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Biggest Mangrove Snapper Ever?

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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IGFA Certifies New Snook All-Tackle World Record

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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12-Year-Old Lands Potential World Record Red Snapper

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 […]

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Sydney Game Fishing Club President Karen Wright Catches Pending Record Southern Bluefin Tuna

Sydney Game Fishing Club President Karen Wright may be headed to the record books. This past Wednesday, Wright caught a 317-pound southern bluefin tuna on 30-pound test. The fish will likely be recognized as the the largest southern bluefin to be taken on rod and reel on 30-pound line by a female angler. The Sydney […]

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New Women’s Blue Marlin on Fly Record

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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Record Atlantic Halibut Caught out of Norway

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 […]

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Record Breaking Cod Taken off Norway

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” […]

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