VIDEO: shark attack while fishing from a kayak

A close encounter with a bull shark while fishing from a kayak. It is what happened at angler  Jason Downs while bottom fishing fro groupers off Navarre Beach in Florida

He has just hooked up a 13 - 15 pound fish when a bull shark suddenly exploded just few inches from his kayak.

See this incredible video

US: record 79 pound flathead catfish caught

Angler Danny Aderhold, caught a flathead weighing 79 lbs and 9 oz while fishing in the Cooper River this past Wednesday.

Although Aderhold's flathead is technically the state's record, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said it must beat the previous record by more than 8 ounces to take the title. Aderhold  missed it by only few ounces.

The current record stands at 79 and 4 oz caught at Santee Cooper Diversion Canal in late 2001 by angler Jessica Preston.

HAWAII: caught an huge 1,211 lb blue marlin

Off Kona in Hawaii islands an huge size marlin was caught few days ago.

After waiting almost 3 months for the  first "Grander" of 2014 (fish over 1,000 lbs , it was was only time to catch an other huge one.
Capt. Dave Unger and Kai Hoover on board "Nasty Habit", landed a 1,211 lbs - 548 kgs Blue Marlin.
his is the largest Blue Marlin weighed in Kona since 2008 when on board " Integrity’s" was caught a 1,252 lbs .

The fish ate a sky blue lure off the long corner in 700 fathoms off Casa de Emdeko.  That tail hanging out of his mouth is a 35 lbs tuna.

FLORIDA: caught a 14 foot shark while fishing from the beach

Angler  Viktor Hluben  with a group of Florida friends anglers has recently uploaded on Youtube a fishing video showing the recent capture.

He caught and release of an huge  hammerhead shark estimated to be 14 feet of length and weigh around 700 pounds.

Viktor  fought the predator for about one hour before it could be tail-roped and hauled ashore.

Hluben is part of a group called "Landshark Fishing", which specializes in nighttime fishing for large sharks.

NORWAY: huge 91 pound Atlantic cod caught.

We have received very few info about this monster size Atlantic cod of 91,6 lb or 41,5 kg and 156 centimeters long.

This huge fish was caught in North Norway off the island of Sørøya by angler Tommy Neumann.

More info to fish for winter Atlantic cod in North Norway at: http://nordic-sea-angling.se

ITALY: fishing for whtefish 170 feet down in this video

Fishing for bondelle, a kind of small whitefish, 170 feet down on lake Maggiore in North Italy. You can see lot of action in this Youtube video.

ANGOLA: Potential World Fishing Record for the Biggest Atlantic Sailfish

Lots big and fat sails were caught during the 10 th "Logito Big Game Tournament" off southern Angola in West Africa.

 IGFA Representative Ian Nicolson confirm the catch of an huge size sailfish that could be a potential IGFA world record; this incredible great catch could be the heaviest Atlantic sailfish ever recorded by a woman as well as the fourth heaviest Atlantic sailfish ever recorded by the International Game Fish Association (www.igfa.org).

Angler Luisa Baptista caught a 136 lb - 61.60 kg sail on 20 pound test.

During the same billfish tournament, an other huge 142 lb - 64.32 kg sailfish was caught by Marco Couto. This fish could beat the 30 lb class record and all-tackle record. The previous all-tackle was also caught in Angola in 1994.

During the tournament 513 sailfish and 7 blue marlin; over  99% of them were released and most with a "Billfish Foundation" tag.

For sure this could be  be the most successful billfish tournament held on the West Coast of Africa, if not the whole continent.

KENYA: monster 1,062 pound marlin caught!

This monster size marlin was caught today in Kenya off the famous town of Watamu.

The big greater marlin was caught on "Ol Jogi II" out of Hemingways Resort by the lucky angler Roger Sutherland. Skipper of the charter boat was Capt. Stuart Simpson.

The fish weight exactly 1062 lb - 481 kg and was boated only after 2 and a half hour fight.

Once the fish ate the lure, Stuart knew he’d gotten a good hook-set. Fortunately, the fish didn’t swim too deep, which would have made for a much more difficult all the battle.

This monster size fish is the first Grander in the world this season and the first of the 2014 in all the world.

It is also the second greater ever caught here in Kenya; the first was caught ten years ago and weighed 1.197 pounds.

IRELAND: huge size ferox trout caught

Predator Team is a group of fishing guide specialized in trout and pike fishing on Corrib lake in West Ireland.

Over the first couple of weeks fishing this month, all was tough, but they landed several ferox trout of interesting size. At the past week, they had their a group of clients coming from  Czech Republic, and what a trip it was for Radek Vyhlidal, who struck into a massive ferox trout.

After a long and difficult fight, the magnificent fish was finally netted, and after being measured and photographed, quickly released again. The huge ferox trout was a monstrous 93 cm long, probably well over 20 lbs (9 kg), with the priority being to release it safely.

See more huge ferox trout images at: http://bigfishesoftheworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/trout-ferox-salmo-ferox.html

COLOMBIA: fly fishing at monster peacock bass

The adventures of four fishermen in Amazonian jungle of Colombia, fly fishing for the big and fabulous peacock bass.

A great twenty minutes video of fishing with one of the most powerful freshwater fish of South America.

COSTA RICA: monster size 60 pound snook caught

Fishing guide Ward Michaels has recently caught an huge size snook while fishing in Costa Rica. This Florida fisherman has traveled to Costa Rica more than 80 times over the last three decades, and seems that now has caught the new all-tackle world record for this specie.

Wards’ catch was one of several giant snook that he and three friends  landed during a 3 day expedition along Costa Rica central Pacific coast.  They landed several in the 30 lb class, but also behemoths weighing 47 and 50 pounds; the last day they caught 4 well over 40 pounds

The biggest Pacific black snook he caught tipped the scale at 60 pounds - 27,20 kg. Michaels planned to submit details of the catch to the IGFA (International Game Fish Association - www.igfa.org).

If this world record application will be approved it will eclipse the current record: a 57-pound, 12-ounce black snook caught by angler George Beck at Rio Naranjo in Quepos, Costa Rica.

The friend trio led them to a sand bar inhabited by female snook in the pre spawn stage. They slowly trolled sardines over the sand bar, at a depth of about 30-40 ft, and the fat snook could not resist the offerings.

COSTA RICA: rare albino blue marlin caught!

This past week some lucky anglers  fishing off Costa Rica were surprised and surely astonished to discover that a large marlin they hooked and landed was completely white; it was a very rare ablino blue marlin.

The  rare catch of an albino  marlin was made aboard the 43 ft "Spanish Fly", of the famous Maverick Sportfishing out of Los Suenos on the Pcacific Sside of Costa Rica.

The boat was captained by Juan Carlos Fallas Zamora, with clients Bob and Karen Weaver, from New York.
Karen reeled the billfish to leader after a one hour and half of fight, after which it was carefully released by the crew.

This is some of the best shots we have seen, with numerous jumps as well some shots close to the boat.

IGFA: new world records of March 2014

Here the last IGFA world record fishes submitted this month

 
While jigging off Latham Island, Tanzania (africa) on November 16 2013, angler and IGFA representative Jason Alexiou captured an enormous dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) that tipped the scales at 102.8 kg or 226 lb 10 oz eclipsing the current men’s 37 kg (80 lb) line class record by more than 2.5 kg (5 lb)! After crushing the Yozuri Hydrometer jig, the massive doggy put up a brutal forty minute fight that tested all of Alexiou’s wits, as well as the drag on his Shimano Stella. If approved, this will be the third heaviest dogtooth tuna ever recorded by the IGFA – only four pounds shy of the "All-Tackle" record.

Last summer, angler Olivier Charpentier traveled from his home in Panama to Canada’s Tree River, where he caught the potential new All-Tackle Length record Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) on July 18, 2013. Charpentier’s 90 cm fish hit the Blue Fox spoon he was casting and was quickly subdued. Once landed, the fish was quickly measured, photographed, and released alive. The current IGFA record is 86 cm.

Angler Elizabeth Johnson caught the potential new women’s 10 kg (20 lb) tippet class record black drum (Pogonias cromis) on February 15th while fly fishing Louisiana’s Biloxi Marsh with guide Brian Johnson. The 17.5 kg (38 lb 8 oz) drum was enticed by a well-placed clouser and put up a tough 10 minute fight before it was landed. Once they had boated the catch, angler and captain worked quickly to properly document and successfully release the potential record fish. The current IGFA record is 15.33 kg (33 lb 12 oz).

www.igfa.org

VIDEO: underwater bluefin tunas baits ball attack

 

A great National Geographic underwater video; a giant school of mackerel mass together for protection as they are picked off by tuna and dolphins.

US: a new record 20 lb Walleye fished in Washington state

A  new record 20 lb Walleye fished in Washington state while fishing the Columbia River last week.

John Grubenhoff, a Washington angler landed a 20 lb and 5 oz walleye to break the previous state record. It is a very rare catch, in fact a walleye weighing more than 20 pounds hasn’t been caught in the US. since 1988 in Missouri.

John Grubenhoff was fishing on Lake Wallula in a very bad weather day, but within less than 30 minutes he landed a nice 14 lb and a smaller walleye. Half an hour after releasing the 2 walleyes, John  made his third and final catch of the day, the big one!!

John  was fishing along the rocky shoreline with a six inch minnow bait strung around 6 feet behind a bottom walker.

The walleye weighed exactly 20,32 lb, besting the 2007 state record of 19,3 pounds and measured 35 and half inches from tip to tail.

According to the IGFA (International Game Fish Association - www.igfa.org) the biggest walleye ever taken weighed 25 pounds and was caught in late 1960 on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee, according to the International Game Fish Association.

US: huge 17 lb Largemouth Bass Caught in San Diego

Top angler and fishing guide Justin Hanold landed San Diego’s largest bass of the year.
While fishing last Monday  he snagged a 17 lb largemouth.

Justin was fishing in  one of San Diego’s prime bass fisheries, the "Miramar Reservoir",

He  spotted several monster bass near a dock on last days, and was nearing the same area when his phone began to ring.
He tossed the bait, a "Huddleston" lure toward the dock, letting it fall on slack line while he scrambled with his phone in the other hand. He missed the call, tried returning the call without luck. When  Justin  finally looked away from his phone, he realized he had hooked a big bass.

Justin  has a history of catching big bass. Last week he caught and released a 13 lb ans 14 oz bass while fishing Miramar last yaer. Overall, he has caught more than 140 bass that weighed more than 10 lb.

Miramar Reservoir has yielded 5 of the top 25 bass of all time; in the past January, angler Jay Saberon landed a bass that weighed 16 lb and 3 oz.

http://sdfish.com

CANADA: huge pike attacks a smaller one

This video come from Canada and in particular from Scott Lake Lodge. You can see an huge pike that attacks a smaller one...

ITALY: Italian lake trout fishing in this video

Italian lake trout is a very rare and difficult fish to catch. To fish for them are used multiple lines in water (8 to 12) to try to have more success and cover more water.
This video was made in North Italy on lake Orta using Salmo Fanatic and Salmo Whacky as lures.