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A hooked marlin jumps behind a sportfishing boat.

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Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle

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‘Godzilla’ Snapping Turtle Is So Huge Virginia Officials Established a New Record Category ‘Godzilla’ Snapping Turtle Is So Huge Virginia Officials Established a New Record Category

Three European anglers hold up a massive common carp.

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Polish Fisherman Catches ‘Unimaginable’ World-Record Sized Carp Polish Fisherman Catches ‘Unimaginable’ World-Record Sized Carp

An angler lies next to a massive alligator gar.

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Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be the Biggest Ever Caught by a Woman Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be the Biggest Ever Caught by a Woman

A Missouri bowfisherman holds up a record grass carp.

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Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before

Two fishing buddies hold up black crappies.

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West Virginia Fishing Buddies Break State Crappie Record Twice in One Morning West Virginia Fishing Buddies Break State Crappie Record Twice in One Morning

A 12-year-old holds up a white marlin.

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‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin ‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin

By Alice Jones Webb

Teen holds up large tiger trout.

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Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

By Alice Jones Webb

An angler with a big chinook salmon caught in Montana.

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Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

Indiana angler with record spotted gar.

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Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3 Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3

Man holds large channel catfish.

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West Virginia Angler Smashes State Catfish Record Using His Daughter’s Pink Kiddie Rod West Virginia Angler Smashes State Catfish Record Using His Daughter’s Pink Kiddie Rod

By Alice Jones Webb

A spearfisherman with a chunky bluegill.

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South Dakota Diver Spears a State-Record Bluegill South Dakota Diver Spears a State-Record Bluegill

A smiling fisherman holds up a fat cutthroat trout.

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‘It’s What I Live For.’ Angler Breaks Tennessee Cutthroat Record on a Fishing Trip with His Buddies ‘It’s What I Live For.’ Angler Breaks Tennessee Cutthroat Record on a Fishing Trip with His Buddies

Angler with smallmouth bass.

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Fisherman Catches Trophy Smallmouth, Breaks Minnesota Catch-and-Release Record on Guided Trip Fisherman Catches Trophy Smallmouth, Breaks Minnesota Catch-and-Release Record on Guided Trip

South Carolina angler with state-record amberjack.

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Huge Amberjack That Ate Snapper Off Angler’s Line Breaks South Carolina Record Huge Amberjack That Ate Snapper Off Angler’s Line Breaks South Carolina Record

idaho tiger trout

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Idaho Angler Lands Record Breaking Tiger Trout Idaho Angler Lands Record Breaking Tiger Trout

A 12-year-old catches the new Montana state-record sucker.

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‘Bro I’m in Disbelief!’ Watch This Montana 12-Year-Old Catch the State-Record Sucker ‘Bro I’m in Disbelief!’ Watch This Montana 12-Year-Old Catch the State-Record Sucker

Minnesota state record black crappie.

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Minnesota Angler Breaks His Own State Record With 17.5-Inch Crappie Minnesota Angler Breaks His Own State Record With 17.5-Inch Crappie

By Natalie Krebs

collage of record bass snapshots

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The Biggest Bass Ever Caught The Biggest Bass Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte, Dac Collins

Two Arkansas men with a paddlefish.

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Arkansas Fisherman Catches New State-Record Paddlefish by Accident Arkansas Fisherman Catches New State-Record Paddlefish by Accident