
12oz |
James
M. Hussey |
Hatteras,
NC |
January
30, 1972 |
| Bonefish |
19lbs |
Brian
W. Batchelor |
Zululand,
South Africa |
May
26, 1962 |
| Bluegill |
4lbs 12oz |
T.S. Hudson |
Ketona Lake, AL |
April 9, 1950 |
| Brook Trout |
14lbs 8oz |
Dr. W.J. Cook |
Nipigon River, Ontario |
July, 1916 |
| Bowfin |
21lbs 8oz |
Robert L. Harmon |
Florence, SC |
January 29, 1980 |
| Brown Bullhead |
5lbs 11oz |
Robert Bengis |
Cedar Creek, FL |
March 28, 1995 |
| Brown Trout |
40lbs 4oz |
Rip Collins |
Little Red River, AR |
May 9, 1992 |
| Bull Trout |
32lbs |
N.L. Higgins |
Lake Pond Orielle, ID |
October 27, 1949 |
| Burbot |
18lbs 11oz |
Margit Agren |
Angenmanelren, Sweden |
October 22, 1996 |
| Butterfly Peacock |
10lbs 8oz |
Larry Larsen |
Raraima, Brazil |
March 21, 1994 |
| Cabezon |
23lbs |
Wesley
Hunter |
Juan
de Fuca Strait, WA |
August
4, 1990 |
| California
Halibut |
53lbs
4oz |
Russell
J. Harmon |
Santa
Rosa Island, CA |
July
7, 1988 |
| Carp |
75lbs 11oz |
Leo van der Gugten |
Lac de St. Cassien, France |
May 21, 1987 |
| Channel Catfish |
58lbs |
W.B. Whaley |
Santee-Cooper Res., SC |
July 7, 1964 |
| Chain Pickerel |
9lbs 6oz |
Baxley McQuaig Jr. |
Homerville, GA |
February 17, 1961 |
| Chinook Salmon |
97lbs 4oz |
Les Anderson |
Kenai River, AK |
May 17, 1985 |
| Chum Salmon |
35lbs |
Todd Johansson |
Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia |
July 11, 1995 |
| Coho Salmon |
33lbs 4oz |
Jerry Lifton |
Salmon River, Pulaski, NY |
September 27, 1989 |
| Crevalle
Jack |
57lbs
14oz |
Leon
D. Richard |
Southwest
Pass, LA |
August
15, 1997 |
| Cobia |
135lbs
9oz |
Peter
W. Goulding |
Shark
Bay, W. Australia |
July
9, 1985 |
| Conger |
133lbs
4oz |
Vic
Evans |
South
Devon, England |
June
5, 1995 |
| Cubera
Snapper |
121lbs
8oz |
Mike
Hebert |
Cameron,
LA |
July
5, 1982 |
| Cutthroat Trout |
41lbs |
John Skimmerhorn |
Pyramid Lake, NV |
December, 1925 |
| Dolly Varden |
18lbs 9oz |
Richard B. Evans |
Mashutuk River, AK |
July 13, 1993 |
| Dolphin |
87lbs |
Manuel
Salazar |
Papagallo
Gulf, Costa Rica |
September
25, 1976 |
| Dorado |
51lbs 5oz |
Armando Giudice |
Corrientes, Argentina |
September 27, 1984 |
| European
Bass |
20lbs
11oz |
Jean
Baptiste Bayle |
Stes
Maries de la Mer, France |
May
6, 1986 |
| Flathead Catfish |
91lbs 4oz |
Mike Rogers |
Lake Lewisville, TX |
March 28, 1982 |
| Flatwhiskered Catfish |
9lbs 4oz |
Cavour Pieranti |
Rio Paraquai, Brazil |
September 11, 1996 |
| Florida Gar |
21lbs 3oz |
Jeff Sabol |
Boca Raton, FL |
June 3, 1981 |
| Freshwater Drum |
54lbs 8oz |
Benny E. Hull |
Nickajack Lake, TN |
April 20, 1972 |
| Giant
Sea Bass |
563lbs
8oz |
J.D.
McAdam Jr. |
Anacapa
Island, CA |
August
20, 1968 |
| Giant Tigerfish |
97lbs |
Raymond Houtmans |
Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire |
July 9, 1988 |
| Gilded Catfish |
85lbs 8oz |
Gilberto Fernandes |
Amazon River, Brazil |
November 15, 1986 |
| Gizzard Shad |
4lbs 6oz |
Mike Berg |
Lake Michigan, IN |
March 2, 1996 |
| Golden Trout |
11lbs |
Charles S. Reed |
Cooks Lake, WY |
August 5, 1948 |
| Goldfish |
6lbs 10oz |
Florentino M. Abena |
Lake Hodges, CA |
April 17, 1996 |
| Grass Pickerel |
1lbs |
Mike Berg |
Dewart Lake, IN |
June 9, 1990 |
| Great
Barracuda |
85lbs |
John
W. Helfrich |
Christmas
Is., Rep. of Kiribati |
April
11, 1992 |
| Great
White Shark |
2664lbs |
Alfred
Dean |
Ceduna,
S. Australia |
April
21, 1959 |
| Greater
Amberjack |
155lbs
10oz |
Joseph
Dawson |
Challenger
Bank, Bermuda |
June
24, 1981 |
| Greater Redhorse |
9lbs 3oz |
Jason Wilson |
Salmon River, Pulaski, NY |
May 11, 1985 |
| Greenland
Shark |
1708lbs
9oz |
Terje
Nordtvedt |
Trondheimsfjord,
Norway |
October
18, 1987 |
| Guadalupe Bass |
3lbs 11oz |
Allen Christenson Jr. |
Lake Travis, TX |
September 25, 1983 |
| Haddock |
14lbs
15oz |
Heike
Neblinger |
Saltraumen,
Germany |
August
15, 1997 |
| Hammerhead
Shark |
991lbs |
Allen
Ogle |
Sarasota,
FL |
May
30, 1982 |
| Horse-eye
Jack |
24lbs
8oz |
Tito
Schnau |
Miami,
FL |
December
20, 1982 |
| Inconnu |
53lbs |
Lawrence E. Hudnall |
Pah River, AK |
August 20, 1986 |
| Jewfish |
680lbs |
Lynn
Joyner |
Fernandina
Beach, FL |
May
20, 1961 |
| Kawakawa |
29lbs |
Ronald
Nakamura |
Clarion
Island, Mexico |
December
17, 1986 |
| King
Mackerel |
90lbs |
Norton
I. Thomton |
Key
West, FL |
February
16, 1976 |
| Kokanee |
9lbs 6oz |
Norm Kuhn |
Okanagan Lake, British Columbia |
June 18, 1988 |
| Lake Salmon |
18lbs 4oz |
Steve Robinson |
Lake Tanganyika, Zambia |
December 1, 1987 |
| Lake Sturgeon |
168lbs |
Edward Paszkowski |
Georgian Bay, ON, Canada |
May 29, 1982 |
| Lake Trout |
72lbs |
Lloyd E. Bull |
Great Bear Lake, N.W.T. |
August 19, 1995 |
| Lake Whitefish |
14lbs 6oz |
Dennis M. Laycock |
Meaford, Ontario |
May 21, 1984 |
| Largemouth Bass |
22lbs 4oz |
George W. Perry |
Montgomery Lake, GA |
June 2, 1932 |
| Lingcod |
69lbs |
Murray
M. Romer |
Langara
Is., British Columbia |
June
16, 1992 |
| Little
Tunny |
35lbs
2oz |
Jean
Yves Chatard |
Cape
de Garde, Algeria |
December
14, 1988 |
| Longnose Gar |
50lbs 5oz |
Townsend Miller |
Trinity River, TX |
July 30, 1954 |
| Longtail
Tuna |
79lbs
2oz |
Tim
Simpson |
Montague
Is., NSW, Australia |
April
12, 1982 |
| Marbled
Eel |
36lbs
1oz |
Ferdie
van Nooten |
Durban,
South Africa |
June
10, 1984 |
| Mexican
Barracuda |
21lbs |
E.
Greg Kent |
Phantom
Island, Costa Rica |
March
27, 1987 |
| Mediterranean
Spearfish |
90lbs
13oz |
Joseph
Larkin |
Madeira
Island, Portugal |
June
2, 1980 |
| Mountain Whitefish |
5lbs 8oz |
Randy G. Woo |
Elbow River, Alberta |
August 1, 1995 |
| Muskellunge |
67lbs 8oz |
Cal Johnson |
Hayward, WI |
July 24, 1949 |
| Nile Perch |
213lbs 8oz |
Adrian Brayshaw |
Lake Nasser, Egypt |
December 18, 1997 |
| Northern Pike |
55lbs 1oz |
Lothar Louis |
Lake of Grefeern, Germany |
October 16, 1986 |
| Pacific
Amberjack |
104lbs |
Richard
Cresswell |
Baja
Calif., Mexico |
July
4, 1984 |
| Pacific
Bigeye Tuna |
435lbs |
Dr.
Russell Lee |
Cabo
Blanco, Peru |
April
17, 1957 |
| Pacific
Blue Marlin |
1376lbs |
Jay
W. deBeaubien |
Kaaiwi
Point, Kona, HI |
May
31, 1982 |
| Pacific
Bonito |
14lbs
12oz |
Jerome
H. Rilling |
San
Benitos Is., Baja Calif. |
October
12, 1980 |
| Pacific
Cod |
32lbs |
Donald
Boston |
Unalaska
Bay, AK |
June
29, 1997 |
| Pacific
Halibut |
459lbs |
Jack
Tragis |
Dutch
Harbor, AK |
June
11, 1996 |
| Pacific
Sailfish |
221lbs |
C.W.
Stewart |
Santa
Cruz Is., Ecuador |
February
12, 1947 |
| Permit |
56lbs
2oz |
Thomas
Sebestyen |
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |
June
30, 1997 |
| Pickhandle
Barracuda |
25lbs
5oz |
Demetrios
Stamatis |
Scottburgh,
South Africa |
July
3, 1996 |
| Pink Salmon |
13lbs 1oz |
Ray Higaki |
St. Mary's River, Ontario |
September 23, 1992 |
| Pollack |
27lbs
6oz |
Robert
S. Milkins |
Salcombe,
Devon, England |
January
16, 1986 |
| Pollock |
50lbs |
Thor-Magnus
Ukang |
Salstraumen,
Norway |
November
30, 1996 |
| Porbeagle
Shark |
507lbs |
Christopher
Bennet |
Pentland
Firth, Scotland |
March
9, 1993 |
| Rainbow
Runner |
37lbs
9oz |
Tom
Pfleger |
Clarion
Island, Mexico |
November
21, 1991 |
| Rainbow Trout |
42lbs 2oz |
David Robert White |
Bell Island, AK |
June 22, 1970 |
| Red
Drum |
94lbs
2oz |
David
G. Deuel |
Avon,
NC |
November
7, 1984 |
| Red
Snapper |
50lbs
4oz |
Capt.
Doc Kennedy |
Gulf
of Mexico, LA |
June
23, 1996 |
| Redeye Bass |
8lbs 12oz |
Carl W. Davis |
Apalachicola River, FL |
January 28, 1995 |
| Redfin Pickerel |
2lbs 4oz |
Edward C. Davis |
St. Pauls, NC |
June 27, 1997 |
| Redtail Catfish |
97lbs 7oz |
Gilberto Fernandes |
Amazon River, Brazil |
July 16, 1988 |
| Roanoke Bass |
1lbs 5oz |
Tom Elkins |
Nottoway River, VA |
November 11, 1991 |
| Rock Bass |
3lbs |
Peter Gulgin |
York River, Ontario |
August 1, 1974 |
| Roosterfish |
114lbs |
Abe
Sackheim |
La
Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
June
1, 1960 |
| Round Whitefish |
6lbs |
Allan J. Ristori |
Putahow River, Manitoba |
June 14, 1984 |
| Sauger |
8lbs 12oz |
Mike Fischer |
Lake Sakakawea, ND |
October 6, 1971 |
| Shortfin
Mako Shark |
1115lbs |
Patrick
Guillanton |
Black
River, Mauritius |
November
16, 1988 |
| Sharptoothed Catfish |
79lbs 5oz |
Hennie Moller |
Orange River, S. Africa |
December 5, 1992 |
| Shortnose Gar |
5lbs 12oz |
Donna K. Willmart |
Rend Lake, Ill |
July 16, 1995 |
| Silver Redhorse |
11lbs 7oz |
Neal D.G. Long |
Plum Creek, WI |
May 29, 1985 |
| Skipjack
Tuna |
45lbs
4oz |
Brian
Evans |
Flathead
Bank, Mexico |
November
16, 1996 |
| Smallmouth Bass |
10lbs 14oz |
John T. Gorman |
Dale Hollow, TN |
April 24, 1969 |
| Smallmouth Buffalo |
82lbs 3oz |
Randy Collins |
Athens Lake, TX |
June 6, 1993 |
| Snook |
53lbs
10oz |
Gilbert
Ponzi |
Parismina
Ranch, Costa Rica |
October
18, 1978 |
| Sockeye Salmon |
15lbs 3oz |
Stan Roach |
Kenai River, AK |
August 9, 1987 |
| Southern
Bluefin Tuna |
348lbs
5oz |
Rex
Wood |
Whakatane,
New Zealand |
January
16, 1981 |
| Southern
Flounder |
20lbs
9oz |
Larenza
Mungin |
Nassau
Sound, FL |
December
23, 1983 |
| Spanish
Mackerel |
13lbs |
Robert
Cranton |
Ocracoke
Inlet, NC |
November
4, 1987 |
| Speckled Peacock |
27lbs |
Gerald (Doc) Lawson |
Rio Negro, Brazil |
December 4, 1994 |
| Spotted Bass |
9lbs 9oz |
Kirk Sakamoto |
Pine Flat Lake, CA |
October 12, 1996 |
| Spotted Gar |
9lbs 12oz |
Rick Rivard |
Lake Mevia, TX |
April 7, 1994 |
| Spotted
Seatrout |
17lbs
7oz |
Craig
F. Carson |
Ft.
Pierce, FL |
May
11, 1995 |
| Striped
Bass (saltwater) |
78lbs
8oz |
Albert
R. McReynolds |
Atlantic
City, NJ |
September
21, 1982 |
| Striped Bass (landlocked) |
67lbs 8oz |
Hank Ferguson |
O'Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA |
May 7, 1992 |
| Striped
Marlin |
494lbs |
Bill
Boniface |
Tutakaka,
New Zealand |
January
16, 1986 |
| Summer
Flounder |
22lbs
7oz |
Charles
Nappi |
Montauk,
NY |
September
15, 1975 |
| Suwannee Bass |
3lbs 14oz |
Ronnie Everett |
Suwannee River, FL |
March 2, 1985 |
| Swordfish |
1182lbs |
L.
Marron |
Iquique,
Chile |
May
7, 1953 |
| Tarpon |
283lbs
4oz |
Yvon
Victor Sebag |
Sherbro
ls., Sierra Leone |
April
16, 1991 |
| Tautog |
24lbs |
Gregory
R. Bell |
Wachapreague,
VA |
August
25, 1987 |
| Tiger Muskellunge |
51lbs 3oz |
John A. Knobla |
Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI |
July 16, 1919 |
| Tiger
Shark |
1780lbs |
Walter
Maxwell |
Cherry
Grove, SC |
June
14, 1964 |
| Tiger Trout |
20lbs 13oz |
Peter M. Friedland |
Lake Michigan, WI |
August 12, 1978 |
| Tilapia |
6lbs 5oz |
Marvin C. Smith |
Lake Arsenal, Costa Rica |
February 10, 1995 |
| Wahoo |
158lbs
8oz |
Keith
Winter |
Loreto,
Baja Calif., Mexico |
June
10, 1996 |
| Walleye |
25lbs |
Mabry Harper |
Old Hickory Lake, TN |
August 2, 1960 |
| Warmouth |
2lbs 7oz |
Tony D. Dempsey |
Guess Lake, Holt, FL |
October 19, 1985 |
| Warsaw
Grouper |
436lbs
12oz |
Steve
Haeusler |
Gulf
of Mexico, Destin, FL |
December
22, 1985 |
| Weakfish |
19lbs
2oz |
Dennis
R. Rooney |
Jones
Beach, Long Island, NY |
October
11, 1984 |
| Weakfish |
19lbs
2oz |
William
E. Thomas |
Delaware
Bay, DE |
May
20, 1989 |
| White Bass |
6lbs 13oz |
Ronald L. Sprouse |
Lake Orange, VA |
July 31, 1989 |
| White Catfish |
18lbs 14oz |
Jim Miller |
Inverness, FL |
September 21, 1991 |
| White Crappie |
5lbs 3oz |
Fred L. Bright |
Enid Dam, MS |
July 31, 1957 |
| White
Marlin |
181lbs
14oz |
Evandro
Luiz Coser |
Vitoria,
Brazil |
December
8, 1979 |
| White Perch |
4lbs 12oz |
Mrs. Earl Small |
Messalonskee Lake, ME |
June 4, 1949 |
| White
Seabass |
83lbs
12oz |
L.C.
Baumgardner |
San
Felipe, Mexico |
March
31, 1953 |
| White Sturgeon |
468lbs |
Joey Pallotta III |
Benicia, CA |
July 9, 1983 |
| Whiterock Bass |
27lbs 5oz |
Jerald C. Shaum |
Greers Ferry Lake, AR |
April 24, 1997 |
| Yellow Bass |
2lbs 4oz |
Donald L. Stalker |
Lake Monroe, IN |
March 27, 1977 |
| Yellow Bullhead |
4lbs 4oz |
Emily Williams |
Mormon Lake, AZ |
May 11, 1984 |
| Yellow Hybrid Bass |
2lbs 5oz |
George Edwards |
Kiamichi River, OK |
March 26, 1991 |
| Yellow Perch |
4lbs 3oz |
Dr. C.C. Abbot |
Bordentown, NJ |
May, 1865 |
| Yellowfin
Tuna |
388lbs
12oz |
Curt
Wiesenhutter |
San
Benedicto Island, Mexico |
April
1, 1977 |
| Zander |
25lbs 2oz |
Harry Lee Tennison |
Trosa, Sweden |
June 12, 1986 |
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