Fishing’s Shortest and Longest World-Record Battles
Some took seconds, while others lasted hours, but they all went down in history.
Some took seconds, while others lasted hours, but they all went down in history.
Notable catches from the angler with 178 IGFA fishing world records.
Montana angler called his shot on Facebook hours prior to landing the big fish.
Ten world-record redfish catches that sit atop the IGFA record books.
Why have IGFA records for the most popular inshore gamefish remained unbroken for decades?
The 12-pounder caught by Lea Anne Powell is now IGFA’s 12-pound line-class record.
A group of anglers swordfishing off Morehead City, North Carolina, caught an unusual deep-water fish and landed in the record books.
Laying claim to an IGFA fishing world record could be far easier than you think.
Kids 16 and younger now have more opportunities to set fishing world records.
Angling records around the globe keep falling with oversize fish caught in many different categories.
Four great catches await approval as new world records by the IGFA
Four great catches await approval as new world records by the IGFA.
Some took seconds, while others lasted hours, but they all went down in history.
Notable catches from the angler with 178 IGFA fishing world records.
Montana angler called his shot on Facebook hours prior to landing the big fish.
Ten world-record redfish catches that sit atop the IGFA record books.
Why have IGFA records for the most popular inshore gamefish remained unbroken for decades?
The 12-pounder caught by Lea Anne Powell is now IGFA’s 12-pound line-class record.
A group of anglers swordfishing off Morehead City, North Carolina, caught an unusual deep-water fish and landed in the record books.
Laying claim to an IGFA fishing world record could be far easier than you think.
Kids 16 and younger now have more opportunities to set fishing world records.
Angling records around the globe keep falling with oversize fish caught in many different categories.
Four great catches await approval as new world records by the IGFA
Four great catches await approval as new world records by the IGFA.
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