The “deepest ever” living fish, the snailfish, was recently discovered and filmed. This bizarre fish was filmed at depths exceeding 4.6 miles (7,500 meters). Scientists developed new camera technology capable of supporting the intense water pressure of 8,000 tonnes per square metre.
via Gizmodo
The biggest new at IGFA last month (as far as I’m concerned) was a record striped bass caught within a few hours of where I live. I had heard about this huge fish on the local news a couple months ago, but I wasn’t able to find a picture until today.
Click here to see the rest of the IGFA records for September.
I remember the first time I ever saw a roosterfish, it was just a few years ago. When you’ve seen a roosterfish, you never forget it. The defining characteristic of a rooster is their unusual dorsal fin, composed of 7 very long spines. While they feed near the surface, often all that can be seen are these spines.
The roosterfish can be found from southern California to Peru and is known for mostly as a sport fish rather than an eating fish. The current all tackle world record roosterfish is 114 pounds and was caught in La Paz, Mexico.
I think it’s pretty safe to see that the Baja offers the best chances of a new world record and it wouldn’t surprise me if the next world record was caught by a client of Fishermen’s Fleet (They already hold the record for snapper). Word on the street is, a new record has already caught, by a man named Bill Mathias (no relation to me, I think) but it was released to swim another day. Bill has been a longtime client of David’s Fishermen’s Fleet and is said to be one of the best rooster-fishermen in the world.
A massive roosterfish, just 4 pounds shy of a world record.
Ah Barbie, is there anything she can’t do? The good folks at Matel may not have built the most proportioned fishing rod on the market (or most proportioned doll for that matter) but it is a quality rod that has caught its fair share of big fish. We saw the Barbie rod and reel catch a monster black drum earlier this year, and now the fashion conscious rod has caught a record 21 pound channel catfish!
via Southern Ledger
This massive 69lb 8oz catfish was caught by Bev Street smashing the womens record for largest freshwater fish in Britain. The fish was hooked early in the morning while Mrs Street was fast asleep! After waking to the rod alarm, she battled the beast for more then an hour before she was able to land it.
Mrs Street, 46, from Skegness, said: “For me, it isn’t about breaking other people’s records. I’m not interested in the limelight.
via Telegraph
There were some incredible catches last month, including the new men’s junior world record blue marlin weighing 890lbs!
More awesome catches at IGFA
As of today, the world record for smallmouth bass has stood for 53 years. The record was caught by David Hayes at Dale Hollow Lake. The record bass weighed in at 11 pounds, 15 ounces, more than a pound heavier then its closest competitor. Much like the record largemouth, a trail of controversy has followed this fish, but it remains a record recognized the the IGFA.
July 1955
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