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A record striped bass on a measuring board; an angler holds up a big striper.

Perch Fisherman Catches a State-Record Striped Bass on Light Line

Polish anglers kneel behind a massive Wels catfish.

Watch: Polish Anglers Say This Enormous Catfish Is a New World Record

A Nebraska fisherman holds up a giant blue catfish.

‘We Were Hunting for That Fish.’ Nebraska Guide Breaks 21-Year-Old Catfish Record

A close-up picture of a spotted gar that broke an Oklahoma record.

This Fisherman Might’ve Just Broken a World Record. He Definitely Broke His Rod

A fishing guide holds up a state-record bass in Tennessee.

Tennessee Fishing Guide Catches Record Bass that Officials Say Shouldn’t Be There

An angler holds up a huge snapper caught in Panama.

This ‘Beast’ of a Snapper Should Set a New World Record

A crew of anglers with a big tarpon on the scales.

This Teen’s First-Ever Tarpon Is a Pending World Record

A New Jersey diver holds up a winter flounder he speared.

New Jersey Man Spears State-Record Flounder While Diving at a WWII Shipwreck

A fisherman in New York holds up a big pink salmon.

Fisherman Stripped of His Salmon Record Because of This Odd Technicality

A fishing guide with a state-record muskie caught in Wisconsin.

Giant Muskie Caught and Released in Green Bay Is a New Wisconsin Record

A fisherman with a sunfish caught on a cane pole.

‘Marathon’ Angler Who Broke 24-Hour Fishing Record on 9/11 Didn’t Stop Until He’d Caught 2,977 Sunfish

An Idaho angler with a state record flathead catfish.

She Just Landed Idaho’s New State-Record Catfish. The Old Record Belonged to Her Husband

A kid lying beside a giant halibut that is the new junior world record.

This Kid Just Wanted to Catch Something Big. He May Have Caught a World Record

A Minnesota kayak fisherman with a state-record bowfin.

This Kayak Fisherman Found a Bowfin Honey Hole, Then Landed a State Record

An Alabama angler next to a pending state-record swordfish.

Swordfish That ‘Looked Like a Dinosaur’ Should Crush the Alabama State Record by 102 Pounds

A 13-year-old angler with a big sea bass in California.

California Kid’s Giant Sea Bass Could Be a New World Record, Except for One Technicality

A giant alligator gar hanging on scales; a group of alligator gar fishermen.

This Giant Gar Weighs 20 Pounds More Than the State Record, But It Won’t Qualify

A young angler holds up a double-digit largemouth bass.

Texas Kid Catches Record Breaking Bass

An angler with a giant brown trout from New Zealand.

Beast of a Brown Trout Caught at Night in New Zealand Is a New World Record

A group of tournament anglers pose with a big escolar on the scales.

This Record Fish Caught in the Gulf Peeled Off 2,000 Feet of Line Before Anglers Knew It Was Hooked