EUROPEAN BASS 4-POUND-TEST WORLD RECORD
French angler Guillaume Fourrier of Belleville-Sur-Mer, France was fishing off Dieppe, France with local guide Emile Couvrevr on November 15, 2011 when he may have broken the 13-year-old standing IGFA record for the men's 2 kg (4-pound) line class record for European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fourrier needed 22 minutes to land the 6.16 kg (13-pound, 9-ounce) fish after it ate the Jackall Dart he was casting. The current IGFA record is 5.99 kg (13 pounds, 3 ounces) and if approved, this will be Fourrier's first world record fish.
IGFA
The International Game Fish Association, or IGFA, is a not-for-profit organization committed to the conservation of game fish and the promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices through science, education, rule making and record keeping. The IGFA are the official record holders for world-record and line-class records on both fresh and saltwater fish. For more information, visit igfa.org.
