Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
(Cuvier, 1832); SCOMBRIDAE FAMILY; also called oahu fish, Pacific kingfish
Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Pelagic and seasonally migratory, it tends to be a loner or travel in small groups of 2 to 6 fish. There are indications of seasonal concentrations off the Pacific coasts of Panama, Costa Rica and Baja California in the summer, off Grand Cayman (Atlantic) in the winter and spring, and off the western Bahamas and Bermuda in the spring and fall.
The upper jaw is movable and the teeth are large, strong and laterally compressed. The well defined lateral line dips noticeably n... Read More
Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Pelagic and seasonally migratory, it tends to be a loner or travel in small groups of 2 to 6 fish. There are indications of seasonal concentrations off the Pacific coasts of Panama, Costa Rica and Baja California in the summer, off Grand Cayman (Atlantic) in the winter and spring, and off the western Bahamas and Bermuda in the spring and fall.
The upper jaw is movable and the teeth are large, strong and laterally compressed. The well defined lateral line dips noticeably n... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
83.46 kg
(184
lb 0
oz)
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
16.33 kg
(36
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
27.22 kg
(60
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
24.00 kg
(52
lb 14
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
31.60 kg
(69
lb 10
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
36.93 kg
(81
lb 7
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
42.86 kg
(94
lb 8
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
52.16 kg
(115
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
57.60 kg
(127
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
71.89 kg
(158
lb 8
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
70.53 kg
(155
lb 8
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
67.58 kg
(149
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
9.79 kg
(21
lb 9
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
21.00 kg
(46
lb 4
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
24.94 kg
(55
lb 0
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
37.19 kg
(82
lb 0
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
33.56 kg
(74
lb 0
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
37.64 kg
(83
lb 0
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
49.24 kg
(108
lb 9
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
69.62 kg
(153
lb 8
oz)
W-37 kg (80 lb)
83.46 kg
(184
lb 0
oz)
W-60 kg (130 lb)
51.25 kg
(113
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)
7.99 kg
(17
lb 10
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
17.19 kg
(37
lb 14
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
25.85 kg
(57
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
35.00 kg
(77
lb 2
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
30.05 kg
(66
lb 4
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)
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
14.74 kg
(32
lb 8
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
83.46 kg
(184
lb 0
oz)
F-Smallfry
27.26 kg
(60
lb 1
oz)
M-Junior
51.70 kg
(114
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
48.30 kg
(106
lb 8
oz)