| Type of Fish | Weight | 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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