Type of Fish	Weight of Fish	Fish 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
Alligator Gar	279lbs	Bill Valverde	Rio Grande, TX	December 2, 1951
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
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
American Shad	11lbs 4oz	Bob Thibodo	Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA	May 19, 1986
Apache Trout	5lbs 3oz	John Baldwin	White Mountain, AZ	May 29, 1991
Arctic Char	32lbs 9oz	Jeffery Ward	Tree River, Canada	July 30, 1981
Arctic Grayling	5lbs 15oz	Jeanne P. Branson	Katseyedie River, N.W.T.	August 16, 1967
Atlantic Salmon	79lbs 2oz	Henrik Henriksen	Tana River, Norway	1928
Barramundi	63lbs 2oz	Scott Barnsley	Queensland, Australia	April 28, 1991
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
Bigmouth Buffalo	70lbs 5oz	Delbert Sisk	Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA	April 21, 1980
Black Buffalo	55lbs 8oz	Edward H. McLain	Cherokee Lake, TN	May 3, 1984
Black Bullhead	8lbs	Kani Evans	Lake Waccabuc, NY	August 1, 1951
Black Crappie	4lbs 8oz	L. Carl Herring Jr.	Kerr Lake, VA	March 1, 1981
Blue Catfish	111lbs	William McKinley	Wheeler's Reservoir, TN	July 5, 1996
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
Bluegill	4lbs 12oz	T.S. Hudson	Ketona Lake, AL	April 9, 1950
Brook Trout	14lbs 8oz	Dr. W.J. Cook	Nipigon River, Ontario	July, 1916
Bowfin	21lbs 8oz	Robert L. Harmon	Florence, SC	January 29, 1980
Brown Bullhead	5lbs 11oz	Robert Bengis	Cedar Creek, FL	March 28, 1995
Brown Trout	40lbs 4oz	Rip Collins	Little Red River, AR	May 9, 1992
Bull Trout	32lbs	N.L. Higgins	Lake Pond Orielle, ID	October 27, 1949
Burbot	18lbs 11oz	Margit Agren	Angenmanelren, Sweden	October 22, 1996
Butterfly Peacock	10lbs 8oz	Larry Larsen	Raraima, Brazil	March 21, 1994
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
Carp	75lbs 11oz	Leo van der Gugten	Lac de St. Cassien, France	May 21, 1987
Channel Catfish	58lbs	W.B. Whaley	Santee-Cooper Res., SC	July 7, 1964
Chain Pickerel	9lbs 6oz	Baxley McQuaig Jr.	Homerville, GA	February 17, 1961
Chinook Salmon	97lbs 4oz	Les Anderson	Kenai River, AK	May 17, 1985
Chum Salmon	35lbs	Todd Johansson	Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia	July 11, 1995
Coho Salmon	33lbs 4oz	Jerry Lifton	Salmon River, Pulaski, NY	September 27, 1989
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
Cutthroat Trout	41lbs	John Skimmerhorn	Pyramid Lake, NV	December, 1925
Dolly Varden	18lbs 9oz	Richard B. Evans	Mashutuk River, AK	July 13, 1993
Dolphin	87lbs	Manuel Salazar	Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica	September 25, 1976
Dorado	51lbs 5oz	Armando Giudice	Corrientes, Argentina	September 27, 1984
European Bass	20lbs 11oz	Jean Baptiste Bayle	Stes Maries de la Mer, France	May 6, 1986
Flathead Catfish	91lbs 4oz	Mike Rogers	Lake Lewisville, TX	March 28, 1982
Flatwhiskered Catfish	9lbs 4oz	Cavour Pieranti	Rio Paraquai, Brazil	September 11, 1996
Florida Gar	21lbs 3oz	Jeff Sabol	Boca Raton, FL	June 3, 1981
Freshwater Drum	54lbs 8oz	Benny E. Hull	Nickajack Lake, TN	April 20, 1972
Giant Sea Bass	563lbs 8oz	J.D. McAdam Jr.	Anacapa Island, CA	August 20, 1968
Giant Tigerfish	97lbs	Raymond Houtmans	Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire	July 9, 1988
Gilded Catfish	85lbs 8oz	Gilberto Fernandes	Amazon River, Brazil	November 15, 1986
Gizzard Shad	4lbs 6oz	Mike Berg	Lake Michigan, IN	March 2, 1996
Golden Trout	11lbs	Charles S. Reed	Cooks Lake, WY	August 5, 1948
Goldfish	6lbs 10oz	Florentino M. Abena	Lake Hodges, CA	April 17, 1996
Grass Pickerel	1lbs	Mike Berg	Dewart Lake, IN	June 9, 1990
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
Greater Redhorse	9lbs 3oz	Jason Wilson	Salmon River, Pulaski, NY	May 11, 1985
Greenland Shark	1708lbs 9oz	Terje Nordtvedt	Trondheimsfjord, Norway	October 18, 1987
Guadalupe Bass	3lbs 11oz	Allen Christenson Jr.	Lake Travis, TX	September 25, 1983
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
Inconnu	53lbs	Lawrence E. Hudnall	Pah River, AK	August 20, 1986
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
Kokanee	9lbs 6oz	Norm Kuhn	Okanagan Lake, British Columbia	June 18, 1988
Lake Salmon	18lbs 4oz	Steve Robinson	Lake Tanganyika, Zambia	December 1, 1987
Lake Sturgeon	168lbs	Edward Paszkowski	Georgian Bay, ON, Canada	May 29, 1982
Lake Trout	72lbs	Lloyd E. Bull	Great Bear Lake, N.W.T.	August 19, 1995
Lake Whitefish	14lbs 6oz	Dennis M. Laycock	Meaford, Ontario	May 21, 1984
Largemouth Bass	22lbs 4oz	George W. Perry	Montgomery Lake, GA	June 2, 1932
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
Longnose Gar	50lbs 5oz	Townsend Miller	Trinity River, TX	July 30, 1954
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
Mountain Whitefish	5lbs 8oz	Randy G. Woo	Elbow River, Alberta	August 1, 1995
Muskellunge	67lbs 8oz	Cal Johnson	Hayward, WI	July 24, 1949
Nile Perch	213lbs 8oz	Adrian Brayshaw	Lake Nasser, Egypt	December 18, 1997
Northern Pike	55lbs 1oz	Lothar Louis	Lake of Grefeern, Germany	October 16, 1986
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
Pink Salmon	13lbs 1oz	Ray Higaki	St. Mary's River, Ontario	September 23, 1992
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
Rainbow Trout	42lbs 2oz	David Robert White	Bell Island, AK	June 22, 1970
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
Redeye Bass	8lbs 12oz	Carl W. Davis	Apalachicola River, FL	January 28, 1995
Redfin Pickerel	2lbs 4oz	Edward C. Davis	St. Pauls, NC	June 27, 1997
Redtail Catfish	97lbs 7oz	Gilberto Fernandes	Amazon River, Brazil	July 16, 1988
Roanoke Bass	1lbs 5oz	Tom Elkins	Nottoway River, VA	November 11, 1991
Rock Bass	3lbs	Peter Gulgin	York River, Ontario	August 1, 1974
Roosterfish	114lbs	Abe Sackheim	La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico	June 1, 1960
Round Whitefish	6lbs	Allan J. Ristori	Putahow River, Manitoba	June 14, 1984
Sauger	8lbs 12oz	Mike Fischer	Lake Sakakawea, ND	October 6, 1971
Shortfin Mako Shark	1115lbs	Patrick Guillanton	Black River, Mauritius	November 16, 1988
Sharptoothed Catfish	79lbs 5oz	Hennie Moller	Orange River, S. Africa	December 5, 1992
Shortnose Gar	5lbs 12oz	Donna K. Willmart	Rend Lake, Ill	July 16, 1995
Silver Redhorse	11lbs 7oz	Neal D.G. Long	Plum Creek, WI	May 29, 1985
Skipjack Tuna	45lbs 4oz	Brian Evans	Flathead Bank, Mexico	November 16, 1996
Smallmouth Bass	10lbs 14oz	John T. Gorman	Dale Hollow, TN	April 24, 1969
Smallmouth Buffalo	82lbs 3oz	Randy Collins	Athens Lake, TX	June 6, 1993
Snook	53lbs 10oz	Gilbert Ponzi	Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica	October 18, 1978
Sockeye Salmon	15lbs 3oz	Stan Roach	Kenai River, AK	August 9, 1987
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
Speckled Peacock	27lbs	Gerald (Doc) Lawson	Rio Negro, Brazil	December 4, 1994
Spotted Bass	9lbs 9oz	Kirk Sakamoto	Pine Flat Lake, CA	October 12, 1996
Spotted Gar	9lbs 12oz	Rick Rivard	Lake Mevia, TX	April 7, 1994
Spotted Seatrout	17lbs 7oz	Craig F. Carson	Ft. Pierce, FL	May 11, 1995
Striped Bass (saltwater)	78lbs 8oz	Albert R. McReynolds	Atlantic City, NJ	September 21, 1982
Striped Bass (landlocked)	67lbs 8oz	Hank Ferguson	O'Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA	May 7, 1992
Striped Marlin	494lbs	Bill Boniface	Tutakaka, New Zealand	January 16, 1986
Summer Flounder	22lbs 7oz	Charles Nappi	Montauk, NY	September 15, 1975
Suwannee Bass	3lbs 14oz	Ronnie Everett	Suwannee River, FL	March 2, 1985
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 Muskellunge	51lbs 3oz	John A. Knobla	Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI	July 16, 1919
Tiger Shark	1780lbs	Walter Maxwell	Cherry Grove, SC	June 14, 1964
Tiger Trout	20lbs 13oz	Peter M. Friedland	Lake Michigan, WI	August 12, 1978
Tilapia	6lbs 5oz	Marvin C. Smith	Lake Arsenal, Costa Rica	February 10, 1995
Wahoo	158lbs 8oz	Keith Winter	Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico	June 10, 1996
Walleye	25lbs	Mabry Harper	Old Hickory Lake, TN	August 2, 1960
Warmouth	2lbs 7oz	Tony D. Dempsey	Guess Lake, Holt, FL	October 19, 1985
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 Bass	6lbs 13oz	Ronald L. Sprouse	Lake Orange, VA	July 31, 1989
White Catfish	18lbs 14oz	Jim Miller	Inverness, FL	September 21, 1991
White Crappie	5lbs 3oz	Fred L. Bright	Enid Dam, MS	July 31, 1957
White Marlin	181lbs 14oz	Evandro Luiz Coser	Vitoria, Brazil	December 8, 1979
White Perch	4lbs 12oz	Mrs. Earl Small	Messalonskee Lake, ME	June 4, 1949
White Seabass	83lbs 12oz	L.C. Baumgardner	San Felipe, Mexico	March 31, 1953
White Sturgeon	468lbs	Joey Pallotta III	Benicia, CA	July 9, 1983
Whiterock Bass	27lbs 5oz	Jerald C. Shaum	Greers Ferry Lake, AR	April 24, 1997
Yellow Bass	2lbs 4oz	Donald L. Stalker	Lake Monroe, IN	March 27, 1977
Yellow Bullhead	4lbs 4oz	Emily Williams	Mormon Lake, AZ	May 11, 1984
Yellow Hybrid Bass	2lbs 5oz	George Edwards	Kiamichi River, OK	March 26, 1991
Yellow Perch	4lbs 3oz	Dr. C.C. Abbot	Bordentown, NJ	May, 1865
Yellowfin Tuna	388lbs 12oz	Curt Wiesenhutter	San Benedicto Island, Mexico	April 1, 1977
Zander	25lbs 2oz	Harry Lee Tennison	Trosa, Sweden	June 12, 1986