World Saltwater Game Fish Records
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| Species Category | LBS | OZ | Location | Angler | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacore | 88 | 2 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | Siegfried Dickemann | 1977 |
| Amberjack, greater | 155 | 10 | Challenger Bank, Bermuda | Joseph Dawson | 1981 |
| Amberjack, pacific | 104 | 0 | Baja Calif., Mexico | Richard Cresswell | 1984 |
| Barracuda, great | 85 | 0 | Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati | John W. Helfrich | 1992 |
| Barracuda, Mexican | 21 | 0 | Phantom Island, Costa Rica | E. Greg Kent | 1987 |
| Barracuda, pickhandle | 25 | 5 | Scottburgh, South Africa | Demetrios Stamatis | 1996 |
| Bass, barred sand | 13 | 3 | Huntington Beach, CA/TD> | Robert Halal | 1988 |
| Bass, black sea | 9 | 8 | Virginia Beach, VA | Joe Mizelle Jr.Jack G. Stallings Jr. | 1987-90 |
| Bass, European sea | 20 | 11 | Stes Maries de la Mer, France | Jean Baptiste Bayle | 1986 |
| Bass, giant sea | 563 | 8 | Anacapa Island, CA | J.D. McAdam Jr. | 1968 |
| Bass, Striped | 78 | 8 | Atlantic City, NJ | Albert R. McReynolds | 1982 |
| Bluefish | 31 | 12 | Hatteras, NC | James M. Hussey | 1972 |
| Bonefish | 19 | 0 | Zululand, South Africa | Brian W. Batchelor | 1962 |
| Bonito, Atlantic | 18 | 4 | Faial Island, Azores | D. Gama Higgs | 1953 |
| Bonito, Pacific | 14 | 12 | San Benitos Is., Baja Calif., Mexico | Jerome H. Rilling | 1980 |
| Cabezon | 23 | 0 | Juan de Fuca Strait, WA | Wesley Hunter | 1990 |
| Cobia | 135 | 9 | Shark Bay, W. Australia | Peter W. Goulding | 1985 |
| Cod, Atlantic | 98 | 12 | Isle of Shoals, NH | Alphonse Bielevich | 1969 |
| Cod, Pacific | 32 | 0 | Unalaska Bay, AK | Donald Boston | 1997 |
| Conger | 133 | 4 | South Devon, England | Vic Evans. | 1995 |
| Dolphin | 87 | 0 | Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica | Manuel Salazar | 1976 |
| Drum, black | 113 | 1 | Lewes, DE | Gerald M. Townsend | 1975 |
| Drum, red | 94 | 2 | Avon, NC | David G. Deuel | 1984 |
| Eel, marbled | 36 | 1 | Durban, S. Africa | Ferdie van Nooten | 1984 |
| Eel, American | 9 | 4 | Cape May, NJ | Jeff Pennick | 1995 |
| Flounder southern | 20 | 9 | Nassau Sound, FL | Larenza Mungin | 1983 |
| Flounder, summer | 22 | 7 | Montauk, NY | Charles Nappi | 1975 |
| Grouper, warsaw | 436 | 12 | Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL | Steve Haeusler | 1985 |
| Haddock | 14 | 15 | Saltraumen, Germany | Heike Neblinger | 1997 |
| Halibut, Atlantic | 255 | 4 | Gloucester, MA | Sonny Manley | 1989 |
| Halibut, California | 53 | 4 | Santa Rosa Island, CA | Russell J. Harmon | 1988 |
| Halibut, Pacific | 459 | 0 | Dutch Harbor, AK | Jack Tragis | 1996 |
| Jack, almaco (Pacific) | 132 | 0 | La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico | Howard H. Hahn | 1964 |
| Jack, crevalle | 57 | 14 | Southwest Pass, LA | Leon D. Richard | 1997 |
| Jack, horse-eye | 24 | 8 | Miami, FL | Tito Schnau | 1982 |
| Jewfish | 680 | 0 | Fernandina Beach, FL | Lynn Joyner | 1961 |
| Kawakawa | 29 | 0 | Clarion Island, Mexico | Ronald Nakamura | 1986 |
| Lingcod | 69 | 0 | Langara Is., Brit. Columbia | Murray M. Romer | 1986 |
| Mackerel, cero | 17 | 2 | Islamorada, FL | G. Michael Mills | 1986 |
| Mackerel, king | 90 | 0 | Key West, FL | Norton I. Thomton | 1976 |
| Mackerel, Spanish | 13 | 0 | Ocracoke Inlet, NC | Robert Cranton | 1987 |
| Marlin, Atlantic blue | 1402 | 2 | Vitoria, Brazil | Paulo R.A. Amorim | 1992 |
| Marlin, black | 1560 | 0 | Cabo Blanco, Peru | A.C. Glassell Jr. | 1953 |
| Marlin, Pacific blue | 1376 | 0 | Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI | Jay W. deBeaubien | 1982 |
| Marlin, striped | 494 | 0 | Tutakaka, New Zealand | Bill Boniface | 1986 |
| Marlin, white | 181 | 14 | Vitoria, Brazil | Evandro Luiz Coser | 1979 |
| Permit | 56 | 2 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Thomas Sebestyen | 1997 |
| Pollock | 50 | 0 | Salstraumen, Norway | Thor-Magnus Ukang | 1996 |
| Pompano, African | 50 | 8 | Daytona Beach, FL | Tom Sargent | 1990 |
| Roosterfish | 114 | 0 | La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico | Abe Sackheim | 1960 |
| Runner, blue | 11 | 2 | Dauphin Island, AL | Stacey M. Moiren | 1997 |
| Runner, rainbow | 37 | 9 | Clarion Island, Mexico | Tom Pfleger | 1991 |
| Sailfish, Atlantic | 141 | 1 | Luanda, Angola | Alfredo de Sousa Neves | 1994 |
| Sailfish, Pacific | 221 | 0 | Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador | C.W. Stewart | 1947 |
| Seabass, white | 83 | 12 | San Felipe, Mexico | L.C. Baumgardner | 1953 |
| Seatrout, spotted | 17 | 7 | Ft. Pierce, FL | Craig F. Carson | 1995 |
| Shark, blue | 454 | 0 | Martha's Vineyard, MA | Pete Bergin | 1996 |
| Shark, great white | 2664 | 0 | Ceduna, S. Australia | Alfred Dean | 1959 |
| Shark, Greenland | 1708 | 9 | Trondheimsfjord, Norway | Terje Nordtvedt | 1987 |
| Shark, hammerhead | 991 | 0 | Sarasota, FL | Allen Ogle | 1982 |
| Shark, shortfin mako | 1115 | 0 | Black River, Mauritius | Patrick Guillanton | 1988 |
| Shark, porbeagle | 507 | 0 | Pentland Firth, Scotland | Christopher Bennet | 1993 |
| Shark, bigeye thresher | 802 | 0 | Tutukaka, New Zealand | Dianne North | 1981 |
| Shark, tiger | 1780 | 0 | Cherry Grove, SC | Walter Maxwell | 1964 |
| Snapper, cubera | 121 | 8 | Cameron, LA | Mike Hebert | 1982 |
| Snapper, red | 50 | 4 | Gulf of Mexico, LA | Capt. Doc Kennedy | 1996 |
| Snook | 53 | 10 | Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica | Gilbert Ponzi | 1978 |
| Spearfish, Mediterranean | 90 | 13 | Madeira Island, Portugal | Joseph Larkin | 1980 |
| Swordfish | 1182 | 0 | Iquique, Chile | L. Marron | 1953 |
| Tarpon | 283 | 4 | Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone | Yvon Victor Sebag | 1991 |
| Tautog | 24 | 0 | Wachapreague, VA | Gregory R. Bell | 1987 |
| Tuna, Atlantic bigeye | 392 | 6 | Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico | Dieter Vogel | 1997 |
| Tuna, blackfin | 45 | 8 | Key West, FL | Sam J. Burnett | 1996 |
| Tuna, bluefin | 1496 | 0 | Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia | Ken Fraser | 1979 |
| Tuna, longtail | 79 | 2 | Montague Is., NSW, Australia | Tim Simpson | 1982 |
| Tuna, Pacific bigeye | 435 | 0 | Cabo Blanco, Peru | Dr. Russell Lee | 1957 |
| Tuna, skipjack | 45 | 4 | Flathead Bank, Mexico | Brian Evans | 1996 |
| Tuna, southern bluefin | 348 | 5 | Whakatane, New Zealand | Rex Wood | 1981 |
| Tuna, yellowfin | 388 | 12 | San Benedicto Island, Mexico | Curt Wiesenhutter | 1977 |
| Tunny, little | 35 | 2 | Cape de Garde, Algeria | Jean Yves Chatard | 1988 |
| Wahoo | 158 | 8 | Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico | Keith Winter | 1996 |
| Weakfish | 19 | 2 | Jones Beach, Long Island, NY | Dennis R. Rooney | 1984 |
| Weakfish | 19 | 2 | Delaware Bay, DE | William E. Thomas | 1989 |
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