Martini Arostegui
Total number of records:
204
Total number of current records:
42
Total number of species:
103
Total number of countries:
14
Date of first record catch:
21-Aug-1998
Date of last record catch:
31-Jul-2020
Heaviest record catch:
72.12 kg (159
lb 0 oz)
Gar, alligator
Heaviest multiple to one:
12 lb Shark, blacktip on 2 lb line
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
All-Tackle
Rockfish, deacon
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Rockfish, deacon
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Tilefish, blackline
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Redhorse, notchlip
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Sackfish, American
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Sanddab, Pacific
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Pomfret, lustrous
8.05 kg
(17
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
Jobfish, small toothed
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Unicornfish, spotted
2.04 kg
(4
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Pomfret, Brevort's
3.40 kg
(7
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Parrotfish, stoplight
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Rudderfish, banded
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Sucker, Owens
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Sucker, Sacramento
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Wrasse, rock
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Moray, chestnut
4.76 kg
(10
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Moray, hourglass
1.59 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Tilefish, golden-eyed
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Sucker, Sonora
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
Rockfish, kelp
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Surfperch, redtail
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Sucker, Utah
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Grouper, snubnose
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Scad, oxeye
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Goatfish, doublebar
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Triggerfish, pinktail
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Red devil
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Rockfish, kelp
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Jumprock, greater
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
Grunt, Spanish
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Durgon, black
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Shark, finetooth
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Seaperch, striped
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Surgeonfish, yellowfin
1.70 kg
(3
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
Triggerfish, orangeside
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Jack, fortune
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Cichlid, midas
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
All-Tackle
Catfish, granulated
7.03 kg
(15
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Peacock, mirianae
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Peacock, mirianae
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Cichlid, midas
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Snapper, blackfin
3.86 kg
(8
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
(tie)
Surfperch, rubberlip
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Peacock, popoca
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Flagfin, royal
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Jacunda, marbled
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Jacunda, marbled
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Piranha, white
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Peacock, vazzoleri
3.63 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Cichlid, midas
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
All-Tackle
Cichlid, midas
0.90 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle (Length) World Records
Line Class
Common Name
Length
Location
Catch Date
All-Tackle (Length)
Snook (Atlantic)
101 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Snapper, Atlantic cubera
105 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trahira
84 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Trahira
79 cm
All-Tackle (Length)
Shad, American
40 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)
Salmon, Atlantic (landlocked)
1.93 kg
(4
lb 4
oz)
M-01 kg (2 lb)
Shark, blacktip
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Gar, spotted
1.47 kg
(3
lb 4
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Gar, spotted
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
Salmon, Atlantic (landlocked)
4.54 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Wels
5.10 kg
(11
lb 4
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Zander
2.38 kg
(5
lb 4
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Gar, alligator
9.53 kg
(21
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Gar, longnose
12.13 kg
(26
lb 12
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Shark, blacktip
5.90 kg
(13
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
Rockfish, black
1.24 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Redhorse, silver
2.04 kg
(4
lb 8
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Redhorse, silver
1.81 kg
(4
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Redhorse, shorthead
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Trahira
10.89 kg
(24
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Zander
4.65 kg
(10
lb 4
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Zander
4.20 kg
(9
lb 4
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
Shark, blacktip
2.95 kg
(6
lb 8
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
(tie)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
(tie)
Gar, Florida
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Gar, spotted
1.81 kg
(4
lb 0
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Gar, spotted
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Trout, tiger
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Wels
7.94 kg
(17
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Trahira
12.70 kg
(28
lb 0
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Trahira
9.30 kg
(20
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
Shark, blacktip
3.40 kg
(7
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
(tie)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
Wels
10.66 kg
(23
lb 8
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Trout, tiger
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Trout, tiger
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Trahira
14.51 kg
(32
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
Rockfish, black-blue
1.81 kg
(4
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
Trahira
12.70 kg
(28
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
(tie)
Grouper, black
8.16 kg
(18
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
Shark, blacktip
0.00 kg
(35
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
Carp, grass
15.20 kg
(33
lb 8
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
Snapper, red
13.49 kg
(29
lb 12
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
Shark, blacktip
0.00 kg
(62
lb 0
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
Sorubim
8.16 kg
(18
lb 0
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
Catfish, sharptooth
7.94 kg
(17
lb 8
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
Wels
36.74 kg
(81
lb 0
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
Grouper, black
0.00 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
Gar, alligator
72.12 kg
(159
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
Barramundi
6.84 kg
(15
lb 1
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
Rockfish, black
1.70 kg
(3
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Snapper, mullet
0.56 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
Snapper, yellowtail
0.68 kg
(1
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Pickerel, chain
0.57 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Pickerel, chain
0.45 kg
(1
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Snapper, mullet
1.24 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
Shark, whaler
36.28 kg
(80
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
(tie)
Bass, shoal
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Shark, blacktip
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
Snapper, mullet
0.79 kg
(1
lb 12
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Common Name
Weight
Location
Catch Date
All-Tackle
Rockfish, silvergray
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle
Rockfish, quillback
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Buffalo, smallmouth
3.86 kg
(8
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, longnose
12.13 kg
(26
lb 12
oz)
M-Junior
Grouper, black
0.00 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Trahira
14.51 kg
(32
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Catfish, redtail (pirarara)
26.08 kg
(57
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Shark, blacktip
0.00 kg
(62
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
M-Junior
Shark, blacktip
0.00 kg
(35
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
(tie)
Snapper, grey
0.00 kg
(1
lb 4
oz)
M-Junior
Perch, Nile
21.00 kg
(46
lb 5
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, spotted
0.91 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, spotted
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, spotted
0.91 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Catfish, redtail (pirarara)
20.41 kg
(45
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Jack, Pacific crevalle
9.75 kg
(21
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Jack, Pacific crevalle
8.39 kg
(18
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, alligator
72.12 kg
(159
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
(tie)
Jack, Pacific crevalle
6.35 kg
(14
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Grouper, red
6.80 kg
(15
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Snakehead
2.49 kg
(5
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, longnose
12.02 kg
(26
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Shark, blue
56.01 kg
(123
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Shark, blue
39.00 kg
(86
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Trevally, bluefin
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Jack, Pacific crevalle
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Jack, Pacific crevalle
5.21 kg
(11
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Mackerel, Pacific sierra
4.76 kg
(10
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Jack, Pacific crevalle
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Snapper, mullet
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Trevally, bluefin
4.08 kg
(9
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Rockfish, black
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Rockfish, black
2.38 kg
(5
lb 4
oz)
M-Junior
Rockfish, black
3.06 kg
(6
lb 12
oz)
M-Junior
Rockfish, black
1.81 kg
(4
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Snapper, yellowtail
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Snapper, yellowtail
0.90 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, Florida
2.04 kg
(4
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, Florida
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Bowfin
3.51 kg
(7
lb 12
oz)
M-Junior
Sailfish, Atlantic
17.69 kg
(39
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Gar, Florida
0.90 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Grouper, gag
3.62 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
Tuna, blackfin
15.19 kg
(33
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
Grouper, red
3.62 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Shark, bonnethead
2.49 kg
(5
lb 8
oz)
M-Smallfry
Halibut, Pacific
54.43 kg
(120
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Rockfish, yelloweye
5.32 kg
(11
lb 12
oz)
M-Smallfry
Rockfish, yelloweye
5.21 kg
(11
lb 8
oz)
M-Smallfry
Snapper, red
13.49 kg
(29
lb 12
oz)
M-Smallfry
Amberjack, greater
25.85 kg
(57
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Grouper, Warsaw
26.08 kg
(57
lb 8
oz)
M-Smallfry
Jack, almaco
4.54 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Salmon, chum
4.99 kg
(11
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Rockfish, yelloweye
4.53 kg
(10
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Rockfish, yelloweye
3.62 kg
(8
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Halibut, Pacific
26.08 kg
(57
lb 8
oz)
M-Smallfry
Salmon, pink
1.58 kg
(3
lb 8
oz)
M-Smallfry
Drum, red
14.06 kg
(31
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
Gar, Florida
1.36 kg
(3
lb 0
oz)
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