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IGFA

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IGFA

@TheIGFA

Committed to the conservation of gamefish and the promotion of ethical angling practices through science, education, rulemaking, and record-keeping.

Dania Beach, FL

Joined November 2009

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@TheIGFA
Jul 25, 2025
On July 18, 1985, Jerry Downey set the IGFA Men’s 8-kg (16 lb) Line Class World Record with this incredible 35.15-kilogram (77-pound, 8-ounce) Chinook salmon. Jerry was drift fishing the Kenai River with a spin glo lure and landed the record salmon after a 30-minute fight. The
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Aug 21, 2021
Caroline May Evans, Age 4, recently submitted an application for this 0.92-kg (2-pound) golden trout to potentially set the IGFA Female Smallfry Record for the species. Caroline was fishing in Wyoming. After a quick fight and weighing, she was able to safely release the fish 👍🏼.
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@TheIGFA
Feb 27, 2025
On February 28, 2023, Lea Anne Powell hooked into a bass of a lifetime. Fishing Lake O.H. Ivie in Texas, she landed a 5.53-kilogram (12-pound, 3-ounce) largemouth bass, setting the IGFA Women’s 6-kg (12 lb) Line Class World Record. After a short fight, she was able to land the
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@TheIGFA
Apr 1, 2022
Emily Rose Hanzlik was fishing in North Palm Beach, Florida, when she landed this .91-kilogram (2-pound) sheepshead on the fly. With this fish Emily can potentially set the IGFA Women’s 1-kg (2 lb) Tippet Class World Record for the species.
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@TheIGFA
May 16, 2025
On May 15, 2018, angler Lionel Ferguson was fishing Richeison Pond, Tennessee, when he landed this 2.47 kg (5 lb, 7 oz) black crappie to set the IGFA All-Tackle World Record for the species. Following genetic testing to confirm the species, this monster crappie officially
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Apr 15, 2025
APPROVED: On November 11, 2024, Earl Gill IV was fishing aboard the Excel captained by Justin Fleck, when he landed this massive 200.94-kilogram (443-pound) yellowfin tuna. With this fish, Earl has set the IGFA All-Tackle World Record as well as the IGFA Men’s 60-kg (130 lb.)
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Apr 8, 2025
Derek Merricks was fishing on Buggs Island Lake, Virginia, when he landed this impressive 42-centimeter black crappie. With this fish, Derek has tied the IGFA All-Tackle Length World Record for the species. Derek was fishing with a live minnow when this record fish struck. After
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Feb 7, 2025
Captain Nick LaBadie was fishing off Key West, Florida on January 31, 2025, when he landed this massive 141-centimeter great barracuda on fly. With this fish Nick could potentially set the IGFA All-Tackle Length Fly World Record for the species. He hooked the Cuda on a needlefish
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@TheIGFA
Aug 3, 2025
FISHING HISTORY: On July 29, 2005, Sara Hayward caught the largest wahoo ever recorded in the IGFA record books. Her dad woke up early for the fishing trip and Sara was the only family member that woke up to go out fishing with him aboard the Pez Espada II. The crew had been
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Feb 18, 2022
Alexandra Hall recently submitted this beautiful 1.10-kg (2-pound, 6-ounce) brook trout to potentially set the IGFA Women’s 2-kg (4 lb) Line Class World Record for the species. Alexandra was fishing with her father on the Glade Creek in Virginia when this brook trout struck.
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@TheIGFA
May 5, 2025
On May 4, 2021, Thomas Farchione landed this enormous 2.83-kilogram (6-pound, 4-ounce) redear sunfish out of Lake Havasu, Arizona, to set the IGFA All-Tackle World Record for the species - the same lake where the previous redear sunfish All-Tackle World Record was also caught.
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Jan 18, 2025
Sarah Harris was fishing on Lake Baccarac, Mexico, on January 18, 2024, when she landed this impressive 3.94-kilogram (8-pound, 11-ounce) largemouth bass to set the IGFA Women's 3-kg (6-lb) Line Class World Record for the species. The record largemouth was enticed with a topwater
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@TheIGFA
May 17, 2025
FORTY-YEAR RECORD: On May 17th, 1985, Les Anderson was drift fishing the Kenai River when something took his spin glow lure. After an amazing 40-minute battle, Les hauled in the massive 44.11-kilogram (97-pound, 4-ounce) chinook salmon. To this day, the catch still stands as both
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@TheIGFA
Oct 10, 2018
IT’S OFFICIAL! Lionel Ferguson’s 5-pound, 7-ounce black crappie is the new IGFA All-Tackle world record! Caught on May 15, 2018 in Richeison Pond, Tennessee, Ferguson’s monster crappie replaced the previous record of 5 pound which was set back in 2006. #fishIGFA