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List of World Records For Fish Caught In
Saltwater
" World Record Fish are
categorized alphabetically and in lbs and oz "
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cero
Mackerel |
17lbs
2oz |
G.
Michael Mills |
Islamorada,
FL |
April
5, 1986 |
| 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 |
| Dolphin |
87lbs |
Manuel
Salazar |
Papagallo
Gulf, Costa Rica |
September
25, 1976 |
| European
Bass |
20lbs
11oz |
Jean
Baptiste Bayle |
Stes
Maries de la Mer, France |
May
6, 1986 |
| Giant
Sea Bass |
563lbs
8oz |
J.D.
McAdam Jr. |
Anacapa
Island, CA |
August
20, 1968 |
| 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 |
| Greenland
Shark |
1708lbs
9oz |
Terje
Nordtvedt |
Trondheimsfjord,
Norway |
October
18, 1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Roosterfish |
114lbs |
Abe
Sackheim |
La
Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico |
June
1, 1960 |
| Shortfin
Mako Shark |
1115lbs |
Patrick
Guillanton |
Black
River, Mauritius |
November
16, 1988 |
| Skipjack
Tuna |
45lbs
4oz |
Brian
Evans |
Flathead
Bank, Mexico |
November
16, 1996 |
| Snook |
53lbs
10oz |
Gilbert
Ponzi |
Parismina
Ranch, Costa Rica |
October
18, 1978 |
| 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 |
| Spotted
Seatrout |
17lbs
7oz |
Craig
F. Carson |
Ft.
Pierce, FL |
May
11, 1995 |
| Striped
Bass |
78lbs
8oz |
Albert
R. McReynolds |
Atlantic
City, NJ |
September
21, 1982 |
| Striped
Marlin |
494lbs |
Bill
Boniface |
Tutakaka,
New Zealand |
January
16, 1986 |
| Summer
Flounder |
22lbs
7oz |
Charles
Nappi |
Montauk,
NY |
September
15, 1975 |
| 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
Shark |
1780lbs |
Walter
Maxwell |
Cherry
Grove, SC |
June
14, 1964 |
| Wahoo |
158lbs
8oz |
Keith
Winter |
Loreto,
Baja Calif., Mexico |
June
10, 1996 |
| 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
Marlin |
181lbs
14oz |
Evandro
Luiz Coser |
Vitoria,
Brazil |
December
8, 1979 |
| White
Seabass |
83lbs
12oz |
L.C.
Baumgardner |
San
Felipe, Mexico |
March
31, 1953 |
| Yellowfin
Tuna |
388lbs
12oz |
Curt
Wiesenhutter |
San
Benedicto Island, Mexico |
April
1, 1977 |
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