The International Game Fish Association WORLD RECORDS April 2019

COMMON NAME LINE CLASS WEIGHT PLACE DATE ANGLER (SCIENTIFIC NAME) (CAPT/GUIDE) Barrelfish All‐Tackle 38 lb 8 oz Wilmington Canyon 10‐Oct‐18 Steven Sirc (Hyperoglyphe perciformis) 17.46 kg New Jersey, USA (Denis Katliarov) Bulleye, arrow All‐Tackle 1 lb 4 oz Kadena, Okinawa 04‐Jan‐19 Yukihiro Sakamoto (Priacanthus sagittarius) .55 kg Japan (Masahiro Nakama) Croaker, honnibe All‐Tackle 3 lb 2 oz Ozuchi Island, Okayama 20‐Jan‐19 Yukihiro Sakamoto (Nibea mitsukurii) 1.4 kg Japan (Minoru Kobayashi) Drum, yellow All‐Tackle 2 lb 13 oz Ozuchi Island, Okayama 20‐Jan‐19 Yukihiro Sakamoto (Nibea albiflora) 1.25 kg Japan (Minoru Kobayashi) Emperor, drub All‐Tackle 1 lb 4 oz Kadena, Okinawa 04‐Jan‐19 Yukihiro Sakamoto (Lethrinus ravus) .55 kg Japan (Masahiro Nakama) Puffer, bullseye All‐Tackle 6 lb 8 oz San Carlos 16‐Mar‐19 Michael Lopez (Sphoeroides annulatus) 2.95 kg Mexico Seabass, Peruvian rock All‐Tackle 5 lb 9 oz Isla Asia, Mala 23‐Jan‐19 Luis Rios Arevalo (Paralabrax humeralis) 2.52 kg Peru (Antonio Molina) Tararira All‐Tackle 9 lb 8 oz Rio Negro 28‐Feb‐19 Arthur Weston (Hoplias lacerdae) 4.31 kg (Juan Laborde) Trevally, Australian silver All‐Tackle 13 lb 11 oz Henderson Bay, Northland 10‐Jan‐19 Rupert Gates (Pseudocaranax georgianus) 6.2 kg New Zealand (Rupert Gates) Tuskfish, robust All‐Tackle 1 lb 6 oz Kadena, Okinawa 04‐Jan‐19 Yukihiro Sakamoto (Choerodon robustus) .6 kg Japan (Masahiro Nakama) Barracuda, Mexican Tippet M‐06 kg (12 lb) 8 lb 14 oz Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula 24‐Dec‐18 Maximilian Hampl (Sphyraena ensis) 4 kg Costa Rica (Bobby McGuinness) Bowfin Tippet W‐03 kg (6 lb) 9 lb 0 oz Everglades 23‐Mar‐19 Roberta G. Arostegui (Amia calva) 4.08 kg Florida, USA (Martin Arostegui) Shark, bonnethead Tippet W‐02 kg (4 lb) 10 lb 4 oz Sugarloaf Key 22‐Mar‐19 Dotty Ballantyne (Sphyrna tiburo) 4.65 kg Florida, USA (Doug Kilpatrick) Spearfish, shortbill Tippet W‐10 kg (20 lb) 33 lb 0 oz Kona 06‐Feb‐19 Wanda Hair Taylor (Tetrapturus angustirostris) 14.97 kg Hawaii, USA (Kevin Nakamarui) Trout, brown Tippet M‐08 kg (16 lb) 30 lb 0 oz Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego 03‐Mar‐19 J. Galt Allee (Salmo trutta) 13.61 kg (Tommy Lajous) Grouper, broomtail M‐Junior 66 lb 0 oz Isla Santa Clara 21‐Jan‐19 Fernando X. Mata (Mycteroperca xenarcha) 29.94 kg (Jaime Nebot) Marlin, blue (Pacific) F‐Junior 665 lb 13 oz Tutukaka 13‐Jan‐19 Madison Ross (Makaira nigricans) 302 kg New Zealand (Mayden Wright) Runner, rainbow F‐Smallfry 12 lb 0 oz Tropic Star Lodge 06‐Aug‐18 Ava Sydney Thompson (Elagatis bipinnulata) 5.44 kg Panama (Capt. Candelo) Sailfish, Atlantic M‐Smallfry 80 lb 15 oz Lobito 03‐Feb‐19 Cooper Kostelnik (Istiophorus platypterus) 36.7 kg Angola (Cam Nicolson) Shark, mako M‐Smallfry 511 lb 1 oz St. Helen's 05‐Jan‐19 Lincoln Philpott (Isurus oxyrinchus) 231.8 kg Australia (Torin Philpott) Trevally, bluefin F‐Smallfry 12 lb 2 oz Tropic Star Lodge 06‐Aug‐18 Ava Sydney Thompson (Caranx melampygus) 5.5 kg Panama (Capt. Candelo) Barracuda, Mexican W‐04 kg (8 lb) 9 lb 10 oz Drake Bay, Puntarenas 23‐Dec‐18 Catalina Quintero (Sphyraena ensis) 4.35 kg Costa Rica (Bobby McGuinness) Barracuda, Mexican W‐08 kg (16 lb) 10 lb 6 oz Drake Bay, Puntarenas 23‐Dec‐18 Catalina Quintero (Sphyraena ensis) 4.7 kg Costa Rica (Bobby McGuinness) Barramundi W‐01 kg (2 lb) 9 lb 12 oz Karratha, Western Australia 15‐Dec‐18 Vicki Searle (Lates calcarifer) 4.42 kg Australia (Gary Cook) , flathead W‐02 kg (4 lb) 5 lb 9 oz Tensaw River 03‐Apr‐19 Vicki D. Martin (Pylodictis olivaris) 2.52 kg Alabama, USA (Glenn Flowers) Catfish, flathead W‐08 kg (16 lb) 9 lb 10 oz Tensaw River 03‐Apr‐19 Vicki D. Martin (Pylodictis olivaris) 4.37 kg Alabama, USA (Glenn Flowers) Dorado M‐01 kg (2 lb) 10 lb 0 oz Palmar , Rio Negro 25‐Feb‐19 Arthur Weston ( brasiliensis) 4.54 kg Uruguay (Juan Laborde) Dorado M‐02 kg (4 lb) 15 lb 0 oz La Zona, 01‐Mar‐19 Arthur Weston (Salminus brasiliensis) 6.8 kg Argentina (Alejandro Differding) Dorado M‐03 kg (6 lb) 26 lb 0 oz La Zona, Uruguay River 01‐Mar‐19 Arthur Weston (Salminus brasiliensis) 11.79 kg Argentina (Alejandro Differding) Dorado M‐08 kg (16 lb) 42 lb 0 oz La Zona, Uruguay River 01‐Mar‐19 Arthur Weston (Salminus brasiliensis) 19.05 kg Argentina (Alejandro Differding) COMMON NAME LINE CLASS WEIGHT PLACE DATE ANGLER (SCIENTIFIC NAME) (CAPT/GUIDE) Gar, longnose W‐01 kg (2 lb) 5 lb 11 oz Escambia River 02‐Apr‐19 Vicki D. Martin (Lepisosteus osseus) 2.58 kg Florida, USA (Glenn Flowers) Marlin, blue (Pacific) W‐15 kg (30 lb) 665 lb 13 oz Tutukaka 13‐Jan‐19 Madison Ross (Makaira nigricans) 302 kg New Zealand (Mayden Wright) Peacock, M‐03 kg (6 lb) 8 lb 8 oz Rio Mataven 25‐Jan‐19 Christian Hampl (Cichla orinocensis) 3.86 kg (Julian Quintana) Peacock, Orinoco M‐06 kg (12 lb) 8 lb 0 oz Rio Mataven 24‐Jan‐19 Christian Hampl (Cichla orinocensis) 3.63 kg Colombia (Julian Quintana) Snapper (squirefish) W‐02 kg (4 lb) 22 lb 12 oz Firth of Thames 15‐Dec‐18 Anne Sharples (Pagrus auratus) 10.3 kg New Zealand (Harry Sharples) Trevally, golden M‐08 kg (16 lb) 21 lb 8 oz Dampier 29‐Dec‐18 Jason Hornhardt (Gnathanodon speciosus) 9.74 kg Australia