US: World Record Sunfish Caught in Arizona

This monster size redear sunfish was caught in Arizona on Lake Havasu the past 16 February. this huge fish was exactly 5.78 lb - 2.61 kg and will surely beat the old world record for this specie.

Angler Hector Brito caught the 17 inch long fish while fishing with a dropshot rig and nightcrawler and took it to a local tackle shop to have it weighed on an Arizona (AGFD) certified scale.

So to officially qualify as a world record, he’ll have to submit a formal application with the IGFA (International Game Fish Association - www.igfa.org). The current world record, for this fish is 5.5 lb caught also Lake Havasu.

It isnt' a too big surprised if a larger sunfish is caught from Lake Havasu, because from some years the lake’s invasive "quagga" mussel population has become a new food source and a reason anglers are regularly finding sunfish weighing 2 lb or more.

NEW ZEALAND: 907 lb monster size bluefin tuna caught

Female Auckland angler Donna Pascoe has caught a potentially world record sized Pacific bluefin tuna. A monster fish of 907 lb or 411 kg!!

She had a nearly 5 hour struggle on 130 lb tackle to land the bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), fishing off a charter boat, Gladator, out of Houhora in the far north of New Zealand at the famed King Bank.

Any record claim has to be certified by the International Game Fish Association.

If her catch is verified by the IGFA (International Game Fish Association - www.igfa.org), Pascoe’s bluefin will upstage Baker’s potential record ( 777 lbs caught in September) by roughly 130 lbs, and outstrip the current record by about 167 pounds. 

The current record bluefin weighed 739 lb, 6 oz and was taken two years ago, also in Houhora, New Zealand.

VIDEO: underwater pike attacks in slow motion

This video was made in Ireland using a GoPro underwater camera by Underwaterireland and was posted yesterday on Youtube.

Speed was reduced to 2.5% from the original. Pike strike so fast that even with 100 fps image was blurred!
Surely a great pike attacks compilation.

CANADA: monster lake trout and giant brown trout

Top fishing guide Eric Haataja show us in these videos two huge trout caught from the ice, one big lake trout and one world record size brown trout for ice fishing.

The brown trout video was shot at Milwaukee Harbor, which is no doubt known for producing absolute slob browns. This brown  measured one inch longer than the current world record (39 inch).

The big lake trout video was shot in an inland unknown lake.

VIDEO: World's Biggest Monster Trout

World's biggest trout in this image Youtube video; taimen, brown trout, rainbow trout.

SEYCHELLES VIDEO: over 150 GT caught in a week

A great HD video shoot in Seychelle Islands (Africa) by Sportquest Holidays.

Over 150 giant trevally caught in a week of fishing  for 6 anglers. Here you can see the full trailer video about the opening of Providence Atoll after being closed for five years.

COSTA RICA: 600 lb marlin attacks a dorado in this video

A great marlin attack video filmed in Costa Rica and published on Youtube just few days ago.

Kidcochiese Outdoors fishing down in Los Suenos, Costa Rica on the "FISHIZZLE" had a memorable day. They were trolling up sailfish and dorado when a big 500-600 lb Blue Marlin was chasing a huge forado, at least 25 or more pound.

The Blue Marlin made several attempts at the dorado, and the last they saw of both of them was they passed 5 feet away from them the Dorado was on the tail of the marlin.

RUSSIA: fly fishing in Kamchatka for rainbows and salmon

The official video of the 2013 fishing season in Kamchatka posted by "The  Fly Shop"

Big trout, all kind of salmons (pink, chum, king), in a wild nature of the far east Russia.

IGFA: new world record catches of February 2014

Read on for the latest updates from the IGFA World Records department.

Venezuelan angler Eduardo Aristeguieta traveled to Mataven, Colombia where he caught an impressive 8.16 kg (18 lb 0 oz) speckled peacock (Cichla temensis) while fly fishing on December 4, 2013. Aristeguieta hooked the trophy peacock on a green hornet fly and needed nearly 10 minutes to subdue the fish on 4 kg (8 lb) tippet. With the current record in this tippet class standing at 7.4 kg (16 lb 5 oz), Aristeguieta’s fish could earn him a new world record.

Kiwi angler Kevin Baker potentially set the new All-Tackle record for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), with a 352.5 kg (777 lb 1 oz) fish he caught on September 14, 2013 while fishing off the coast of Greymouth, New Zealand. This massive tuna hit during the final hours of Baker’s multiple day fishing trip aboard the Cova Rose, captained by Lance Goodhew. After marking fish on the sounder, Baker fed a fresh hoki back through the chum line and almost instantly came tight on the big fish. With the trip nearly at its end, Baker was pressed for time and was forced to put serious tension on the fish – at times bumping the drag on his Shimano 130W up to 37 kg (80 lb) during the intense 30 minute fight. Baker and the crew were prepared to tag the fish as they had with several previous catches, but once it was boat side the decision was made to take the fish as it was the biggest specimen any of them had ever seen. Tipping the scales at 352.5 kg (777 lb 1 oz), Baker’s fish surpasses the existing record by nearly 20 kg (40 lb).

Australian angler Paul Worsteling caught and released an impressive giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) on January 8^th while casting a popper along the beautiful reefs surrounding the Cook Islands in the Indian Ocean. After the GT crushed Worsteling’s popper, the experienced angler needed 10 minutes to boat the fish. Taping out to 109 cm on the IGFA’s Official Measuring Device, Worsteling’s fish exceeds the existing All-Tackle Length record by 2 cm and could potentially earn him the new record.

 
Robert Cunningham Jr, who holds multiple IGFA records, recently submitted a potential men’s 2 kg (4 lb) tippet class record for a 14.97 kg (33 lb 0 oz) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) he caught and released while fishing the marshes of southern Louisiana, USA. Cunningham enticed the redfish to bite with a well-presented fly – tied by his guide Bo Meador Jr. – and skillfully played the fish for 30 minutes. Once subdued, the fish was carefully weighed and documented before it was released alive. The current IGFA record is 13.15 kg (29 lb 0 oz).

Japanese angler Ikuko Sakagawa landed the potential new women’s 10 kg (20 lb) tippet class record for black drum (Pogonia cromis) on October 28, 2013, while fishing out of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA with local guide Tristan Daire. Sakagawa, a skilled fly angler, needed 10 minutes to boat the fish after it ate the fly she was casting. Sakagawa’s quality drum weighed in at 15.6 kg (34 lb 6 oz) – less than a pound heavier than the existing claim.

http://www.igfa.org

VIDEO: man overboard as sailfish jumps onto boat

Is video come form Costa Rica top lodge " Crocodile Bay Lodge" and you can see a big sailfish jumped aboard the stern deck of a small cruiser; the first mate and a fisherman decided that the best course of action was to abandon the boat.

The captain of the fishing boat was videotaping the catch; According to the video description, the sailfish was ultimately released quickly alive.

VIDEO: Piranhas Devour Hooked Peacock in Seconds

This videos was shoot in Brazil and is a good example of just how much damage an hungry school of piranahs can do in a very short amount of time.

US: caught a record size pike while ice fishing in Nebraska

The past week, on January 28, angler Jake Rodiek caught and then released  the state record northern pike for the state of Nebraska.

this huge size northern pike measured 45 inch long and with a 27.5 inch girth, it was very  difficult to get the fish up through the 8 inch hole.

The average size of the fish was 33 or 34 lb (14.95 kg), which would beat the current state record by 3 or 4 pounds.

The image shown at the end of the video has been edited to protect the anonymity of the location where the fish was caught somewhere in Nebraska.