World Records - From Around the World

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) - 50.35 lbs. (22.8 kilos)
Russell Caires - Maui, Hawaii 7/4/00

Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) - 161 lbs (73.09 kilos)
Antonio Concepcion Soria - Canary Islands, Spain 2/03

Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana) - 117. lb (53.1 kilos)
Jeff Kang - La Paz, Mexico 6/30/00

Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) – OPEN

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) - 120.1 lbs. (54.50 kilos)
Jaime da Silva - Itacuruçá, RJ, Brazil 29/8/97

Dolphinfish, Dorado, Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) - 70.1 lbs. (31.80 kilos)
Peter McGonagle - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 1990

Mackerel, King (Scomberomorus cavalla) - 72.0 lbs. (32.7 kilos)
Jairton Querino - Comprida Island, Brazil 09/27/03

Mackerel Narrowbarred, Spanish (Scomberomorus commerson) – 89.2 lbs. (40.5kilos)
Ian Brown - Frazer Isls. Australia 11/03

Marlin, Black (Makaira indica) - 581 lbs. (263.9 kilos)
Brad Neilson - Lighthouse Reef, Mapelane, South Africa 5/22/99

Marlin, Blue (Makarai nigricans) - 48.1 lbs. (21.8 kilos)
Ken Chiocchetti - Umzumbe, Natal South Africa 13/4/85

Marlin, Striped (Tetrapturus audax) - 344.9 lbs. (156.6 kilos)
David Mullins - Three Kings Northland, New Zealand 04/09/04

Marlin, White (Tetrapturus albidus) – OPEN

Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albidans) – OPEN

Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus platypterus) - 140.0 lbs. (63.5 kilos)
Allan Heydorn - Leven Point, Zululand, South Africa 31/9/92

Spearfish (Tetrapturus spp.) – OPEN

Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) - 144.2 lbs (65.4 kilos)
Travis Kashiwa - Kaneohe, Hawaii 12/25/03

Bigeye Tuna (Thunnua obesus) - Meritorious 195.0 lbs. (88.5 kilos)
Ryan Paik - Venice, Louisiana 1/12/04

Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Orientalis) - 398.0 lbs. (180.53 kilos)
Terry Maas - Guadalupe Island, Mexico 9/82

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) - 655.2 lbs. (297.20 kilos)
Paulo Gaspar - Pico Island, Azores, Portugal 19/8/97

Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) - 61.7 lbs. (28.0 kilos)
Greg Pickering - Thevenard, Australia 4/96

Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) - 182.8 lbs. (83 kilos)
Ian Puckeridge - Wreck Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 11/13/96

Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) (Women’s) - 114.6 lbs. (52.00 kilos)
Jean Napier - Inhaca Island, Mozambique 1989

Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus, albacores) - 307 lbs. (139.37 kilos)
Greg Pickering - San Benedicto Island, Mexico 5/22/98

Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus, albacores) - 157 lbs. (71.27 kilos)
Sheri Daye - Flamingo Beach, Cost Rica 11/03

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) - 125 lbs. (56.75 kilos)
Bruce Gaudino - Cerralvo Isl., La Paz, Mexico 7/5/02

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) (Women’s) - 66.0 lbs. (29.96 kilos)
Julanne Lum - Roca Partida, Mexico 5/94

Yellowtail, North America (Seriola lalandi dorsalis) - 77 pounds (34.95 kilos)
Doug Kuczkowski - Pilot Rock, Guadalupe Island, Mexico 6/25/99

Yellowtail, North America (Seriola lalandi dorsalis) (Women’s) - 33.0 lbs. (14.97 kilos)
Linda Gray - Catalina Island, California, USA 6/77

Yellowtail, South American (Seriola lalandi lalandi) - 80.5 lbs. (36.50 kilos)
Rene Rojas - Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile 05/05/84

Yellowtail, Australian (Seriola lalandi grandis) - 105.2 lbs. (47.7 kilos)
Allan Langton - Three Kings Island, New Zealand 2/74

Yellowtail, Australian (Seriola lalandi grandis) (Women’s) - 76.6 lbs. (34.8 kilos)
Shirley Dryden - East Coast Norhland, New Zealand Feb, 21, 2001

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