Spearfish, shortbill (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
Similar species: longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus pfluegeri (Robins & de Sylva, 1963); Mediterranean spearfish, Tetrapturus belone (Rafinesque, 1810); roundscale spearfish Tetrapturus georgi (Lowe, 1841); ISTIOPHORIDAE FAMILY;
The shortbill spearfish has a specific line class. Other spearfish inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean are in a separate line class as Atlantic spearfish, Tetrapturus spp.
The spearfishes are cosmopolitan, but nowhere are they abundant. The longbill spearfish is known to occur in the northwest Atlantic from New Jersey to Venezuela, including the Gulf of M... Read More
The shortbill spearfish has a specific line class. Other spearfish inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean are in a separate line class as Atlantic spearfish, Tetrapturus spp.
The spearfishes are cosmopolitan, but nowhere are they abundant. The longbill spearfish is known to occur in the northwest Atlantic from New Jersey to Venezuela, including the Gulf of M... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
50.00 kg
(110
lb 3
oz)
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
16.10 kg
(35
lb 8
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
(tie)
15.65 kg
(34
lb 8
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
15.64 kg
(34
lb 8
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
28.12 kg
(62
lb 0
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
19.76 kg
(43
lb 9
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
19.95 kg
(44
lb 0
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
20.66 kg
(45
lb 9
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
30.00 kg
(66
lb 2
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
32.20 kg
(70
lb 15
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
38.05 kg
(83
lb 15
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
44.20 kg
(97
lb 7
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
14.28 kg
(31
lb 8
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
14.28 kg
(31
lb 8
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
17.91 kg
(39
lb 8
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
17.69 kg
(39
lb 0
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
18.14 kg
(40
lb 0
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
29.00 kg
(63
lb 14
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
28.40 kg
(62
lb 9
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
32.50 kg
(71
lb 10
oz)
W-37 kg (80 lb)
33.80 kg
(74
lb 8
oz)
W-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
16.04 kg
(35
lb 6
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
14.51 kg
(32
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
17.00 kg
(37
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
22.00 kg
(48
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
26.20 kg
(57
lb 12
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
14.97 kg
(33
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
28.40 kg
(62
lb 9
oz)
F-Smallfry
16.47 kg
(36
lb 5
oz)
M-Junior
34.50 kg
(76
lb 1
oz)
M-Smallfry
20.40 kg
(44
lb 16
oz)