USA: Lake O’ the Pines 74 lb blue catfish

Kenneth Ray Strickland of Longview, his son, Kenneth Wayne Strickland of Overton and Dustin Smith of Spring caught an huge 74.5-pound high fin blue catfish on a trotline while fishing on Lake O’ the Pines (texas). Two other nice fish, caught on the trotline later in the day Sunday, weighed 53 and 56 pounds.

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IRELAND: 24 lb ferox brown trout on Lake Corrib

A monster brown trout (ferox trout) has smashed records in Ireland much to the delight of Welsh angler Ceri Jones in Irland. The angler landed the 24 lb trout on Lough Corrib last weekend and the photo of his giant catch has attracted worldwide interest.The specimen fish, already unofficially recognised as the second largest on record, was caught in deep water near the lake’s largest island

LAOS: a great catch, an huge Jullien Golden carp

Here a short report from fishing guide Jean Francois Helias: "Coming to Laos during the rainy season was of course not going to bring us the best fishing conditions. But my client could only take his vacation at that period. Also he is more of a photographer than an angler. So not catching fish was not a problem to him. More important was for him to take lots of great photos. Laos just

BARBADOS: huge tiger shark caught from the rocks

An huge tiger shark caught from the rocks by Barbados local fisherman. Here the video:
BARBADOS TIGER SHARK VIDEO

NORWAY: huge 91 pound atlantic cod

Angler Morten Hvam was fishing off the island of Soroya in the Norwegian Sea when he landed this 91-pound, 15-ounce cod (41.29 kilogram), which broke for sure the European record by 15 ounces. Morten was deep fishing with a big silicone grub with the goal to catch an halibut when he hooked up this monster cod.
This huge cod have been a theme in Norway and other Scandinavian waters, with anglers

USA: massive record flathead catfish in Michigan

A new record record flathead catfish caught in Michigan. Rodney Akey was fishing in his hometown when he landed a massive 49-pound, 8-ounce catfish that bests the standing record by exactly 2 pounds.

Akey was using cut bait and a “heavy-duty” 6-foot pole while shore fishing somewhere in Berrien Springs. He has chosen to keep the exact spot of his honeyhole a secret. He’s no secret to landing

USA: 74 pound striped bass landed in Long Island

Blaine Anderson, owner r of Anderson Guide Services, specializing in the Connecticut River and eastern Long Island Sound, NY, got something amazing to show for his efforts: this enormous, 74 poundb. striped bass he pulled from the Sound this past Wednesday. The fish measured 57-1/2 inch with a girth of 32-1/4 inch based on the IGFA formula.
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IGFA news: Hot Catches world record May 2012

All IGFA world record application received this month: