<CENTER>Saltwater Records
(Conventional Tackle)
</CENTER></STRONG>Amberjack, Seriola dumerili
142 lbs., Islamorada, 2-3-79, W.A. Colbert,Jr.
Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda
67 lbs., Islamorada, 1-29-49, Harold K. Goodstone
Bass, Black Sea, Centropristis striata
5lbs. 1 oz., Panama City, 7-21-56, Mrs. R. H. Martin
Bass, Striped, (caught in saltwater), Morone saxatilis
33 lbs. 2 oz., Tallahassee, 2-5-89, Jonni S. Gill
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix
22lbs. 2 oz., Jensen Beach, 3-19-73, Liz Yates
Bonefish, Albula vulpes
15 lbs. 12 oz., Key Biscayne, 2-27-77, Ken Pittman
Bonita, Atlantic, Sarda sarda
Vacant
Catfish, Gafftopsail, Bagre marinus
8 lbs. 14 oz., Titusville, 9-21-96, Larry C. Jones
Catfish, Hardhead, Arius felis
3 lbs. 5 oz., Sebastian, 4-18-93, Amanda A. Steed
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
130 lbs. 1 oz., Destin, 3-21-97, Peter McCollester
Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
3 lbs. 12 oz., Pensacola, 9-29-92, Tina Marie Jeffers
Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus
77 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 4-27-85, Bill Foster
Drum, Black, Pogonias cromis
96 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 4-12-01, James E. Cartwright
Drum, Red, Sciaenops ocellatus "Redfish"
52 lbs. 5 oz., Cocoa, 2-24-96, George E. Hogan, Jr.
Flounder, Bothidae or Pleuronectidae
20 lbs. 9 oz., Nassau County, 12-23-83, Larenza W. Mungin
Grouper, Black, Mycteroperca bonaci
113 lbs. 6 oz., Dry tortugas, 1-27-90, Doanld W. Bone
Grouper, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis
71 lbs. 3 oz., Destin, 7-12-91, Jim E. Gunter
Grouper, Goliath, Epinephelus itajara "Jewfish"
680 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 5-20-61, Lynn Joyner
Grouper, Nassau, Epinephelus striatus
3 lbs. 4 oz., Key Largo, 11-16-84, Brian Edward Calhoun
Grouper, Red, Epinephelus morio
42 lbs. 4 oz., St. Augustine Inlet, 3-9-97, Del Wiseman
Grouper, Warsaw, Epinephelus nigritus
436 lbs. 12 oz., Destin, 12-22-85, Steve Haeusler
Grouper, Yellowfin, Mycteroperca venenosa
34 lbs. 6 oz., Key Largo, 12-7-88, Roy Hogrebe
Grunts, Margates, Sailors Choice, White Margate, Haemulon Spp.
15 lbs. 8 oz., Key West, 5-6-01, Carman Nichols
Hind, Speckled, Epinephelus drummondhayi
52 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-21-94, Russell George Perry
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
19 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona, 04-28-62, Robert E. Batson
Jack, Bar, Caranx ruber
7 lbs. 12 oz., Miami, 12-18-99, Martin Arostegui
Jack, Crevalle, Caranx hippos
57 lbs. Jupiter, 5-18-93, Gerald John Washburn
Jack, Horse-eye, Caranx latus
25 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 10-31-97, David Leavitt
Ladyfish, Elops saurus
6 lbs., Jupiter, 12-20-97, Michael Baz
Mackerel, Cero, Scomberomorus regalis
17 lbs. 2 oz., Islamorada, 4-5-86, G. Michael Mills
Mackerel, King, Scomberomorus cavalla "Kingfish"
90 lbs. Key West, 2-16-76, Norton I. Thomton
Mackerel, Spanish, Scomberomorus maculatus
12 lbs. Ft. Pierce, 11-17-84, John F. Colligan
Margate, Black, Anisotremus surinamensis
12 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-28-94, Carol Napierala
Marlin, Blue, Makaira nigricans
1046 lbs., Panama City, 7-14-01, Conrad E. Hawkins
Marlin, White, Tetrapturus albs.idus
161 lbs. Miami Beach, 3-20-38, L. F. Hooper
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Permit, Trachinotur falcatus
56 lbs. 2 oz., Ft. Lauderdale, 6-30-97, Thomas Sebestyen
Pompano, African, Alectis ciliaris
50 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona Beach, 4-21-90, Tom Sargent
Pompano, Florida, Trachinotus carolinus
8 lbs. 4 oz., Port St. Joe,10-16-99, Barry Huston
Runner, Blue, Caranx crysos
8 lbs. 5 oz., Pensacola, 6-16-95, Kevin Siverly
Runner, Rainbow, Elagatis dipinnulata
17 lbs. Key West, 4-11-87, Ann Doan
Sailfish, Atlantic, Istiophorus platypterus
116 lbs. 10 oz., Miami Beach, 5-7-89, Beppe Filipetti
Sawfish, Pristis spp.
545 lbs. Naples, 4-2-58, G. R. Maxwell
Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax
25 lbs. 4 oz., Port Canaveral, 11-24-91, Capt. Walt Morgan
Seatrout, Spotted, Cynoscion nebulosus
17 lbs. 7 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-11-95, Craig F. Carson
Shark, Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus
152 lbs. Sebastian, 10-29-87, Darlene Rees
Shark, Bull, Carcharhinus leucas
517 lbs. Panama City Beach, 10-81, Gregory K. Burnett
Shark, Dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus
764 lbs. Longboat Key, 5-28-82, Warren Girle
Shark, Hammerhead, Sphyrna spp.
991 lbs. Sarasota, 5-30-82, Allen Ogle
Shark, Lemon, Negaprion brevirostris
397 lbs. Dunedin, 4-29-77, Richard M. Guccione
Shark, Mako, Isurus spp.
911 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 4-09-62, Audrey Cohen
Shark, Spinner, Carcharhinus brevipinna
190 lbs. Flagler Beach, 4-03-86, Mrs. Gladys Prior
Shark, Thresher, Alopias spp.
544 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 9-15-84, James Weil
Shark, Tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier
1,065 lbs. Pensacola, 6-20-81, Richard Baggs
Shark, White, Carcharodon carcharias
686 lbs. Key West, 4-30-88, Richard P. DeAngelis
Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus
15 lbs. 2 oz., Homosassa, 1-29-81, Eugene Lechler
Snapper, Cubera, Lutjanus cyanopterus
116 lbs. Clearwater, 7-26-79, Billy Graham
Snapper, Gray, Lutjanus griseus "Mangrove Snapper"
17 lbs. Port Canaveral, 6-14-92, Steve Maddox
Snapper, Lane, Lutjanus synagris
6 lbs. 6 oz., Pensacola, 4-18-91, Ken Jones
Snapper, Mutton, Lutjanus analis
30 lbs. 4 oz., Dry Tortugas, 11-29-98, Richard Casey
Snapper, Red, Lutjanus campechanus
46 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-01-85, Lane Nichols III
Snapper, Yellowtail, Ocyurus chryurus chrysurus
8 lbs. 9 oz., Ft. Myers, 9-13-96, Capt. William M. Howard
Snook, Common, Centropomus undecimalis
44 lbs. 3 oz., Ft. Myers, 4-25-84, Robert De Cosmo
Spearfish, Longbill, Tetrapturus pfluegeri
61 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 4-29-81, Ted Damiano
Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus
Vacant
Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
612 lbs. 12 oz., Key Largo, 5-7-78, Stephen Stanford
Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
243 lbs. Key West, 2-17-75, Gus Bell
Triggerfish, Gray, Balistes capriscus
12 lbs. 7 oz., Pensacola, 7-15-01, Kenneth Morris
Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis
32 lbs. Apalachicola Bay, 7-2-88, Karen Michelle Kembro
Tuna, Bigeye, Thunnus Obesus
167 lbs. Miami Beach, 1-18-57, Jerry Mills
Tuna, Blackfin, Thunnus atlanticus
45 lbs., 8 oz., Key West, 5-4-96, Sam J. Burnett
Tuna, Bluefin, Thunnus thynnus
Vacant
Tuna, Skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis
33 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 7-21-98, Frank Digiovanni
Tuna, Yellowfin, Thunnus albsacares
230 lbs. Key West, 12-30-93, Robert D. Jones
Tunny, Little, Euthynnus alletteratus
27 lbs. Key Largo, 4-20-76, William E. Allison
Wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi
139 lbs. Marathon, 5-18-60, George Von Hoffman
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
10 lbs. Port Canaveral, 12-30-87, George R. Mizell, Jr.
(Conventional Tackle)
</CENTER></STRONG>Amberjack, Seriola dumerili
142 lbs., Islamorada, 2-3-79, W.A. Colbert,Jr.
Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda
67 lbs., Islamorada, 1-29-49, Harold K. Goodstone
Bass, Black Sea, Centropristis striata
5lbs. 1 oz., Panama City, 7-21-56, Mrs. R. H. Martin
Bass, Striped, (caught in saltwater), Morone saxatilis
33 lbs. 2 oz., Tallahassee, 2-5-89, Jonni S. Gill
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix
22lbs. 2 oz., Jensen Beach, 3-19-73, Liz Yates
Bonefish, Albula vulpes
15 lbs. 12 oz., Key Biscayne, 2-27-77, Ken Pittman
Bonita, Atlantic, Sarda sarda
Vacant
Catfish, Gafftopsail, Bagre marinus
8 lbs. 14 oz., Titusville, 9-21-96, Larry C. Jones
Catfish, Hardhead, Arius felis
3 lbs. 5 oz., Sebastian, 4-18-93, Amanda A. Steed
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
130 lbs. 1 oz., Destin, 3-21-97, Peter McCollester
Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
3 lbs. 12 oz., Pensacola, 9-29-92, Tina Marie Jeffers
Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus
77 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 4-27-85, Bill Foster
Drum, Black, Pogonias cromis
96 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 4-12-01, James E. Cartwright
Drum, Red, Sciaenops ocellatus "Redfish"
52 lbs. 5 oz., Cocoa, 2-24-96, George E. Hogan, Jr.
Flounder, Bothidae or Pleuronectidae
20 lbs. 9 oz., Nassau County, 12-23-83, Larenza W. Mungin
Grouper, Black, Mycteroperca bonaci
113 lbs. 6 oz., Dry tortugas, 1-27-90, Doanld W. Bone
Grouper, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis
71 lbs. 3 oz., Destin, 7-12-91, Jim E. Gunter
Grouper, Goliath, Epinephelus itajara "Jewfish"
680 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 5-20-61, Lynn Joyner
Grouper, Nassau, Epinephelus striatus
3 lbs. 4 oz., Key Largo, 11-16-84, Brian Edward Calhoun
Grouper, Red, Epinephelus morio
42 lbs. 4 oz., St. Augustine Inlet, 3-9-97, Del Wiseman
Grouper, Warsaw, Epinephelus nigritus
436 lbs. 12 oz., Destin, 12-22-85, Steve Haeusler
Grouper, Yellowfin, Mycteroperca venenosa
34 lbs. 6 oz., Key Largo, 12-7-88, Roy Hogrebe
Grunts, Margates, Sailors Choice, White Margate, Haemulon Spp.
15 lbs. 8 oz., Key West, 5-6-01, Carman Nichols
Hind, Speckled, Epinephelus drummondhayi
52 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-21-94, Russell George Perry
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
19 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona, 04-28-62, Robert E. Batson
Jack, Bar, Caranx ruber
7 lbs. 12 oz., Miami, 12-18-99, Martin Arostegui
Jack, Crevalle, Caranx hippos
57 lbs. Jupiter, 5-18-93, Gerald John Washburn
Jack, Horse-eye, Caranx latus
25 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 10-31-97, David Leavitt
Ladyfish, Elops saurus
6 lbs., Jupiter, 12-20-97, Michael Baz
Mackerel, Cero, Scomberomorus regalis
17 lbs. 2 oz., Islamorada, 4-5-86, G. Michael Mills
Mackerel, King, Scomberomorus cavalla "Kingfish"
90 lbs. Key West, 2-16-76, Norton I. Thomton
Mackerel, Spanish, Scomberomorus maculatus
12 lbs. Ft. Pierce, 11-17-84, John F. Colligan
Margate, Black, Anisotremus surinamensis
12 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-28-94, Carol Napierala
Marlin, Blue, Makaira nigricans
1046 lbs., Panama City, 7-14-01, Conrad E. Hawkins
Marlin, White, Tetrapturus albs.idus
161 lbs. Miami Beach, 3-20-38, L. F. Hooper
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Permit, Trachinotur falcatus
56 lbs. 2 oz., Ft. Lauderdale, 6-30-97, Thomas Sebestyen
Pompano, African, Alectis ciliaris
50 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona Beach, 4-21-90, Tom Sargent
Pompano, Florida, Trachinotus carolinus
8 lbs. 4 oz., Port St. Joe,10-16-99, Barry Huston
Runner, Blue, Caranx crysos
8 lbs. 5 oz., Pensacola, 6-16-95, Kevin Siverly
Runner, Rainbow, Elagatis dipinnulata
17 lbs. Key West, 4-11-87, Ann Doan
Sailfish, Atlantic, Istiophorus platypterus
116 lbs. 10 oz., Miami Beach, 5-7-89, Beppe Filipetti
Sawfish, Pristis spp.
545 lbs. Naples, 4-2-58, G. R. Maxwell
Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax
25 lbs. 4 oz., Port Canaveral, 11-24-91, Capt. Walt Morgan
Seatrout, Spotted, Cynoscion nebulosus
17 lbs. 7 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-11-95, Craig F. Carson
Shark, Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus
152 lbs. Sebastian, 10-29-87, Darlene Rees
Shark, Bull, Carcharhinus leucas
517 lbs. Panama City Beach, 10-81, Gregory K. Burnett
Shark, Dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus
764 lbs. Longboat Key, 5-28-82, Warren Girle
Shark, Hammerhead, Sphyrna spp.
991 lbs. Sarasota, 5-30-82, Allen Ogle
Shark, Lemon, Negaprion brevirostris
397 lbs. Dunedin, 4-29-77, Richard M. Guccione
Shark, Mako, Isurus spp.
911 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 4-09-62, Audrey Cohen
Shark, Spinner, Carcharhinus brevipinna
190 lbs. Flagler Beach, 4-03-86, Mrs. Gladys Prior
Shark, Thresher, Alopias spp.
544 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 9-15-84, James Weil
Shark, Tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier
1,065 lbs. Pensacola, 6-20-81, Richard Baggs
Shark, White, Carcharodon carcharias
686 lbs. Key West, 4-30-88, Richard P. DeAngelis
Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus
15 lbs. 2 oz., Homosassa, 1-29-81, Eugene Lechler
Snapper, Cubera, Lutjanus cyanopterus
116 lbs. Clearwater, 7-26-79, Billy Graham
Snapper, Gray, Lutjanus griseus "Mangrove Snapper"
17 lbs. Port Canaveral, 6-14-92, Steve Maddox
Snapper, Lane, Lutjanus synagris
6 lbs. 6 oz., Pensacola, 4-18-91, Ken Jones
Snapper, Mutton, Lutjanus analis
30 lbs. 4 oz., Dry Tortugas, 11-29-98, Richard Casey
Snapper, Red, Lutjanus campechanus
46 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-01-85, Lane Nichols III
Snapper, Yellowtail, Ocyurus chryurus chrysurus
8 lbs. 9 oz., Ft. Myers, 9-13-96, Capt. William M. Howard
Snook, Common, Centropomus undecimalis
44 lbs. 3 oz., Ft. Myers, 4-25-84, Robert De Cosmo
Spearfish, Longbill, Tetrapturus pfluegeri
61 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 4-29-81, Ted Damiano
Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus
Vacant
Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
612 lbs. 12 oz., Key Largo, 5-7-78, Stephen Stanford
Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
243 lbs. Key West, 2-17-75, Gus Bell
Triggerfish, Gray, Balistes capriscus
12 lbs. 7 oz., Pensacola, 7-15-01, Kenneth Morris
Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis
32 lbs. Apalachicola Bay, 7-2-88, Karen Michelle Kembro
Tuna, Bigeye, Thunnus Obesus
167 lbs. Miami Beach, 1-18-57, Jerry Mills
Tuna, Blackfin, Thunnus atlanticus
45 lbs., 8 oz., Key West, 5-4-96, Sam J. Burnett
Tuna, Bluefin, Thunnus thynnus
Vacant
Tuna, Skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis
33 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 7-21-98, Frank Digiovanni
Tuna, Yellowfin, Thunnus albsacares
230 lbs. Key West, 12-30-93, Robert D. Jones
Tunny, Little, Euthynnus alletteratus
27 lbs. Key Largo, 4-20-76, William E. Allison
Wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi
139 lbs. Marathon, 5-18-60, George Von Hoffman
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
10 lbs. Port Canaveral, 12-30-87, George R. Mizell, Jr.