The International Gamefish Foundation (IGFA) hasn’t yet approved angler Tim Champagne’s record catch as the biggest mangrove snapper ever caught, and whether they do or not, that’s still a beast of a grey. Champagne caught what could become the biggest grey snapper (Lutjanus griseus) ever recorded by the IGFA. Champagne caught the massive 8.45 kg […]
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The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) announced that it will be relocating its Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit from the first floor of its international headquarters in South Florida to a new wildlife museum and aquarium operated by the Johnny Morris Foundation in Springfield, Missouri USA. IGFA will continue to own its Dania building […]
On March 6, 2014, Orlando-based fishing guide Ward Michaels caught a 59 1/2-pound Pacific black snook in Puerto Quepos in Costa Rica. This week, the IGFA certified that catch as the new all-tackle world record. The previous record for Pacific snook was 57 pounds 12 ounces and was set in 1991 in Costa Rica. Michaels […]
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A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of Miami’s Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy have published an article in the journal Marine Policy (Vol.50, Part A; Dec. 2014; p. 318-322) calling for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) to suspend record keeping for at-risk species. According to the article, which […]
Twelve-year-old angler Taylor Shenk was fishing with her family off of Ponce Inlet, Florida, when she reeled in what may be a world-record red snapper. The current red snapper record for a Junior Female is 24 pounds set eight years ago. Shenk’s fish weighs in at 26 pounds, and her family has submitted the catch […]
77-year-old Alaska angler Jack McGuire was fishing with with Captain Rye Phillips this past week, when he hooked into a 482-pound halibut. That fish surpassed the current IGFA record set in 1996 of 459 pounds by 23 pounds. But, McGuire’s fish won’t be certified by IGFA as a record, because thirty minutes into the fight, […]
Reactor watches has announced a contest to fish for yellowfin tuna in Cabo San Lucas with IGFA‘s Bill Boyce host of Anglers Digest. The winner and guest will join Boyce to compete in the 2014 Western Outdoor News Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot, Mexico’s largest fishing tournament. Full tournament details and registration can be found here. […]
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On February 19, 2014, Donna Pascoe boated a 907-pound Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) of off New Zealand. The IGFA has now certified the catch as the women’s world record in the 130-pound line class, as well the women’s all tackle world record for Pacific bluefin tuna. The IGFA has not yet identified whether or […]
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There have been two impressive fish submitted recently for possible IGFA records. The first is a 226 lb. 10 oz. dogtooth salmon (Gymnosarda unicolor) taken by by Jason Alexiou off of Latham Island, Tanzania, on November 16, 2103. If approved, the fish will be recorded as the third heaviest dogtooth taken in the all tackle […]
The 30th annual International Game Fish Association Auction and Banquet, which kicks off the IGFA’s 75th anniversary celebration, is January 31 at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach. A reception and silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Conservation awards will honor IGFA Representative Dr. Ken Neill, the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute and Ray […]
Congratulations to angler Sherrell Carter who has set a probable new IGFA world record for heaviest blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) taken on a 16lb fly outfit. Her record is currently pending with the IGFA. Carter was fishing out of Azores Islands off Horta with Captain Olaf Grimkowski and first mate/wireman Marty Bates aboard “Xacara,” a Hatteras […]
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German angler Marco Liebenow has landed a 513-pound Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that is certain to shatter the current International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record by more than 94 pounds. Caught out of Kjollefjord, Norway, the fish was more than nine-feet long and was too big to be hauled on to the boat. Instead, Liebenow […]
The San Diego Sportfishing Council has just released the dates for the 11th Annual IGFA Young Angler’s Tournament. The tournament is schedule for August 3 and will be held at the Shelter Island Pier (1776 Shelter Island Drive). Tournament registration will begin at 7:30 am and fishing starts at 8:30 am. Lines out will be […]
The Fishing Wire Newsletter is reporting today that the International Game Fish Association received nearly 50 world record applications in May, 2013. The newsletter post highlights nine of the saltwater record applications, which reflect some really amazing catches. Included are applications for records for southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), California yellowtail (Seriola lalandi), pollock (Pollachius […]
The UK newspaper The Telegraph and the US newspaper Daily News are reporting that German angler Michael Eisele caught a record breaking 103 pound Atlantic cod in the Breivikfjord near Hammerfest, northern Norway on April 28, 2013. Eisele is waiting for confirmation from the International Game Fish Association that the fish overtakes (“destroys” or “humiliates” […]