Newly Approved IGFA World Records
To see all newly approved IGFA World Records since August 2020, please view this PDF.
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Kosich's Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Katie Kosich has been on a tear in the eastern Pacific after setting her third line class record for Pacific bluefin tuna in less than two months. On July 15, 2020, she caught this amazing 55.79-kilogram (123-pound) bluefin to set the new IGFA Women’s 8-kg (16-lb) Line Class World Record. Katie was fishing out of San Clemente Island, California, and landed the record catch in 30 minutes after it struck a live mackerel. Congratulations to Katie, Captain Randy Parker, and the whole crew aboard the Kona, on a killer stretch of fishing and a record that smashed the previous one by almost 90 pounds!
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Little's Smallmouth Bass
Tonya Marie Little recently set her third IGFA World Record after catching and releasing this beautiful 2.32-kilogram (5-pound, 2-ounce) smallmouth bass to set the new IGFA Women’s 3-kg (6-lb) Line Class World Record. Tonya was pitching a Big Bite Baits Smallie Smasher in Lake Michigan and landed the record smallmouth after a brief fight. Congratulations, Tonya, on another impressive smallmouth record!
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Johnson's Tripletail
Elizabeth Johnson is back with another impressive tripletail record after setting one on the fly last year. On July 12, 2020, Elizabeth caught this 4.31-kilogram (9-pound, 8-ounce) tripletail to set the new IGFA Women’s 8-kg (16-lb) Tippet Class World Record. She landed the record catch in 5-minutes after it struck a shrimp pattern fly in Apalachicola, Florida.
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Theng's Two-Barred Barb
Kho Kok Theng recently set his first IGFA World Record while fishing the Murum Dam, Sarawak, Malaysia. He landed this stunning 2.6-kilogram (5-pound, 11-ounce) two-barred barb (Hampala bimaculata) to set the new IGFA All-Tackle World Record. Kho was casting a Halco Sorcerer 90 and landed and released his record catch after properly documenting the weight from shore. Congratulations, Kho, on your first IGFA World Record.
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Franks' Southern Yellowtail
Jeanette Franks had her angling skills put to the test when she landed this 13.26-kilogram (29-pound, 3-ounce) southern yellowtail to set the new IGFA Women’s 2-kg (4-lb) Line Class World Record. Jeanette was drift fishing with live bait out of Cavallie Islands, Whangaroa, New Zealand, and landed the record yellowtail after an incredible 1-hour, 40-minute battle. Congratulations, Jeanette, on enduring the long fight to earn your first IGFA World Record.