Biggest catches of all time will blow your mind
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Top 20 biggest catches of all time will blow your mind. Fishing is a recreation, even in the worst day when you catch no fish at all. But what about you get the largest catch in your bait and become […]
Top 20 biggest catches of all time will blow your mind. Fishing is a recreation, even in the worst day when you catch no fish at all. But what about you get the largest catch in your bait and become the part of a world record. We will tell you about the official biggest fishing feats in history. This is all about the big fish. You will be amazed to see shocking fishing moments got caught on camera. Here are the top 20 biggest catches of all time will blow your mind.
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Dusky Shark
This biggest fish in the world can grow to 3.6 meter in length. Average size is 3 meter and 160 to 180 kg. Studies have shown this shark is long lived and slow growing. They are believed to live more than 30 years. This shark is found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. These sharks are harvested in WA for its fins, and it’s taken on commercial long lines as by catch in a number of fisheries around the world. In 1982, Warren Girle pulled in this world record on a Bonito off Longboat Key, Florida and was 764 pounds.
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Pacific Blue fin Tuna
Not only is Ken Fraser’s Blue fin the biggest tuna ever recorded by the International Game Fish Association, it is also one of the most iconic records of all time. He landed the world record Blue fin tuna on October 26, 1979, crazy fishing moments with Capt. Eric Samson aboard Lady and Misty out of Port Hood, Nova Scotia. And get this, Fraser needed just 45 minutes to bring the largest tuna ever caught close enough to gaff after it ate a trolled mackerel. After nearly 10 hours dehydrating in the boat, the blue fin tuna still weighed an incredible 1,496 pounds. This world record tuna has stood for almost 40 years and we may never see it broken.
Swordfish
After more than 60 years, Lou Marron’s historic record still stands. It’s a testament to how people once used nothing but angling to catch the ocean’s most fearsome creatures. On July 7, 1953 Lou caught the 14′ Swordfish by trolling a live Bonito and was 1182 lb.
Another monster fish was caught off Mallacoota near the NSW Victorian by a crew from the Ulladulla Game Fishing Club. It weighed in at 436.2 kilograms, well above what is thought to be the current Australian record of 349 kg for a swordfish, caught by a Melbourne man.
Shortfin Mako Shark
Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark. The shortfin mako can reach a size of 4 m in length.
Luke Sweeney caught this fearsome Mako during the Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament in 2001. Luke was actually aboard the smallest boat in the tournament, a 24′ World Cat, when he broke the record by catching 1,221 lb monoster. The fight lasted three hours, but ultimately, the Mako made it to the scales for weigh-ins.
Pacific Blue Marlin
Trolling a kita lute, angler Jay de Beaubien managed to do the biggest catches of all time in under an hour! Jay’s record nearly fell in 2015, when an angler caught a 1,376 lb Blue Marlin off the very same Hawaiian coast. In general Blue marlin may grow to be more than 12 feet long and may weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Female blue marlin grow larger than males and may live 20 years. Male blue marlin reach 7 feet in length and may live up to 10 years. They grow fast and may reach 3 to 6 feet in the first 1 to 2 years of life.
Greenland Shark
Using a herring as bait, Norwegian angler Terje Nordvedt caught one of the biggest 1,708 lb Sharks ever. This was one of the rare times people could see the longest living vertebrae on dry land. These sharks often live longer than 400 years! Most Greenland sharks observed have been around 2.44–4.8 m. long and weigh up to 400 kg. Males are typically smaller than females. It rivals the Pacific sleeper shark as the largest species in the family Somniosidae. Indeed the best fishing ever.
Lobster
In 2012, a shrimp trawler found this giant lobster in its nets five miles offshore of Maine. The fishermen brought the 27-pound crustacean, nicknamed “Rocky,” to the Maine State Aquarium. There, researchers said his out sized claws were likely strong enough to break a man’s arm. After a brief media circus, he was returned to the Atlantic Ocean. Though Rocky was the largest-ever lobster caught in Maine, he wasn’t the largest-ever caught but definitely one weird fishing moments. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that title goes to a 44-pounds netted in Nova Scotia back in 1977.
White Sturgeon
Sturgeon have changed very little since 175 million years ago, when the ancient fish shared the planet with huge dinosaurs. And angler Michael Snell probably thought he had a dinosaur on the line when he hooked a giant White Sturgeon on British Columbia’s Fraser River in July of 2012. Measuring in at 12 feet, 4 inches long with a girth of 53 inches, the fish was estimated to weigh 1,100 pounds and be up to 100 years old.
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Muskellunge
Plenty of potential record muskies have surfaced over the years, but after 67 years, Johnson’s 60-1/4-incher caught with a Pike-Oreno bait, on 30-pound-test line, still reigns supreme. The Tiger Muskie, in fact all Muskellunge, have been known to occasionally but very rarely attack people, and the results are something like this: but this is a very rare thing. It fits into that “You’re more likely to get struck by lightning” category.
Brook Trout
Common length for brook trout is 24.6 cm with the maximum reported length being 86 cm. They are native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. The second-oldest world record in the IGFA books, Cook’s brookie has survived a century, and that alone makes it a top contender for unbreakable status. Add the fact that it’s several pounds heavier than the next-heaviest brook trout IGFA has ever documented, and Dr. Cook’s world record looks especially tough to top.
Channel Catfish
Not much is known about Whaley’s catch other than it has stood for half a century—despite that just about anyone can catch a channel cat. It’s not like black marlin, where anyone has to be pretty well-off to charter a boat and spend a lot of money to chase this fish. People catch channel cats from shore. Regardless, no one has ever registered a channel cat with IGFA that’s even within 10 pounds of Whaley’s record, best catches of all time.
Northern Pike
Louis bested the standing world record by nearly 10 pounds, biggest fish catches in the world. When he enticed this massive pike to take a spoon lure, during an outing wherein his main target was, actually, carp and roach. Unable to net the fish, Louis reportedly braved the pike’s fearsome teeth and used both hands to beach it.
Largemouth Bass
Should Perry’s world-famous catch never be surpassed, it won’t be for lack of trying: The most iconic freshwater world record is arguably the most pursued record on the planet—and Kurita almost beat it. So why include it in this list? It may be beaten, but I think that the bass that beats it will have been grown or genetically altered. It’s worth noting that IFGA lists both catches at 22 pounds 4 ounces, but Kurita’s catch is widely reported as having weighed 22 pounds 4.97 ounces, one greatest catches of all time. IFGA regulations require, though, that new world records weighing 25 pounds or less must weigh 2 ounces more than the standing record in order to claim the title. Thus, the record remains a tie.
Atlantic Halibut
German angler Marco Liebenow got his money’s worth this August when he caught a record-setting fish aboard a Norwegian fishing charter. It took Liebenow and three friends more than 90 minutes to reel in the 9-foot-long, 515-pound Atlantic Halibut. The halibut, an enormous flatfish, was too big to be brought aboard the 19-foot boat. They had to tow the leviathan to shore, where a crane lifted it onto the dock.
Barracuda
Canadian Christian Loranger hooked this 87 lb. 3oz. Great Barracuda in September of 2012 off the coast of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. He fought more than two hours before landing it, and setting a new IGFA record. Barracudas are scavengers, and may mistake snorkelers for large predators, following them hoping to eat the remains of their prey. Swimmers have reported being bitten by barracudas, but such incidents are rare and possibly caused by poor visibility.
Northern Snakehead
Virginia plumber Caleb Newton landed this shocker of a fish during a local tournament. Not only did he set a world record with the 17-pound, 6-ounce Northern Snakehead, but it only took him a minute to reel in. The invasive fish – which many have taken to calling the “Franken fish”- originates in Asia. Even creepier than how it looks, it can actually breathe air and survive up to four days on wet land, wriggling like a snake to move from one body of water to another.
Crabzilla
In the wide world of creepy-crawly many-legged crustaceans, Japanese Spider Crabs are the world’s leggiest. This guy, caught by a fisherman in the Pacific Ocean and put on display in Britain’s National Sea Life Centre, measured 10 feet from claw to claw. What’s more astonishing about this deep sea “Crabzilla” is that he could live to be 100 years old, at which point his legs may each be as long as 12 feet! What an amazing fishing!
Thresher Shark
David Hannah caught this Thresher using Kahawai Salmon. Catching a Thresher of any size requires a great deal of skill, because these monsters are known for bashing the hook and bait with their tail before moving in for the kill. This is why Hannah’s record is even more impressive. The common thresher is the largest thresher shark species, commonly reaching 5 m long and 230 kg in weight.
Salmon
Fish biologist Doug Killam made waves in 2008 when he discovered the carcass of an 88-pound Chinook salmon on a California creek. But the crown of largest-ever salmon goes to the 97-pound, 4-ounce king that Les Anderson snagged in Alaska’s Kenai River in May of 1985. Based on length 58.5″ and girth 37″ measurements, it’s thought the fish probably broke the 100-pound barrier when it was fresh out of the water.
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Wahoo
Wahoo is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh makes it a prized game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono. The flesh of the wahoo is white to grey, delicate to dense, and highly regarded by many cuisines. The biggest Wahoo ever caught was from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and this world record is held by an avid fisherwoman Sara Hayward. In 2005 Sara reeled in a Wahoo weighing 83.46 kg using trolling and this record still stands undefeated.
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