| Species |
Kgs |
Date |
Place /
country |
| Copper shark |
75 |
March 1998 |
Swakobmund; Namibia.
Caught straight off the beach! |
|
Spotted gully shark |
20 |
Oct. 2010 |
Swakobmund; Namibia.
Caught straight off the beach! |
| Tarpon |
35 |
May 1995 |
Barra del Colorado; Costa Rica |
|
Stingray |
20+ |
February 2008 |
Nevis Island; St. Kitts & Nevis
Caught straight off the beach |
| Tarpon (fly fishing) |
5 |
March 2006 |
Laguna de Tacarigua; Venezuela |
| Sailfish, Pacific |
55 |
Aug. 1990 |
The Pacific, Playa del Coco;
Costa Rica |
| Sailfish, Pacific |
42 |
June 2002 |
The Pacific; New Zealand
Caught on 20 pound tackle and a hook size 2/0 from a 15 foot dinghy! |
| Sailfish, Atlantic |
22 |
Oct. 1990 |
The Carribbean, La Guaira; Venezuela |
| Dorado (dolphinfish) |
10.0 |
June 2002 |
The Pacific, Niue; New Zealand |
| Skipjack tuna |
7.6 |
June 2002 |
The Pacific, Niue; New Zealand |
| Bonito ("kavakava") |
3 |
May 2002 |
The Pacific; Tonga |
| Yellowfin tuna |
36 |
Nov. 2005 |
Indian Ocean / Muscat; Oman |
| Jack crevalle |
6.5 |
March 1993 |
Barra del Colorado; Costa Rica |
| Giant trevally |
5.5 |
June 2002 |
The Pacific; Fiji |
| Bluefin trevally |
5 |
July 2015 |
Pulau Biak; Indonesia |
| Wahoo |
12 |
April 1997 |
Isla de Fogo; Cape Verde |
| Walo |
7.0 |
July 2002 |
The Pacific; Fiji |
| Bonefish (fly) |
2.5 |
February 2011 |
Cayo Romano; Cuba |
| Bonefish (bait) |
< 1 |
April 1995 |
Isla de Maiz; Nicaragua |
| Barracuda |
11 |
Jan. 2000 |
The Atlantic; The Gambia |
| Bluefish |
6 |
Nov. 2005 |
Ras Madrakah, Indian Ocean; Oman |
| Mahseer, golden |
20.5 |
Feb. 1994 |
Kaverifloden, Karnataka; India |
| Mahseer, Himalayan |
8 |
Oct. 2006 |
Ramganga River; Uttaranchal; Indien |
| Mahseer, black |
1 |
Oct. 2006 |
Ramganga River; Uttaranchal; Indien |
| Giant Mekong catfish |
22 |
Feb. 2014 |
Bo Sang Lake, Chiang Mai; Thailand |
| Sturgeon, white |
100-120 |
Oct. 2004 |
Fraser River; Canada |
| Smallmouth bass |
1 |
Feb. 1998 |
Ohrigstad Pond; South Africa |
|
Largemouth bass |
1½ |
Oct. 2010 |
Von Bach Dam; Namibia |
Chinnok /
Quinnat salmon |
4.5 |
March 2002 |
Lake Mapourika; New Zealand |
| Coho salmon |
6 |
Sept. 2004 |
Buskin River; Kodiak, Alaska; USA |
| Pink salmon |
2 |
Sept. 2004 |
Buskin River; Kodiak Alaska; USA |
| Chum salmon |
5.5 |
Oct. 2004 |
Harrison River; Canada |
| Dolly Varden |
0.5 |
Oct. 2004 |
Toad River; Canada |
| Rainbow trout |
6 |
April 2002 |
Tekapo Hydro Canal; New Zealand |
Rainbow trout
(fly fishing) |
3 |
July 2003 |
Klokot River; Bosnia-Hercegovina |
| Radika trout |
0.6 |
Sept. 2000 |
Radika River; Machedonia |
| Brook trout |
1.3 |
Nov. 2001 |
Lago Yelcho; Chile |
| Tigerfish |
2.05 |
Feb. 1998 |
Zambezi River, Deka Drum; Zimbabwe |
| Toman (snakeheadfish) |
4.4 |
May 1999 |
Lake Kenyir; Malaysia |
| Piranha, black |
2.0 |
March 1990 |
Upper Orinoco; Venezuela |
| Piranha, red-bellied |
1.0 |
Sept. 1996 |
Río Miranda, Pantanal; Brazil |
| Piranha, silver |
1 |
March 1990 |
Orinoco, Puerto Ayacucho; Venezuela |
| Pavón (peacock bass) |
4 |
March 2006 |
Lake Guri; Venezuela |
| Pavón (fly fishing) |
3 |
March 2006 |
Lake Guri; Venezuela |
| Tigrito (speckled pavón) |
4 |
March 2006 |
Lake Guri; Venezuela |
| Payara |
5 |
April 2006 |
Rio Caura; Venezuela |
| Electric Eel (!) |
8 |
April 2006 |
Jungle pond, Rio Caura; Venezuela (165 cm) |
| Pacú |
3 |
Sept.1996 |
Río Miranda, Pantanal; Brasilien |
| Machaca |
1.5 |
Feb. 1993 |
Río San Juan, El Castillo; Nicaragua |
| Moharra, red |
0.75 |
Feb. 1993 |
Tortuguero; Costa Rica |
| Moharra, black |
1.0 |
July 1990 |
Río Colorado; Costa Rica |
| Guapote |
1 |
July 1990 |
Lago Arenal; Costa Rica |
| Carp |
15.5 |
July 1991 |
Storedam, Perstorp; Sweden |
| Tench |
2.85 |
June 1994 |
Donse Dam, Sealand; Denmark |
| Crucian carp |
2.25 |
Sept. 2000 |
Small lake, Sealand; Denmark |
| Roach |
1.150 |
Aug. 1980 |
Kolindsund Northern Canal, Jutland; Denmark |
| Rudd |
1.475 |
July 1989 |
Lake at Haderslev, Jutland; Denmark
Danish ex-record |
| Bream |
2.65 |
June 1995 |
River Guden, Gl. Rye; Denmark |
| Pike |
10.0 |
Nov. 1982 |
Donse Dam, Sealand; Denmark |
| Pike-perch |
5.5 |
April 1996 |
Lake Bagsværd, Sealand; Denmark |
| Perch |
1.35 |
March 1987 |
Tiny brook, Vordingborg, Sealand; Denmark |
| Salmon, Atlantic |
9.5 |
March 2004 |
Trolling, The Baltic Sea at Gudhjem,
Bornholm, Denmark |
| Salmon, Atlantic (sweetwater) |
5 |
Sept. 2013 |
Skjern River, Denmark |
|
Sweetwater turtle(!) |
2.0 |
Aug. 1995 |
Lake Døj, Skanderborg, Jutland; Denmark |
