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Giant Black Grouper is Pending World Record

Giant Black Grouper Florida Just this last weekend, Ft Myers based Alex Newman was fishing the Ronald McDonald House Offshore Rodeo and Reggae Party, a charity fundraiser tournament that Alex has fished and placed in before. “The fishing was actually pretty slow, we started off …

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GEOBASS – PNG

Costa‘s GEOBASS team travels to Papua New Guinea to pit their fly-fishing skills against the little known black bass of PNG. Looking more like a cubera snapper with an attitude to match, the team gets punished by the terrain and the fish. This exotic quest …

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Carol Libby Setting Marlin Records

Costa pro staff team members, Captain Josh Temple, mate Andrea McQuade, and their crew have many reasons to be proud. They have broken the world record for the most blue marlin released in one year, with 553 to date. This action is taking place aboard …

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I.G.F.A. 2014 West Coast Membership drive a winner

More than two dozen Representatives, Trustees, staff and members of IGFA donated countless hours volunteering to help in the booths of a whirlwind of fishing shows in March and April. Beginning with the Fred Hall Shows, both in Long Beach and Del Mar, then moving …

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IGFA Hot Catches for April 2014

A trout hot spot, a spotted bass tournament win, and a slew of trahira are stirring interest for potential new freshwater IGFA world records this month, along with potential new All-Tackle golden mahseer and tropical gar, both of which outweigh current records by more than …

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Potential Junior World Record Grey Snapper

The IGFA or International Gamefish Association has long been the record keeper for world record fish. They have also set the standards considered to be the “rules” for the fair and sporting methods used to catch a fish. These standards have become the rules of …

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Giant Redear Sunfish May Make the Books

A pending world record, Arizona style, was yanked out of Lake Havasu on Sunday. Hector Brito‘s redear sunfish weighed 5.78 pounds. A steroid shellcracker, it was. If you’ve never seen a 6-pound panfish, it’s time to head to Havasu, where the redear sunfish are likely …

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IGFA Hot Catches for February 2014

Fly anglers have been putting in some record-class fishing effort recently – this month’s IGFA Hot Catches highlights of potential new world records feature three catches all caught on fly rods. Check out the two peacock bass and the arawana caught in Brazil, Colombia, and …

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IGFA Hot Catches for January 2014

The new year has brought more new World Record applications to the International Game Fish Association. Catches made in Brazil, Italy, and Suriname for common carp, speckled peacock, and trahira are now being reviewed by the IGFA to verify that they were made in accordance …

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IGFA Hot Catches for December

Freshwater anglers in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, and New Mexico in the United States have reason to get out and fish this month (although we never really need much reason beyond water being nearby) – potential new world records for Arctic char, brook trout, muskellunge, …

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World Records Archives | BD Outdoors

Giant Black Grouper is Pending World Record

GEOBASS – PNG

Carol Libby Setting Marlin Records

I.G.F.A. 2014 West Coast Membership drive a winner

IGFA Hot Catches for April 2014

Potential Junior World Record Grey Snapper

Giant Redear Sunfish May Make the Books

IGFA Hot Catches for February 2014

IGFA Hot Catches for January 2014

IGFA Hot Catches for December

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