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Potential World Records

by IGFA 10 Aug 2018 04:59 PDT
Aussie angler Stan Konstantaras caught and released this beautiful 149-centimeter southern yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) on May 17, 2018 while fishing off Three Kings, New Zealand. If approved, the catch will become the new All-Tackle Length world record © IGFA

Check out this gallery of recently submitted IGFA world record applications for the following species:

  • Giant trahira from Brazil
  • Bowfin from the United States
  • Southern yellowtail from New Zealand
  • Sockeye salmon from the United States
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Richard Hart caught and released this impressive 82 centimeter bowfin (Amia calva) on July 29, 2018 while fly fishing on Lake Champlain, Vermont. - photo © IGFA
Richard Hart caught and released this impressive 82 centimeter bowfin (Amia calva) on July 29, 2018 while fly fishing on Lake Champlain, Vermont. - photo © IGFA
Shawn Martinez potentially set the new men's 8 kg (16 lb) line class world record for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) with this 6.75-kg fish that he caught while fishing Alaska's Kenai River on July 5, 2018. - photo © IGFA
Shawn Martinez potentially set the new men's 8 kg (16 lb) line class world record for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) with this 6.75-kg fish that he caught while fishing Alaska's Kenai River on July 5, 2018. - photo © IGFA
French angler Gael Commergnat - age 10 - caught and released this 13.83-kilogram (30-pounds, 8-ounce) giant trahira (Hoplias aimara) on July 24, 2018 while fishing Brazil's Rio Juruena. - photo © IGFA
French angler Gael Commergnat - age 10 - caught and released this 13.83-kilogram (30-pounds, 8-ounce) giant trahira (Hoplias aimara) on July 24, 2018 while fishing Brazil's Rio Juruena. - photo © IGFA

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