International Underwater Spearfishing Association
Twentieth Century Records |
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Common
fish name |
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Scientific
fish name |
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Weight |
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Diver |
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Date |
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Country |
 |
 |
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Albacore |
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Thunnus alalunga |
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12.7 kg. |
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28.0 lbs. |
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James E. Yates |
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1962-07-26 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Amberjack,
Greater |
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Seriola dumerili |
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41.3 kg. |
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91.0 lbs. |
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Dan Edgar |
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1961-01-21 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Barracuda,
Pacific |
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Sphyraena
argentea |
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8.7 kg. |
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19.2 lbs. |
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Sidney Binder |
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1975-08-05 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Bass,
Giant (Black) Sea |
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Stereolepis gigas |
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247.2 kg. |
 |
545.0 lbs. |
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Bob L. Stanbery |
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1968-09-01 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Bass,
Striped |
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Morone saxatilis |
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17.5 kg. |
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38.6 lbs. |
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Joseph A. Wetzel |
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1954-07-13 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Bonito,
Pacific |
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Sarda chiliensis |
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8.2 kg. |
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18.1 lbs. |
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Sid Campbell |
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1974-08-31 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Cabezon |
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Scorpaenichthys
marmoratus |
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10.0 kg. |
 |
22.0 lbs. |
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Harold Holmes |
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1963-08-22 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Cobia |
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Rachycentron
canadum |
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40.8 kg. |
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89.9 lbs. |
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Ben Cropp |
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1957-04-01 |
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AUSTRALIA |
 |
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Coralgrouper,
Spotted |
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Plectropomus
maculatus |
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11.8 kg. |
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26.0 lbs. |
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Omer E. Nielson |
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1972-06-10 |
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FIJI |
 |
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Dolphinfish,
Common |
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Coryphaena
hippurus |
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31.8 kg. |
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70.1 lbs. |
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Peter McGonagle |
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1989-11-27 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Drum,
Black |
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Pogonias cromis |
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20.9 kg. |
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46.1 lbs. |
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Carroll J. Hanner |
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1965-07-05 |
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UNITED STATES |
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Flounder,
Brazilian |
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Paralichthys
brasiliensis |
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10.1 kg. |
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22.2 lbs. |
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Luiz A.B. Ribeiro |
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1995-07-31 |
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BRAZIL |
 |
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Grouper,
Broomtail |
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Mycteroperca
xenarcha |
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93.9 kg. |
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207.0 lbs. |
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Jack Prodanovich |
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1945-09-11 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Grouper,
Goliath (Jewfish) |
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Epinepnelus
itajara |
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364.7 kg. |
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804.0 lbs. |
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Don Pinder |
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1949-05-10 |
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UNITED STATES |
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Grouper,
Leopard |
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Mycteroperca
rosacea |
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12.0 kg. |
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26.5 lbs. |
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Jim Russell |
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1994-05-04 |
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MEXICO |
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Halibut,
California |
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Paralichthys
californicus |
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26.7 kg. |
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58.9 lbs. |
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Roy Hattori |
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1962-07-23 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Hogfish |
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Lachnolaimus
maximus |
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7.2 kg. |
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15.9 lbs. |
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Thomas J. Muzik |
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1954-01-06 |
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PUERTO RICO |
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Jack,
Almaco |
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Seriola rivoliana |
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54.4 kg. |
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119.9 lbs. |
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George Hart |
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1957-06-26 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Lingcod |
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Ophiodon
elongatus |
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27.7 kg. |
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61.1 lbs. |
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Warren D. Evertt |
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1962-01-08 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Marlin,
Striped |
 |
Tetrapturus audax |
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47.2 kg. |
 |
104.1 lbs. |
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Ron Mullins |
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1996-11-15 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Milkfish |
 |
Chanos chanos |
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14.5 kg. |
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32.0 lbs. |
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Jack Dudley |
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1960-08-15 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Parrotfish,
Bumphead |
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Scarus perrico |
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12.5 kg. |
 |
27.6 lbs. |
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Dewey Hennessy |
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1969-05-08 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Permit |
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Trachinotus
falcatus |
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17.4 kg. |
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38.4 lbs. |
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Phillip Skiff |
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1952-12-12 |
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PUERTO RICO |
 |
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Sea
Bass, White |
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Atractoscion
nobilis |
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36.3 kg. |
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80.0 lbs. |
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Skip Hellen |
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1994-03-12 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Shark,
Blue |
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Prionace glauca |
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104.8 kg. |
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231.0 lbs. |
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Robert Ballew |
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1974-08-09 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Shark,
Gray Reef |
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Carcharhinus
menisorrah |
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39.5 kg. |
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87.1 lbs. |
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Dan Burrus |
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1982-03-30 |
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BELIZE |
 |
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Shark,
Leopard |
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Triakis
semifasciatus |
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20.4 kg. |
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45.0 lbs. |
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(name withheld by
request) |
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1987-06-13 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Shark,
Scalloped Hammerhead |
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Sphyna lewini |
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90.7 kg. |
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200.0 lbs. |
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Mel Clark |
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1970-08-16 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Shark,
Soupfin |
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Galeorhinus
zyopterus |
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32.9 kg. |
 |
72.5 lbs. |
 |
(name withheld by
request) |
 |
1987-07-26 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
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Shark,
Swellshark |
 |
Cephaloscyllium
ventriosum |
 |
12.7 kg. |
 |
28.0 lbs. |
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Dewey Hennessy |
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1973-05-27 |
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UNITED STATES |
 |
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Shark,
Whitetip |
 |
Triaenodon obesus |
 |
20.4 kg. |
 |
45.0 lbs. |
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Mel Clark |
 |
1972-06-09 |
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BELIZE |
 |
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Sheephead,
California |
 |
Semicossyphus
pulcher |
 |
16.4 kg. |
 |
36.2 lbs. |
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John Ellwood |
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1956-11-12 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
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Skate,
Big |
 |
Raja binoculata |
 |
32.2 kg. |
 |
71.0 lbs. |
 |
Roy Brixey |
 |
1956-09-16 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
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Snapper,
Pacific Cubera |
 |
Lutjanus
novemfasciatus |
 |
36.7 kg. |
 |
80.9 lbs. |
 |
John Miller |
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1965-08-18 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Snook,
Black |
 |
Centropnomus
nigrescens |
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20.9 kg. |
 |
46.1 lbs. |
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Gary Provence |
 |
1982-03-31 |
 |
MEXICO |
 |
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Stingray,
Short-tail |
 |
Dasyatis
brevicaudata |
 |
220.4 kg. |
 |
485.9 lbs. |
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Ian Porter |
 |
1957-05-12 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
 |
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Sunfish,
Ocean |
 |
Mola mola |
 |
131.5 kg. |
 |
289.9 lbs. |
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Don Rolstad |
 |
1961-07-07 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
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Surgeonfish,
Yellowtail |
 |
Prionurus
punctatus |
 |
6.9 kg. |
 |
15.2 lbs. |
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Dewey Hennessy |
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1979-04-03 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Tarpon |
 |
Megalops
atlanticus |
 |
16.8 kg. |
 |
37.0 lbs. |
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Dewey Hennessy |
 |
1977-05-03 |
 |
BELIZE |
 |
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Totuava |
 |
Totoaba
macdonaldi |
 |
38.8 kg. |
 |
85.5 lbs. |
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Hal Lewis |
 |
1962-11-20 |
 |
MEXICO |
 |
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Trevally,
Giant |
 |
Caranx ignobilis |
 |
35.8 kg. |
 |
78.9 lbs. |
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Ron Cox |
 |
1955-09-01 |
 |
AUSTRALIA |
 |
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Tuna,
Dogtooth |
 |
Gymnosarda
unicolor |
 |
50.8 kg. |
 |
112.0 lbs. |
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G. M. McElligott |
 |
1960-01-22 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
 |
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Tuna,
Pacific Bluefin |
 |
Thunnus thynnus
orientalis |
 |
180.5 kg. |
 |
398.0 lbs. |
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Terry Maas |
 |
1982-09-22 |
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MEXICO |
 |
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Tuna,
Yellowfin |
 |
Thunnus albacares |
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117.9 kg. |
 |
259.9 lbs. |
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Mark Barville |
 |
1996-01-15 |
 |
MEXICO |
 |
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Wahoo |
 |
Acanthocybium
solandri |
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38.1 kg. |
 |
84.0 lbs. |
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Ron Mullins |
 |
1996-11-14 |
 |
MEXICO |
 |
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Wrasse,
Humphead (Maori) |
 |
Cheilinus
undulatus |
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45.4 kg. |
 |
100.1 lbs. |
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Rodney Jonklass |
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1956-01-26 |
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SRI LANKA |
 |
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Yellowtail,
Northern |
 |
Seriola lalandi
dorsalis |
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30.9 kg. |
 |
68.1 lbs. |
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Mark Steele |
 |
1990-05-20 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
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Yellowtail,
S Pacific |
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Seriola lalandi
grandis |
 |
36.5 kg. |
 |
80.5 lbs. |
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Rene Rojas |
 |
1984-05-05 |
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CHILE |
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All species of sharks
and rays are now INELIGIBLE for record
consideration. |
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