World Records Certified by IGFA
All-tackle records are maintained for the heaviest fish of any species caught on
any line up to 130-lb (60 kg) class and certified by the International Game Fish
Association. Records logged through Aug. 20, 2001. Address: 300 Gulf Stream Way,
Dania Beach, Fla. 33004. Telephone: (954) 927-2628.
Species |
Lbs-Oz |
Where Caught |
Date |
Angler |
| Barramundi |
63-2 |
Queensland, Australia |
Apr. 28, 1991 |
Scott Barnsley |
| Bass, Guadalupe |
3-11 |
Lake Travis, TX |
Sept. 25, 1983 |
Allen Christenson Jr. |
| Bass, largemouth |
22-4 |
Montgomery Lake, GA |
June 2, 1932 |
George W. Perry |
| Bass, redeye |
8-12 |
Apalachicola River, FL |
Jan. 28, 1995 |
Carl W. Davis |
| Bass, Roanoke |
1-5 |
Nottoway River, VA |
Nov. 11, 1991 |
Tom Elkins |
| Bass, rock |
3-0 |
York River, Ontario |
Aug. 1, 1974 |
Peter Gulgin |
| Bass, smallmouth |
10-14 |
Dale Hollow, TN |
Apr. 24, 1969 |
John T. Gorman |
| Bass, spotted |
9-9 |
Pine Flat Lake, CA |
Oct. 12, 1996 |
Kirk Sakamoto |
| Bass, striped (landlocked) |
67-8 |
O'Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA |
May 7, 1992 |
Hank Ferguson |
| Bass, Suwannee |
3-14 |
Suwannee River, FL |
Mar. 2, 1985 |
Ronnie Everett |
| Bass, white |
6-13 |
Lake Orange, VA |
July 31, 1989 |
Ronald L. Sprouse |
| Bass, whiterock |
27-5 |
Greers Ferry Lake, AR |
Apr. 24, 1997 |
Jerald C. Shaum |
| Bass, yellow |
2-4 |
Lake Monroe, IN |
Mar. 27, 1977 |
Donald L. Stalker |
| Bass, yellow hybrid |
2-5 |
Kiamichi River, OK |
Mar. 26, 1991 |
George Edwards |
| Bluegill |
4-12 |
Ketona Lake, AL |
Apr. 9, 1950 |
T.S. Hudson |
| Bowfin |
21-8 |
Florence, SC |
Jan. 29, 1980 |
Robert L. Harmon |
| Buffalo, bigmouth |
70-5 |
Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA |
Apr. 21, 1980 |
Delbert Sisk |
| Buffalo, black |
55-8 |
Cherokee Lake, TN |
May 3, 1984 |
Edward H. McLain |
| Buffalo, smallmouth |
82-3 |
Athens Lake, TX |
June 6, 1993 |
Randy Collins |
| Bullhead, black |
8-0 |
Lake Waccabuc, NY |
Aug. 1, 1951 |
Kani Evans |
| Bullhead, brown |
5-11 |
Cedar Creek, FL |
Mar. 28, 1995 |
Robert Bengis |
| Bullhead, yellow |
4-4 |
Mormon Lake, AZ |
May 11, 1984 |
Emily Williams |
| Burbot |
18-11 |
Angenmanelren, Sweden |
Oct. 22, 1996 |
Margit Agren |
| Carp |
75-11 |
Lac de St. Cassien, France |
May 21, 1987 |
Leo van der Gugten |
| Catfish, blue |
111-0 |
Wheeler's Reservoir, TN |
July 5, 1996 |
William McKinley |
| Catfish, channel |
58-0 |
Santee-Cooper Res., SC |
July 7, 1964 |
W.B. Whaley |
| Catfish, flathead |
91-4 |
Lake Lewisville, TX |
Mar. 28, 1982 |
Mike Rogers |
| Catfish, flatwhiskered |
9-4 |
Rio Paraquai, Brazil |
Sept. 11, 1996 |
Cavour Pieranti |
| Catfish, gilded |
85-8 |
Amazon River, Brazil |
Nov. 15, 1986 |
Gilberto Fernandes |
| Catfish, redtail |
97-7 |
Amazon River, Brazil |
July 16, 1988 |
Gilberto Fernandes |
| Catfish, sharptoothed |
79-5 |
Orange River, S. Africa |
Dec. 5, 1992 |
Hennie Moller |
| Catfish, white |
18-14 |
Inverness, FL |
Sept. 21, 1991 |
Jim Miller |
| Char, Arctic |
32-9 |
Tree River, Canada |
July 30, 1981 |
Jeffery Ward |
| Crappie, black |
4-8 |
Kerr Lake, VA |
Mar. 1, 1981 |
L. Carl Herring Jr. |
| Crappie, white |
5-3 |
Enid Dam, MS |
July 31, 1957 |
Fred L. Bright |
| Dolly Varden |
18-9 |
Mashutuk River, AK |
July 13, 1993 |
Richard B. Evans |
| Dorado |
51-5 |
Corrientes, Argentina |
Sept. 27, 1984 |
Armando Giudice |
| Drum, freshwater |
54-8 |
Nickajack Lake, TN |
Apr. 20, 1972 |
Benny E. Hull |
| Gar, alligator |
279-0 |
Rio Grande, TX |
Dec. 2, 1951 |
Bill Valverde |
| Gar, Florida |
21-3 |
Boca Raton, FL |
June 3, 1981 |
Jeff Sabol |
| Gar, longnose |
50-5 |
Trinity River, TX |
July 30, 1954 |
Townsend Miller |
| Gar, shortnose |
5-12 |
Rend Lake, Ill. |
July 16, 1995 |
Donna K. Willmart |
| Gar, spotted |
9-12 |
Lake Mevia, TX |
Apr. 7, 1994 |
Rick Rivard |
| Goldfish |
6-10 |
Lake Hodges, CA |
Apr. 17, 1996 |
Florentino M. Abena |
| Grayling, Arctic |
5-15 |
Katseyedie River, N.W.T. |
Aug. 16, 1967 |
Jeanne P. Branson |
| Inconnu |
53-0 |
Pah River, AK |
Aug. 20, 1986 |
Lawrence E. Hudnall |
| Kokanee |
9-6 |
Okanagan Lake, Brit. Columbia |
June 18, 1988 |
Norm Kuhn |
| Muskellunge |
67-8 |
Hayward, WI |
July 24, 1949 |
Cal Johnson |
| Muskellunge, tiger |
51-3 |
Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI |
July 16, 1919 |
John A. Knobla |
| Peacock, butterfly |
10-8 |
Raraima, Brazil |
Mar. 21, 1994 |
Larry Larsen |
| Peacock, speckled |
27-0 |
Rio Negro, Brazil |
Dec. 4, 1994 |
Gerald (Doc) Lawson |
| Perch, Nile |
213-8 |
Lake Nasser, Egypt |
Dec. 18, 1997 |
Adrian Brayshaw |
| Perch, white |
4-12 |
Messalonskee Lake, ME |
June 4, 1949 |
Mrs. Earl Small |
| Perch, yellow |
4-3 |
Bordentown, NJ |
May, 1865 |
Dr. C.C. Abbot |
| Pickerel, chain |
9-6 |
Homerville, GA |
Feb. 17, 1961 |
Baxley McQuaig Jr. |
| Pickerel, grass |
1-0 |
Dewart Lake, IN |
June 9, 1990 |
Mike Berg |
| Pickerel, redfin |
2-4 |
St. Pauls, NC |
June 27, 1997 |
Edward C. Davis |
| Pike, northern |
55-1 |
Lake of Grefeern, Germany |
Oct. 16, 1986 |
Lothar Louis |
| Redhorse, greater |
9-3 |
Salmon River, Pulaski, NY |
May 11, 1985 |
Jason Wilson |
| Redhorse, silver |
11-7 |
Plum Creek, WI |
May 29, 1985 |
Neal D.G. Long |
| Salmon, Atlantic |
79-2 |
Tana River, Norway |
1928 |
Henrik Henriksen |
| Salmon, chinook |
97-4 |
Kenai River, AK |
May 17, 1985 |
Les Anderson |
| Salmon, chum |
35-0 |
Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia |
July 11, 1995 |
Todd Johansson |
| Salmon, coho |
33-4 |
Salmon River, Pulaski, NY |
Sept. 27, 1989 |
Jerry Lifton |
| Salmon, lake |
18-4 |
Lake Tanganyika, Zambia |
Dec. 1, 1987 |
Steve Robinson |
| Salmon, pink |
13-1 |
St. Mary's River, Ontario |
Sept. 23, 1992 |
Ray Higaki |
| Salmon, sockeye |
15-3 |
Kenai River, AK |
Aug. 9, 1987 |
Stan Roach |
| Sauger |
8-12 |
Lake Sakakawea, ND |
Oct. 6, 1971 |
Mike Fischer |
| Shad, American |
11-4 |
Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA |
May 19, 1986 |
Bob Thibodo |
| Shad, gizzard |
4-6 |
Lake Michigan, IN |
Mar. 2, 1996 |
Mike Berg |
| Sturgeon, lake |
168-0 |
Georgian Bay, Canada |
May 29, 1982 |
Edward Paszkowski |
| Sturgeon, white |
468-0 |
Benicia, CA |
July 9, 1983 |
Joey Pallotta 3rd |
| Tigerfish, giant |
97-0 |
Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire |
July 9, 1988 |
Raymond Houtmans |
| Tilapia |
6-5 |
Lake Arsenal, Costa Rica |
Feb. 10, 1995 |
Marvin C. Smith |
| Trout, Apache |
5-3 |
White Mountain, AZ |
May 29, 1991 |
John Baldwin |
| Trout, brook |
14-8 |
Nipigon River, Ontario |
July, 1916 |
Dr. W.J. Cook |
| Trout, brown |
40-4 |
Little Red River, AR |
May 9, 1992 |
Rip Collins |
| Trout, bull |
32-0 |
Lake Pond Orielle, ID |
Oct. 27, 1949 |
N.L. Higgins |
| Trout, cutthroat |
41-0 |
Pyramid Lake, NV |
Dec., 1925 |
John Skimmerhorn |
| Trout, golden |
11-0 |
Cooks Lake, WY |
Aug. 5, 1948 |
Charles S. Reed |
| Trout, lake |
72-0 |
Great Bear Lake, N.W.T. |
Aug. 19, 1995 |
Lloyd E. Bull |
| Trout, rainbow |
42-2 |
Bell Island, AK |
June 22, 1970 |
David Robert White |
| Trout, tiger |
20-13 |
Lake Michigan, WI |
Aug. 12, 1978 |
Peter M. Friedland |
| Walleye |
25-0 |
Old Hickory Lake, TN |
Aug. 2, 1960 |
Mabry Harper |
| Warmouth |
2-7 |
Guess Lake, Holt, FL |
Oct. 19, 1985 |
Tony D. Dempsey |
| Whitefish, lake |
14-6 |
Meaford, Ontario |
May 21, 1984 |
Dennis M. Laycock |
| Whitefish, mountain |
5-8 |
Elbow River, Alberta |
Aug. 1, 1995 |
Randy G. Woo |
| Whitefish, round |
6-0 |
Putahow River, Manitoba |
June 14, 1984 |
Allan J. Ristori |
| Zander |
25-2 |
Trosa, Sweden |
June 12, 1986 |
Harry Lee Tennison |
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