The 50 Greatest World Record Catches
The location / scientific name / world record weight
Angler / date of catch / bait used / time of battle
IGFA WORLD RECORD ARAWANA = 25 lb. 5 oz.
Johnny Hoffmans' 25 lb. 5 oz IGFA world record Arawana
& 10 other NEW IGFA World Record Fish
WORLD RECORD ARCTIC CHAR = 39 lb. 11 oz.
Picture of Jeanne Branson 29 lb 11 oz. Arctic Char
& a 65 lb. World Record Lake Trout
LARGEMOUTH BASS
IGFA WORLD RECORD LARGEMOUTH BASS = 22 lb. 4 oz.
George Perrys' 22 lb. 4 oz. IGFA world record Largemouth Bass
Woman breaks Perrys largemouth record at spring lake?
Check out info. about Spring Lake in Sonoma County California.
Largemouth Bass 16 lbs. 4 oz. Connor Lake 05-20-1985
See a picture of 5 Record Largemouth Bass replicas!
Alabama State Record Largemouth Bass 16lbs. 8oz.
See a picture of a Largemouth bass 10lb. 8 oz. NJ record
SMALLMOUTH BASS
IGFA WORLD RECORD SMALLMOUTH BASS = 11 lb. 15 oz.
David Hayes 11 lb. 15 oz. IGFA Smallmouth Bass world record
12 Lbs. 4 Oz. CUT UP VS. 10 Lb. 14 Oz. Tn. fish in 1969
STRIPED BASS
IGFA WORLD RECORD STRIPED BASS = 81 lbs 14 oz.
Official IGFA All Tackle World Record Striped Bass
Greg Myerson & his 81 lbs 14 oz. (37.14kg) Striped Bass
August 4, 2011 Long Island Sound, Westbrook, CT. on Live Eel.
John Christian & his record 51 lb. bass on 25 lb. test line
48 in. length, 28.5 in girth, Great Egg Harbor River
April 26, 2002 - using live herring for bait.
WHITE BASS
WORLD RECORD WHITE BASS = 6 lb 7 oz
IGFA WORLD RECORD WHITE BASS = 5 lb. 14 oz.
White Bass 6 lbs. 13 oz. Lake Orange 07-31-1989 Ron Sprouse
BLUEGILL
IGFA WORLD RECORD BLUEGILL = 4 lb. 12 oz.
Check out Record Fish Caught by Amos Gray
5 lb 7oz World Record Bluegill! 4 lb 6oz Monster Crappie!
16 lb 8oz Largemouth Bass! & Mike Koepp's 57" Muskie
CARP
IGFA WORLD RECORD CARP = 57 lb. 13 oz.
See a picture of a 47 lb. carp NJ. Record Carp Billy Friedman
CATFISH
IGFA WORLD RECORD BLUE CATFISH = 124 lb.
Tim Pruitts' 124 lb. IGFA World Record Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish 95 lbs. 11 oz. James River 06-15-2006
Catfish, Blue - 646 lbs a freshwater record Mekong River, Thailand
IGFA WORLD RECORD FLATHEAD CATFISH = 78 lb. 8 oz.
Ken Paulins' 123 lb. 9 oz. World Record Flathead Catfish
Spains Record 226 Lb. Catfish / World Record 130 lb. Blue Catfish
Flathead Catfish 66 lbs. 4 oz. Occoquan Reservoir 05-06-1994
Tommy Couchs 76 lb. state record flathead Catfish
IGFA WORLD RECORD CHANNEL CATFISH = 58 lb.
Channel Catfish 31 lbs. 8 oz. Rappahannock River 10-02-1992
IGFA WORLD RECORD WHITE CATFISH = 22 lb.
CRAPPIE
BLACK CRAPPIE
IGFA WORLD RECORD BLACK CRAPPIE = 4 lb. 8 oz.
WHITE CRAPPIE
IGFA WORLD RECORD WHITE CRAPPIE = 5 lb. 3 oz.
Big Crappie Pictures & other record fish!
DRUM
Freshwater Drum 22 lbs. 6 oz. Kerr Reservoir 08-03-2008
GROUPER
A world record 46 Lb. 2 Oz. yellowedge grouper caught, Virginia
HALIBUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD HALIBUT = 459 lb.
Jack Tragis' 459 lb. world record Pacific Halibut
This huge Halibut caught on a line of hooks, may be biggest ever!
Huge halibut hooked in Norway!
MUSKELLUNGE
THE MUSKY CONTROVERSY
IGFA WORLD RECORD MUSKELLUNGE = 67 lb. 8oz.
Pics of
Cal Johnson 67 Lb. 8 oz. Muskellunge Hayward, WI. July 24,1949
& the other Worlds Biggest Muskelunge Via LuckyLures.nl
Pic of Art Lawtons 69 lb. 15 oz. Muskellunge from the St.Lawrence River 1957
& each states record muskelunge
Tom Boise sets new tip up ice fishing world record.
27 lb. 5 oz. Tiger Muskie caught on Otisco Lake.
The fish was 45 1/2 in. / girth of 22 1/2 in.
Catch AND Release Minnesota State Record Muskie
53.6 lbs. 51 in. / 29 in. girth
Caught on a Purple Pacemaker surface lure
Check out the Muskellunge fishing guide Jason Hamernick's
Muskie Breath Guide Service @ MuskieBreath.com
Fishing Mille Lacs Lake and Lake Vermilion Minnesota
See a picture of Mike Koepp's Pewaukee Monster 57" Muskie
John Bays 2001 Washington Record 31 Lb. 4 Oz.(northern pike / muskellunge hybrid)
from Mayfield Lake, Lewis County September 22, 2001
Muskie (including Tiger) 45 lbs. 8 oz. New River, Virginia Record 06-01-2007
Bob Neals 42 lb. 13 oz. New Jersey state record Muskellunge
The monster musky took his bait beneath the ice at
Monksville Reservoir in January, 1997
NORTHERN PIKE
IGFA WORLD RECORD NORTHERN PIKE = 55 lb. 1 oz.
Pic of the official World Record Pike
55 lb. 1 oz. / Greffern Lake, W. Germany
Lothar Louison / Spoon / October 16, 1986
French, Italian & German records & MORE!
Northern Pike 31 lbs. 4 oz. Motts Run Reservoir 07-24-1994
See a picture of a 48"/30 lb. pike
MARLIN
BLUE MARLIN (Pacific)
IGFA WORLD RECORD PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN = 1,376 lbs.
World Record Blue Marlin - 1,805 lbs. June 10th 1970
Gail Choy-Kaleiki fishing with her father, Capt. Cornelius Choy off O'ahu.
Not an IGFA world record because they were assisted by other people.
BLUE MARLIN (Atlantic)
IGFA WORLD RECORD ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN = 1,402 lb. 2 oz.
STRIPED MARLIN
IGFA WORLD RECORD STRIPED MARLIN = 494 lbs.
Record Marlin, Striped 212 lbs. Red Hill, Hawaii Jan.18th 1996
BLACK MARLIN
IGFA WORLD RECORD BLACK MARLIN = 1560 lbs.
Marlin, Black - 1,205 lbs. July 19th 1980 Red Hill, Hawaii Lei Aloha
WHITE MARLIN
IGFA WORLD RECORD WHITE MARLIN = 181 lbs 14 oz.
PACU
IGFA WORLD RECORD CARANHA PACU = 22 lb. 8 oz.
Alejandro Linares' 22 lbs. 8 oz. IGFA World Record Caranha Pacu
PERCH (white)
IGFA WORLD RECORD WHITE PERCH = 4 lb. 12 oz.
PERCH (yellow)
IGFA WORLD RECORD YELLOW PERCH = 4 lb. 3 oz.
PICKERAL (chain)
IGFA WORLD RECORD CHAIN PICKERAL = 9 lb. 6 oz.
ROOSTERFISH
110 Lb. Roosterfish From Mexico
SALMON
CHINOOK SALMON
WORLD RECORD CHINOOK SALMON = 126.5 pounds
WORLD RECORD CATCH & RELEASE CHINOOK = 99 lbs. 6 Oz.
Mrs. Ingrid Oeders' 99 lbs. 6 Oz. World Record Chinook Salmon
IGFA WORLD RECORD CHINOOK SALMON = 97 lbs. 4 Oz.
Les Andersons' 97 lbs. 4 Oz. IGFA World Record Chinook Salmon
Monstrous 85-pound dead chinook salmon found at Battle Creek
COHO SALMON
WORLD RECORD COHO SALMON = 33.4 pounds
IGFA WORLD RECORD COHO SALMON = 31 lb.
2001 Washington Record Coho Salmon
CHUM SALMON
WORLD RECORD CHUM SALMON = 45 lbs.
IGFA WORLD RECORD CHUM SALMON = 35 lbs.
Picture of Marianna Woodcoxs' 37 lb. Chum Salmon
PINK SALMON
IGFA WORLD RECORD PINK SALMON = 14.86 lbs.
2001 Washington Record 14.49 lb. Pink Salmon
SOCKEYE SALMON
IGFA WORLD RECORD SOCKEYE SALMON = 15.3 lbs.
ATLANTIC SALMON
IGFA WORLD RECORD ATLANTIC SALMON = 79 lb. 2 oz.
Picture of a 72 lb. Atlantic Salmon
SNAPPER
IGFA WORLD RECORD SCARLET SNAPPER = 26 lb.
Takashi Odagiri and his 26 Lb. World Record Scarlet Snapper
STURGEON
IGFA WORLD RECORD STURGEON = 468 lb.
Joey Pallotta and his 468 Lb. World Record Sturgeon
1,000 lb. Sturgeon
it measured out at 11' 1"
TARPON
President Roosevelt landing an 80 lb. Tarpon
Bill Riesenfeld's 108 Lb. 8 Oz. IGFA 4-pound test record tarpon
Lots of Pictures of Giant Tarpon
TROUT
STEELHEAD TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD STEELHEAD TROUT = 42 Lb. 2 Oz.
David Whites' 42 Lb. 2 Oz. IGFA World Record Steelhead
The biggest steelhead 66 Lbs. Slovenia [REUTERS 2005-02-09]
One of the longest Steelhead (30+ lbs.) ever caught in Washington
30+ Steelhead World Record / Hoh River Controversy
RAINBOW TROUT
WORLD RECORD RAINBOW TROUT = 43 lb. 6 oz.
Adam Konrads' 43 lb. 6 oz. World Record Rainbow Trout
BROWN TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD BROWN TROUT = 35 lb. 15 oz.
Howard "Rip" Collins' 40lb. 4oz. IGFA world record Brown Trout
Brown Trout 21 lbs. 6 oz. NJ. record Round Valley Reservoir
BROOK TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD BROOK TROUT = 14 lb. 8 oz.
Tim Mathesons' record 29-inch 16 lb. Brook Trout
CUTTHROAT TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD CUTTHROAT TROUT = 41 lb.
Tim Bayles' 24 lb. 12 oz. Cutthroat Trout
LAKE TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD LAKE TROUT = 65 lb.
Video of a near World Record 70 lb. Lake Trout getting caught!
Picture of John Geigers' 70 lb. Lake Trout
Pic of Record 65 lb. Lake Trout & a 29 lb. 11 oz. Record Char
2001 Washington Record Mackinaw
GOLDEN TROUT
IGFA WORLD RECORD GOLDEN TROUT = 11 lb.
TUNA
Picture of a 1152 Lb. Tuna
UTSUBO
IGFA WORLD RECORD UTSUBO = 6 lb. 11 oz.
Yuuma Nishino and his 6 lb. 11 oz. World Record Utsubo
WALLEYE
WORLD RECORD WALLEYE = 25 lb.
IGFA WORLD RECORD WALLEYE = 22 lb. 11 oz.
Al Nelsons' 22 lb. 11 oz. IGFA world record Walleye
Walleye 15 lbs. 15 oz. New River, Virginia 12-15-2000
|
|