IGFA World Record Fish
Al McReynolds World Record Striped Bass
Striper and hybrid striped Bass State Record pictures
Freshwater world record striper
Albacore 88-2 Gran Canaria, Canary Islands Nov. 19, 1977 Siegfried Dickemann Amberjack, greater 155-10 Challenger Bank, Bermuda June 24, 1981 Joseph Dawson Amberjack, pacific 104-0 Baja Calif., Mexico July 4, 1984 Richard Cresswell Barracuda, great 85-0 Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati Apr. 11, 1992 John W. Helfrich
Barracuda, Mexican 21-0 Phantom Island, Costa Rica Mar. 27, 1987 E. Greg Kent Barracuda, pickhandle 25-5 Scottburgh, South Africa
July 3, 1996 Demetrios Stamatis Bass, barred sand 13-3 Huntington Beach, CA Aug. 29, 1988 Robert Halal Bass, black sea 9-8 Virginia Beach, VA Jan. 9, 1987 Joe Mizelle Jr. 9-8 Virginia Beach, VA Dec. 22, 1990 Jack G. Stallings Jr
Bass, European
20-11 Stes Maries de la Mer, France May 6, 1986 Jean Baptiste Bayle Bass, giant sea 563-8 Anacapa Island, CA Aug. 20, 1968 J.D. McAdam Jr Bass, striped 78-8 Atlantic City, NJ Sept. 21, 1982 Albert R. McReynolds Bluefish 31-12 Hatteras, NC Jan. 30, 1972 James M. Hussey Bonefish
19-0
Zululand, South Africa May 26, 1962 Brian W. Batchelor Bonito, Atlantic 18-4 Faial Island, Azores July 8, 1953 D. Gama Higgs Bonito, Pacific 14-12 San Benitos Is., Baja Calif., Mexico Oct. 12, 1980 Jerome H. Rilling Cabezon 23-0 Juan de Fuca Strait, WA Aug. 4, 1990 Wesley Hunter Cobia 135-9 Shark Bay, W. Australia July 9, 1985 Peter W. Goulding
Cod,
98-12 Atlantic Isle of Shoals, NH June 8, 1969 Alphonse Bielevich Cod, Pacific 32-0 Unalaska Bay, AK June 29, 1997 Donald Boston Conger 133-4 South Devon, England June 5, 1995 Vic Evans Dolphin 87-0 Papagallo Gulf, Costa Rica Sept. 25, 1976 Manuel Salazar Drum, black 113-1 Lewes, DE Sept. 15, 1975 Gerald M. Townsend Drum, red 94-2 Avon, NC Nov. 7, 1984 David G. Deuel Eel, marbled 36-1 Durban, S. Africa June 10, 1984 Ferdie van Nooten Eel, American 9-4 Cape May, NJ Nov. 9, 1995 Jeff Pennick Flounder, southern 20-9
Nassau Sound, FL Dec. 23, 1983 Larenza Mungin Flounder, summer 22-7 Montauk, NY Sept. 15, 1975 Charles Nappi Grouper, warsaw 436-12 Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL Dec. 22, 1985 Steve Haeusler Haddock 14-15
Saltraumen, Germany Aug. 15, 1997 Heike Neblinger Halibut, Atlantic 255-4 Gloucester, MA
July 28, 1989 Sonny Manley Halibut, California 53-4 Santa Rosa Island, CA July 7, 1988 Russell J. Harmon Halibut, Pacific 459-0 Dutch Harbor, AK June 11, 1996 Jack Tragis Jack, almaco (Pacific) 132-0 La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico Howard July 21, 1964 H. Hahn Jack, crevalle 57-14 Southwest Pass, LA Aug. 15, 1997 Leon D. Richard Jack, horse-eye 24-8 Miami, FL Dec. 20, 1982 Tito Schnau Jewfish 680-0 Fernandina Beach, FL May 20, 1961 Lynn Joyner Kawakawa 29-0 Clarion Island, Mexico Dec. 17, 1986 Ronald Nakamura Lingcod 69-0 Langara Is., Brit. Columbia June 16, 1992 Murray M. Romer Mackerel, cero 17-2 Islamorada, FL Apr. 5, 1986 G. Michael Mills Mackerel, king 90-0 Key West, FL Feb. 16, 1976 Norton I. Thomton Mackerel, Spanish 13-0 Ocracoke Inlet, NC Nov. 4, 1987 Robert Cranton Marlin, Atlantic blue 1402-2 Vitoria, Brazil Feb. 29, 1992 Paulo R.A. Amorim Marlin, black 1560-0 Cabo Blanco, Peru Aug. 4, 1953 A.C. Glassell Jr. Marlin, Pacific blue 1376-0 Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI May 31, 1982 Jay W. deBeaubien Marlin, striped 494-0 Tutakaka, New Zealand Jan. 16, 1986 Bill Boniface Marlin, white 181-14 Vitoria, Brazil Dec. 8, 1979 Evandro Luiz Coser Permit 56-2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL June 30, 1997 Thomas Sebestyen Pollack 27-6 Salcombe, Devon, England Jan. 16, 1986 Robert S. Milkins Pollock 50-0 Salstraumen, Norway Nov. 30, 1996 Thor-Magnus Ukang Pompano, African 50-8 Daytona Beach, FL Apr. 21, 1990 Tom Sargent Roosterfish 114-0 La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico June 1, 1960 Abe Sackheim Runner, blue 11-2 Dauphin Island, AL June 28, 1997 Stacey M. Moiren Runner, rainbow 37-9 Clarion Island, Mexico Nov. 21, 1991 Tom Pfleger Sailfish, Atlantic 141-1 Luanda, Angola Feb. 19, 1994 Alfredo de Sousa Neves Sailfish, Pacific 221-0 Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador Feb. 12, 1947 C.W. Stewart Seabass, white 83-12 San Felipe, Mexico Mar. 31, 1953 L.C. Baumgardner Seatrout, spotted 17-7 Ft. Pierce, FL May 11, 1995 Craig F. Carson Shark, blue 454-0 Martha's Vineyard, MA July 19, 1996 Pete Bergin Shark, great white 2664-0 Ceduna, S. Australia Apr. 21, 1959 Alfred Dean Shark, Greenland 1708-9 Trondheimsfjord, Norway Oct. 18, 1987 Terje Nordtvedt Shark, hammerhead 991-0 Sarasota, FL May 30, 1982 Allen Ogle Shark, shortfin mako 1115-0 Black River, Mauritius Nov. 16, 1988 Patrick Guillanton Shark, porbeagle 507-0 Pentland Firth, Scotland Mar. 9, 1993 Christopher Bennet Shark, bigeye thresher 802-0 Tutukaka, New Zealand Feb. 8, 1981 Dianne North Shark, tiger 1780-0 Cherry Grove, SC June 14, 1964 Walter Maxwell Snapper, cubera 121-8 Cameron, LA July 5, 1982 Mike Hebert Snapper, red 50-4 Gulf of Mexico, LA June 23, 1996 Capt. Doc Kennedy Snook 53-10 Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica Oct. 18, 1978 Gilbert Ponzi Spearfish, Mediterranean 90-13 Madeira Island, Portugal June 2, 1980 Joseph Larkin Swordfish 1182-0 Iquique, Chile May 7, 1953 L. Marron Tarpon 283-4 Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone Apr. 16, 1991 Yvon Victor Sebag Tautog 24-0 Wachapreague, VA Aug. 25, 1987 Gregory R. Bell Tuna, Atlantic bigeye 392-6 Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico July 25, 1997 Dieter Vogel Tuna, blackfin 45-8 Key West, FL May 4, 1996 Sam J. Burnett Tuna, bluefin 1496-0 Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia Oct. 26, 1979 Ken Fraser Tuna, longtail 79-2 Montague Is., NSW, Australia Apr. 12, 1982 Tim Simpson Tuna, Pacific bigeye 435-0 Cabo Blanco, Peru Apr. 17, 1957 Dr. Russell Lee Tuna, skipjack 45-4 Flathead Bank, Mexico Nov. 16, 1996 Brian Evans Tuna, southern bluefin 348-5 Whakatane, New Zealand Jan. 16, 1981 Rex Wood Tuna, yellowfin 388-12 San Benedicto Island, Mexico Apr. 1, 1977 Curt Wiesenhutter Tunny, little 35-2 Cape de Garde, Algeria Jean Dec. 14, 1988 Yves Chatard Wahoo 158-8 Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico June 10, 1996 Keith Winter Weakfish 19-2 Jones Beach, Long Island, NY Oct. 11, 1984 Dennis R. Rooney 19-2 Delaware Bay, DE May 20, 1989 William E. Thomas
Records provided courtesy of the International Game Fish Association, the record sanctioning and registering authority
Striped Bass - 50 pounds on 6 # test - World Line-Class Record - Bull Shoals Arkansas