Potential World Records

by IGFA 20 Oct 2018 03:34 UTC

Angler Kesley Gallagher caught this 3.17-kilogram (7-pound) Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis) on September 30, 2018 while fly fishing off Catalina Island, California © IGFA

Check out this gallery of recently submitted IGFA world record applications for the following species:

Pacific bonito from California
Taimen from Russia
Dorado from Bolivia
Grass carp from Japan

To view gallery click here.

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