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Florida Saltwater Fishing Records

Written by Noah Chanin.

With the help of our friends at IGFA, we've compiled this list of Florida Fishing Records. We hope some of our customers can get on this list - talk about bragging rights!

SPECIESSCIENTIFIC NAMEWEIGHTLOCATIONDATEANGLER
Amberjack, greater Seriola dumerili 142 lb Islamorada Feb. 3, 1979 W. A. Colbert, Jr.
Barracuda, great Sphyraena barracuda 67 lb Islamorada Jan. 29, 1949 Harold K. Goodstone
Bass, black sea Centropristis striata 5 lb 1 oz Panama City July 21, 1956 Mrs. R.H. Martin
Bass, striped (saltwater) Morone saxatilis 43 lb 9 oz Indian River Jan. 3, 2004 Carl R. Jackson
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix 22 lb 2 oz Jensen Beach Mar. 19, 1973 Liz Yates
Bonefish Albula spp. 16 lb 3 oz Islamorada Mar. 19, 2007 Robert Schroeder
Bonito, Atlantic Sarda sarda 6 lb 8 oz Boca Raton Feb. 15, 2009 Derrick Salim Jaradi
Catfish, gafftopsail Bagre marinus 8 lb 14 oz Titusville Sept. 21, 1996 Larry C. Jones
Catfish, hardhead Arius felis 3 lb 5 oz Sebastian Apr. 18, 1993 Amanda A. Steed
Cobia Rachycentron canadum 130 lb 1 oz Destin Mar. 21, 1997 Peter McCollester
Croaker, Atlantic Micropogonias undulatus 4 lb 15 oz St. Lucie Dec. 15, 2002 Anthony de Foster
Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus 81 lb 0 oz Lantana June 9, 2007 Robert Vail
Drum, black Pogonias cromis 96 lb Fernandina Beach April 12, 2001 James E. Cartwright
Drum, red Sciaenops ocellatus 52 lb 5 oz Cocoa Feb. 24, 1996 George E. Hogan, Jr.
Flounder Bothidae or Pleuronectidae 20 lb 9 oz Nassau County Dec. 23, 1983 Larenza W. Mungin
Grouper, black Mycteroperca bonaci 113 lb 6 oz Dry Tortugas Jan. 27, 1990 Donald W. Bone
Grouper, gag Mycteroperca microlepis 80 lb 6 oz Destin Oct. 14, 1993 Bill Smith
Grouper, goliath Epinephelus itajara 680 lb Fernandina Beach May 20, 1961 Lynn Joyner
Grouper, Nassau Epinephelus striatus 9 lb 0 oz Marathon Key Jan. 28, 2007 Nicholas F. Grecco
Grouper, red Epinephelus morio 42 lb 4 oz St. Augustine Inlet Mar. 9, 1997 Del Wiseman, Jr.
Grouper, Warsaw Epinephelus nigritus 436 lb 12 oz Destin Dec. 22, 1985 Steve Haeusler
Grouper, yellowfin Mycteroperca venenosa 34 lb 6 oz Key Largo Dec. 7, 1988 Roy Hogrebe
Hind, speckled Epinephelus drummondhayi 52 lb 8 oz Destin Oct. 21, 1994 Russell George Perry
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus 19 lb 8 oz Daytona Beach Apr. 28, 1962 Robert E. Batson
Jack, almaco Seriola rivoliana Vacant
Jack, bar Caranx ruber 7 lb 12 oz Miami Dec. 18, 1999 Martin Arostegui
Jack, crevalle Caranx hippos 57 lb Jupiter May 18, 1993 Gerald John Washburn
Jack, horse-eye Caranx latus 25 lb 12 oz Palm Beach Oct. 31, 1997 David Leavitt
Jack, yellow Caranx bartholomaei Vacant
Ladyfish Elops saurus 6 lb 4 oz Cocoa Beach Aug. 2, 2005 Lorie Elliot
Mackerel, cero Scomberomorus regalis 17 lb 2 oz Islamorada Apr. 5, 1986 G. Michael Mills
Mackerel, king Scomberomorus cavalla 90 lb Key West Feb. 16, 1976 Norton I. Thomton
Mackerel, Spanish Scomberomorus maculatus 12 lb Ft. Pierce Nov. 17, 1984 John F. Colligan
Margate, white Haemulon album 19 lb 8 oz Dry Tortugas Feb. 6, 2011 Hector Vasallo
Marlin, blue Makaira nigricans 1046 lb Panama City July 14, 2001 Conrad E. Hawkins
Marlin, white Kajikia albida 161 lb Miami Beach Mar. 20, 1938 L. F. Hooper
Permit Trachinotus falcatus 56 lb 2 oz Ft. Lauderdale June 30, 1997 Thomas Sebestyen
Pompano, African Alectis ciliaris 50 lb 8 oz Daytona Beach Apr. 21, 1990 Tom Sargent
Pompano, Florida Trachinotus carolinus 8 lb 4 oz Port St. Joe Oct. 16, 1999 Barry Huston
Runner, blue Caranx crysos 8 lb 5 oz Pensacola June 16, 1995 Kevin Siverly
Runner, rainbow Elagatis bipinnulata 23 lb Boynton Beach Sept. 28, 2003 Alan Richbell
Sailfish, Atlantic Istiophorus platypterus 126 lb Big Pine Key June 13, 2009 Larry Maier
Scamp Mycteroperca phenax 28 lb 6 oz Mayport April 3, 2002 Braden Douglas Pursell
Seatrout, spotted Cynoscion nebulosus 17 lb 7 oz Ft. Pierce May 11, 1995 Craig F. Carson
Shark, blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus 152 lb Sebastian Oct. 29, 1987 Darlene Rees
Shark, bull Carcharhinus leucas 517 lb Panama City Beach October, 1981 Gregory K. Burnett
Shark, dusky Carcharhinus obscurus 764 lb Longboat Key May 28, 1982 Warren Girle
Shark, hammerhead Sphyrna spp. 1060 lb Boca Grande May 5, 2009 Capt. Bucky Dennis
Shark, lemon Negaprion brevirostris 397 lb Dunedin Apr. 29, 1977 Richard M. Guccione
Shark, mako Isurus spp. 911 lb 12 oz Palm Beach Apr. 9, 1962 Audrey Cohen
Shark, spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna 190 lb Flagler Beach Apr. 3, 1986 Mrs. Gladys Prior
Shark, thresher Alopias spp. 544 lb 8 oz Destin Sept. 15, 1984 James Weil
Shark, tiger Galeocerdo cuvier 1,065 lb Pensacola June 20, 1981 Richard Baggs
Shark, white Carcharodon carcharias 686 lb Key West Apr. 30, 1988 Richard P. DeAngelis
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus 15 lb 2 oz Homosassa Jan. 29, 1981 Eugene Lechler
Snapper, cubera Lutjanus cyanopterus 116 lb Clearwater July 26, 1979 Billy Graham
Snapper, gray Lutjanus griseus 17 lb Port Canaveral June 14, 1992 Steve Maddox
Snapper, lane Lutjanus synagris 6 lb 6 oz Pensacola Apr. 18, 1991 Ken Jones
Snapper, mutton Lutjanus analis 30 lb 4 oz Dry Tortugas Nov. 29, 1998 Richard Casey
Snapper, red Lutjanus campechanus 46 lb 8 oz Destin Oct. 1, 1985 Lane Nichols III
Snapper, vermilion Rhomboplites aurorubens Vacant
Snapper, yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus 8 lb 9 oz Ft. Myers Sept. 13, 1996 Capt. William M. Howard
Snook Centropomus undecimalis 44 lb 3 oz Ft. Myers Apr. 25, 1984 Robert De Cosmo
Spearfish, longbill Tetrapturus pfluegeri 61 lb 8 oz Islamorada April 29, 1981 Ted Damiano
Swordfish Xiphias gladius 612 lb 12 oz Key Largo May 7, 1978 Stephen Stanford
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus 243 lb Key West Feb. 17, 1975 Gus Bell
Triggerfish, Gray Balistes capriscus 12 lb 7 oz Pensacola July 15, 2001 Kenneth Morris
Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis 40 lb 13 oz Ft. Pierce Mar. 4, 1998 Thomas D. Lewis
Tuna, bigeye Thunnus obesus 167 lb Miami Beach Jan. 18, 1957 Jerry Mills
Tuna, blackfin Thunnus atlanticus 45 lb 8 oz Key West May 4, 1996 Sam J. Burnett
Tuna, bluefin Thunnus thynnus Vacant
Tuna, skipjack Euthynnus pelamis 33 lb 8 oz Islamorada July 21, 1998 Frank Digiovanni
Tuna, yellowfin Thunnus albacares 240 lb Key West Dec. 5, 2002 Michael Delph
Tunny, little Euthynnus alletteratus 27 lb Key Largo April 20, 1976 William E. Allison
Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri 139 lb Marathon May 18, 1960 George Von Hoffman
Weakfish Cynoscion regalis 10 lb Port Canaveral Dec. 30, 1987 George R. Mizell, Jr.