Bo Nelson
Total number of records:
136
Total number of current records:
21
Total number of species:
33
Total number of countries:
8
Date of first record catch:
18-Jul-2003
Date of last record catch:
20-Aug-2019
Heaviest record catch:
14.97 kg (33
lb 0 oz)
Dorado
Heaviest multiple to one:
11 lb 4 oz Trout, bull on 2 lb line
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
All-Tackle
Chub, tui
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Chub, roundtail
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
Chub, roundtail
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Whitefish, humpback
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Whitefish, humpback
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Whitefish, humpback
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Barracuda, Pacific
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Trout, gila
1.56 kg
(3
lb 7
oz)
All-Tackle (Length) World Records
Line Class
Common Name
Length
Location
Catch Date
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, brook
50 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, lake
78 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, lake
75 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, chum
81 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
(tie)
Salmon, coho
79 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, chum
69 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, chum
65 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, Chinook
95 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, pink
65 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, pink
63 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Salmon, pink
55 cm
All-Tackle Length Fly
Trout, bull
81 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, bull
79 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, bull
66 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, cutthroat
51 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trout, cutthroat
47 cm
All-Tackle Length Fly World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Perch, European
0.60 kg
(1
lb 5
oz)
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Zander
0.60 kg
(1
lb 5
oz)
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Sunfish, redear
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.49 kg
(5
lb 8
oz)
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Trout, bull
5.10 kg
(11
lb 4
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Grayling, Arctic
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Grayling, Arctic
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Grayling, Arctic
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
(tie)
Grayling, Arctic
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Grayling, Arctic
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Whitefish, mountain
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Whitefish, mountain
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Whitefish, mountain
0.54 kg
(1
lb 3
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
(tie)
Whitefish, mountain
0.48 kg
(1
lb 1
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Whitefish, mountain
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Trout, bull
5.78 kg
(12
lb 12
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Trout, bull
0.00 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Snakehead
1.10 kg
(2
lb 6
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Whitefish, round
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Perch, European
1.05 kg
(2
lb 5
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Perch, European
0.54 kg
(1
lb 3
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Zander
2.95 kg
(6
lb 8
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Whitefish, mountain
0.65 kg
(1
lb 7
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
(tie)
Whitefish, mountain
0.65 kg
(1
lb 7
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
3.06 kg
(6
lb 12
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Char, Arctic
10.43 kg
(23
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Perch, European
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Pompano, Florida
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Trout, bull
6.12 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
3.63 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Trout, bull
6.01 kg
(13
lb 4
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Pompano, Florida
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.04 kg
(4
lb 8
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
3.29 kg
(7
lb 4
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.15 kg
(4
lb 12
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
(tie)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.30 kg
(5
lb 1
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.70 kg
(3
lb 12
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
(tie)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.47 kg
(3
lb 4
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
Dorado
14.97 kg
(33
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
(tie)
Sunfish, redear
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.47 kg
(5
lb 7
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
0.94 kg
(2
lb 1
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Bonito, Pacific
2.24 kg
(4
lb 15
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Dorado
1.47 kg
(3
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Bass, shoal
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Bass, shoal
0.51 kg
(1
lb 2
oz)
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
Barramundi
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
5.78 kg
(12
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Whitefish, round
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.96 kg
(2
lb 2
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Peacock, Orinoco
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Arawana
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
(tie)
Sunfish, redear
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
3.63 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Sorubim
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Peacock, Orinoco
0.88 kg
(1
lb 15
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
(tie)
Peacock, Orinoco
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Tambaqui
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Trout, bull
6.24 kg
(13
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Catfish, redtail (pirarara)
7.80 kg
(17
lb 3
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
Barramundi
8.61 kg
(19
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Whitefish, round
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Peacock, Orinoco
1.81 kg
(4
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Bonito, Pacific
3.52 kg
(7
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Sunfish, redear
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
3.40 kg
(7
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.47 kg
(3
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Peacock, Orinoco
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Tambaqui
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Bonito, Pacific
3.06 kg
(6
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Trout, bull
0.00 kg
(12
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Trout, bull
4.98 kg
(11
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
3.28 kg
(7
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Trout, bull
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
Pompano, Florida
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.44 kg
(5
lb 6
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
Trout, bull
6.01 kg
(13
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Whitefish, round
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Sunfish, redear
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Trout, bull
6.35 kg
(14
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Bass, shoal
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Sunfish, redear
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Salmon, chum
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Salmon, chum
6.12 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
(tie)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.83 kg
(6
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Trout, bull
6.12 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Trout, bull
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Sunfish, redear
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
3.40 kg
(7
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
2.38 kg
(5
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.90 kg
(4
lb 3
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Barracuda, Pacific
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Trout, cutthroat
3.17 kg
(7
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Bass, shoal
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Trout, bull
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
Fishing World Records
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