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IGFA Roosterfish Record

Angler Margaret Shaughnessy of Medford, Oregon landed this beautiful roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) on June 2nd while fly fishing with local guide Marco Lucero off the coast of Punta Las Arenas, Mexico. Shaughnessy’s potential women’s 10 […]

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230- pound tuna Turns Boat Over

Anthony Wichman of Kauai has quite a fishing tale to tell! The 54-year-old Koloa resident was rescued Friday after a huge Ahi capsized his boat about 10 miles southwest of Port Allen. Coast Guard Sector […]

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Marlin Pulls Angler Overboard

An angler fishing near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, died Friday after falling overboard while fighting a striped marlin. Marlin1-1Fred Talmage of Pacific Palisades presumably suffered a heart attack while a lone crewman struggled to help […]

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MS: Five State Fishing Records

Jackson County was well-represented Wednesday when the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources announced the certification of five new saltwater-fishing records. The husband-and-wife team of Cecily and Tommy O’Brien from Pascagoula each established their own marks. […]

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Blue Marlin Record Broken

Orange Beach, Alabama: Two times is the lucky charm. The second-annual 2013 Blue Marlin Grand Championship, held at The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, Alabama, not only broke two state marlin records but also featured […]

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An Almost Swordfish Record

If the opening day of the 65th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo belonged to the sharks, Day Two was all about the good Samaritan. Literally. The first day saw a Tiger and Bull shark […]

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24-Pound Cod, State Record

Maryland Natural Resources (DNR) officials this week confirmed a 24-pound Atlantic cod caught from an Ocean City headboat in late May might be the state record after creating a new category for the species. On […]

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1,222 lb Atlantic Blue Marlin

In Cape Verde islands, in the middle of Atlantic Ocean angler Alexander Trukhachev caught an impressive huge female blue marlin of 1.222 lb – 553 kg. He was fishing on board 33′ Bertram Happy Hooker […]

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Will Kilpatrick: No Grand Slam

Will Kilpatrick caught a blue marlin, a white marlin and a sailfish in the same day, but his accomplishment won’t be approved by the International Game Fish Association for inclusion in its all-time list of […]

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Record Setting Rockfish

If you believe in yourself, any fin is possible.A Seattle insurance adjustor caught a record-setting rockfish last month that may be more than two centuries old, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reported. Liebman caught the 39.08-pound […]

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Red Snapper in Florida

Anglers and fishery management officials continue to discuss the status of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico with intent of managing the species. One of those discussions will be in the form of a […]

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Record – Breaking Swordfish?

A group of Texas fisherman caught what may be the largest swordfish ever caught in Texas. The Booby Trap crew, based in Surfside, specializes in catching swordfish and blue marlin. Owner Brett Holden has received […]