Early Signs: Arostegui was a prolific angler before he joined the Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club in 1990 but it was the club’s internal competition that got Arostegui on the path to chasing World Records. “Members of the club advance in rank as they catch more trophy fish,” Arostegui explains, “Once I set one club record, I thought, ‘Why not catch 10.’”  He started to target line-class records, fly-fishing records, and any new species that the IGFA added to the 1028 species eligible for World Record. Over 300 World Records later, Arostegui says he might slow down. “Now Maybe I’ll help my son, Martini (shown here) beat me,” he says.