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Star Rods World Records

Since 1939 The International Game Fish Association has been an ethics and conservation guide to the fishing world. The organization also keeps record and acknowledges exceptional achievements of fisherman worldwide. Star Rods has 248 world records, and counting. Star Rods’ earliest record was a Horse-eye Jack from Key West in August of 1984. Most recently, in September 2016, a Mayan Cichlid in Lake Igvana, Florida. The records listed here are both approved and retired records, as counted by the IGFA.
World record fish caught on a Star Rods
photo: www.igfa.org

 

 

Common Name Line Class Weight Catch Place
Amberjack, greater M-Smallfry 61lb Quepos, Costa Rica
Barracuda, great W-01 kg (2 lb) 35 lb Marathon Key, Florida
Barrelfish All-Tackle 29 lb Big Pine Key, Florida
Bass, black sea M-01 kg (2 lb) 4 lb, 5 oz Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bass, black sea M-Junior) 3 lb, 3 oz Fire Island Reef, New York
Bass, striped M-Smallfry 43 lb Fisher's Island Sound, Connecticut
Bass, striped (landlocked) W-24 kg (50 lb) 29 lb Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
Bass, striped (landlocked) W-06 kg (12 lb) 14 lb Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
Bass, white M-Junior 2 lb Lake Erie, Ohio
Bluefish F-Smallfry 20 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Bluefish F-Smallfry 20 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Bonefish M-Junior 13 lb Islamorada, Florida
Bonefish F-Junior 4 lb, 8 oz Bimini, Bahamas
Bonefish W-02 kg (4 lb) 10 lb, 1 oz Islamorada, Florida
Catfish, redtail (pirarara) M-01 kg (2 lb) 10 lb, 2 oz Parana da Eva, Brazil
Cichlid, Mayan M-01 kg (2 lb) 3 lb Lake Igvana, Florida
Cobia F-Junior 35 lb, 5 oz Key West, Florida
Cobia M-02 kg (4 lb) 50 lb, 11 oz Destin, Florida
Cobia Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb) 22 lb, 14 oz Destin, Florida
Cobia Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb) 37 lb, 3 oz Destin, Florida
Cobia W-01 kg (2 lb) 36 lb, 2 oz Marathon, Florida
Cobia M-06 kg (12 lb) 98 lb Key West, Florida
Cod, Atlantic M-Junior 43 lb Ogunquit, Maine
Cod, Atlantic M-Smallfry 41 lb Perkins Cove, Maine
Cod, Pacific W-03 kg (6 lb) 15 lb Kodiak, Alaska
Cod, Pacific M-03 kg (6 lb) 17 lb Kodiak, Alaska
Conger M-06 kg (12 lb) 62 lb, 4 oz Brixham, United Kingdom
Dolphinfish M-02 kg (4 lb) 52 lb, 14 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Drum, black M-Smallfry 4 lb Oregon Inlet, North Carolina
Drum, black W-04 kg (8 lb) 18 lb, 8 oz Merritt Island, Florida
Drum, black M-04 kg (8 lb) 82 lb, 8 oz Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Drum, red F-Junior 29 lb Titusville, Florida
Drum, red M-02 kg (4 lb) 52 lb, 5 oz Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Drum, red M-02 kg (4 lb) 52 lb, 5 oz Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Drum, red M-01 kg (2 lb) 41 lb, 8 oz Ocracoke, North Carolina
Drum, red MW-01 kg (2 lb) 36 lb, 12 oz Ocracoke, North Carolina
Drum, red W-03 kg (6 lb) 43 lb, 8 oz Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Drum, red W-01 kg (2 lb) 35 lb Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Filefish, scrawled All-Tackle 4 lb, 11 oz Pompano Beach, Florida
Flounder, summer F-Smallfry 8 lb Staten Island, New York
Flounder, summer M-04 kg (8 lb) 7 lb, 2 oz Greenport, New York
Flounder, summer M-04 kg (8 lb) 7 lb, 2 oz Greenport, New York
Grouper, black F-Smallfry 38 lb Key West, Florida
Grouper, black F-Smallfry 14 lb Key West, Florida
Grouper, black M-24 kg (50 lb) 19 lb, 6 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, black M-37 kg (80 lb) 59 lb, 14 oz Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Grouper, black F-Smallfry 7 lb, 4 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, black W-37 kg (80 lb) 93 lb, 8 oz Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Grouper, black W-24 kg (50 lb) 16 lb Key West, Florida
Grouper, black M-Junior 21 lb, 8 oz Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Grouper, gag All-Tackle (Length) St. Augustine, Florida
Grouper, gag All-Tackle (Length) St. Augustine, Florida
Grouper, gag F-Smallfry 18 lb Key West, Florida
Grouper, gag M-10 kg (20 lb) 42 lb Cape Canaveral, Florida
Grouper, gag W-24 kg (50 lb) 46 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Grouper, gag M-37 kg (80 lb) 68 lb, 14 oz Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Grouper, gag W-06 kg (12 lb) 16 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Grouper, gag W-06 kg (12 lb) 6 lb Key West, Florida
Grouper, red F-Smallfry 13 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, red F-Smallfry 9 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, red F-Smallfry 7 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, red M-Smallfry 11 lb, 10 oz Key West, Florida
Grouper, red All-Tackle 39 lb, 8 oz Port Canaveral, Florida
Grouper, Warsaw M-Junior 57 lb, 6 oz Lighthouse Point, Florida
Grouper, yellowfin All-Tackle 34 lb, 6 oz Largo, Florida
Hake, silver All-Tackle 4 lb, 8oz Perkins Cove, Maine
Hake, silver All-Tackle 4 lb, 8oz Perkins Cove, Maine
Halibut, Pacific M-01 kg (2 lb) 72 lb, 3 oz Cook Inlet, Alaska
Hind, red All-Tackle 6 lb, 1 oz Dry Tortugas, Florida
Jack, almaco M-04 kg (8 lb) 25 lb, 14 oz Hatteras, North Carolina
Jack, almaco M-Junior 26 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, almaco M-Junior 20 lb Key West, Florida
Jack, almaco M-Smallfry 19 lb Key West, Florida
Jack, crevalle All-Tackle (Length) Miami, Florida
Jack, crevalle M-06 kg (12 lb) 43 lb Lake Worth, Florida
Jack, crevalle W-08 kg (16 lb) 35 lb Lake Worth Inlet, Florida
Jack, crevalle M-01 kg (2 lb) 15 lb, 4 oz Marathon, Florida
Jack, horse-eye M-06 kg (12 lb) 25 lb, 12 oz Palm Beach, Florida
Jack, horse-eye W-10 kg (20 lb) 22 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Jack, horse-eye W-04 kg (8 lb) 17 lb, 15 oz Palm Beach, Florida
Jack, horse-eye W-01 kg (2 lb) 8 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb) 3 lb, 6 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye M-02 kg (4 lb) 13 lb, 12 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye W-02 kg (4 lb) 15, 2 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb) 4 lb, 4 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye M-02 kg (4 lb) 13 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, horse-eye Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb) 8 lb, 4 oz Key West, Florida
Jack, Pacific crevalle M-24 kg (50 lb) 31 lb Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Jack, Pacific crevalle All-Tackle 31 lb Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Jack, Pacific crevalle All-Tackle 39 lb Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Jack, Pacific crevalle W-24 kg (50 lb) 39 lb Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Jack, Pacific crevalle M-24 kg (50 lb) 29 lb, 8 oz Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Jack, Pacific crevalle All-Tackle 29 lb, 8 oz Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Knifefish, clown All-Tackle 14 lb Lake Iguana, Florida
Ladyfish W-06 kg (12 lb) 2 lb, 8 oz Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Leerfish (Garrick) M-15 kg (30 lb) 61 lb, 4 oz L'Ampolla, Spain
Leerfish (Garrick) All-Tackle 61 lb, 4 oz L'Ampolla, Spain
Mackerel, cero M-06 kg (12 lb) 15 lb Key West, Florida
Mackerel, cero M-08 kg (16 lb) 16 lb, 8 oz Miami, Florida
Mackerel, cero M-Junior 12 lb, 4 oz Key West, Florida
Mackerel, cero W-01 kg (2 lb) 7 lb Key West, Florida
Mackerel, cero W-06 kg (12 lb) 9 lb Key West, Florida
Mackerel, king M-15 kg (30 lb) 75 lb Florida
Mackerel, king W-04 kg (8 lb) 44 lb Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
Mackerel, king F-Smallfry 35 lb Lower Keys, Florida
Mackerel, king M-08 kg (16 lb) 71 lb, 4 oz Dry Tortugas, Florida
Mackerel, king W-01 kg (2 lb) 28 lb, 8 oz Marathon, Florida
Mackerel, Pacific sierra W-08 kg (16 lb) 5 lb, 12 oz Golfito, Costa Rica
Mackerel, Pacific sierra F-Smallfry 9 lb Piñas Bay, Panama
Mackerel, Spanish All-Tackle (Length) Marathon, Florida
Mackerel, Spanish Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb) 1 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Marlin, blue (Pacific) M-04 kg (8 lb) 202 lb, 13 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Marlin, blue (Pacific) M-02 kg (4 lb) 141 lb, 1 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Marlin, striped W-01 kg (2 lb) 111 lb, 5 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Marlin, striped W-02 kg (4 lb) 114 lb, 10 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Marlin, striped M-01 kg (2 lb) 132 lb Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Marlin, white M-Junior 102 lb Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Pacu, black (pirapatinga) All-Tackle 55 lb Tamarac
Payara M-10 kg (20 lb) 32 lb, 8 oz Uraima Falls, Venezuela
Peacock, butterfly W-04 kg (8 lb) 3 lb Lake Irma, Florida
Peacock, Melaniae All-Tackle 6 lb, 8 oz Xingu River, Brazil
Perch, creole All-Tackle 1 lb, 15 oz Maullin River, Chile
Permit F-Smallfry 33 lb Islamorada, Florida
Permit F-Junior 21 lb, 12 oz Marathon, Florida
Permit W-01 kg (2 lb) 10 lb, 12 oz Sugarloaf, Florida
Pomfret, bigscale All-Tackle 20 lb, 10 oz St. Augustine, Florida
Pomfret, Brevort's All-Tackle 7 lb, 8 oz Bimini, Bahamas
Pompano, African F-Smallfry 12 lb, 9 oz Key West, Florida
Pompano, African W-03 kg (6 lb) 27 lb Miami Beach, Florida
Pompano, African W-03 kg (6 lb) 28 lb Miami Beach, Florida
Pompano, African M-10 kg (20 lb) 43 lb Hollywood, Florida
Pompano, African M-24 kg (50 lb) 44 lb, 2 oz Stuart, Florida
Pompano, African M-15 kg (30 lb) 43 lb St. Augustine, Florida
Rockfish, black-blue M-10 kg (20 lb) 8 lb Kodiak, Alaska
Rockfish, quillback All-Tackle 4 lb Point Gardner, Alaska
Rockfish, yelloweye M-24 kg (50 lb) 16 lb, 8 oz Security Bay, Alaska
Rockfish, yelloweye M-24 kg (50 lb) 7 lb, 8 oz Hoggatt Bay, Alaska
Rockfish, yelloweye M-02 kg (4 lb) 14 lb Malina Bay, Alaska
Roosterfish M-01 kg (2 lb) 28 lb, 10 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Roosterfish M-01 kg (2 lb) 11 lb Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Scamp All-Tackle 25 lb, 4 oz Port Canaveral, Florida
Scorpionfish, spinycheek All-Tackle 3 lb, 5 oz Fort Morgan, Alabama
Scorpionfish, spinycheek All-Tackle 1 lb, 9 oz Pushbutton Hill, Florida
Seatrout, spotted F-Junior 4 lb Destin, Florida
Shark, blacktip M-37 kg (80 lb) 120 lb, 12 oz Atlantic Ocean, Florida
Shark, blacktip M-24 kg (50 lb) 118 lb, 12 oz Jacksonville, Florida
Shark, blacktip M-24 kg (50 lb) 115 lb, 6 oz Jacksonville, Florida
Shark, blue M-37 kg (80 lb) 528 lb Montauk Point, New York
Shark, blue All-Tackle 528 lb Montauk Point, New York
Shark, bonnethead W-08 kg (16 lb) 18 lb, 9 oz Ponce Inlet, Florida
Shark, bonnethead M-08 kg (16 lb) 18 lb, 2 oz Ponce Inlet, Florida
Shark, bonnethead M-Junior 14 lb, 3 oz Daytona Beach, Florida
Shark, bonnethead M-03 kg (6 lb) 6 lb, 8 oz Shark Key, Florida
Shark, mako M-01 kg (2 lb) 81 lb, 9 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Shark, mako M-01 kg (2 lb) 81 lb, 9 oz Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Shark, tiger W-08 kg (16 lb) 360 lb Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Shark, tope M-10 kg (20 lb) 62 lb Dundalk Bay, Ireland
Shark, whaler W-06 kg (12 lb) 124 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Shark, whaler W-08 kg (16 lb) 80 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Shark, whaler W-10 kg (20 lb) 95 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Sheepshead F-Junior 7 lb, 8 oz St. Petersburg, Florida
Sheepshead F-Smallfry 6 lb, 8 oz St. Petersburg, Florida
Snapper, cubera M-Junior 51 lb, 11 oz Bimini, Bahamas
Snapper, cubera W-60 kg (130 lb) 38 lb, 9 oz Ocean Reef, Florida
Snapper, cubera M-24 kg (50 lb) 109 lb, 12 oz Madeira Beach, Florida
Snapper, dog (Atlantic) All-Tackle 24 lb Hole in the Wall, Bahamas
Snapper, grey M-04 kg (8 lb) 12 lb St. Augustine, Florida
Snapper, grey M-Junior 13 lb, 7 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Snapper, grey W-04 kg (8 lb) 7 lb, 12 oz Challenger Bank, Bermuda
Snapper, grey W-06 kg (12 lb) 7 lb, 3 oz Challenger Bank, Bermuda
Snapper, grey M-Smallfry 4 lb, 8 lb Key West, Florida
Snapper, grey F-Smallfry 2 lb Elbow Cay, Bahamas
Snapper, grey M-06 kg (12 lb) 11 lb
Snapper, grey All-Tackle 17 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Snapper, grey All-Tackle 16 lb, 8 oz Sebastian Inlet, Florida
Snapper, grey All-Tackle 11 lb, 10 oz Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Snapper, mutton W-06 kg (12 lb) 18 lb, 8 oz Dry Tortugas, Florida
Snapper, mutton W-08 kg (16 lb) 22 lb Palm Beach, Florida
Snapper, mutton M-08 kg (16 lb) 23 lb, 4 oz Key West, Florida
Snapper, mutton M-01 kg (2 lb) 4 lb, 5 oz Key West, Florida
Snapper, mutton M-08 kg (16 lb) 16 lb, 14 oz Islamorada, Florida
Snapper, red F-Junior 26 lb 16 Fathom Ledge, Florida
Snapper, red F-Smallfry 15 lb Key West, Florida
Snapper, red F-Smallfry 10 lb, 15 oz Key West, Florida
Snapper, red W-15 kg (30 lb) 13 lb, 2 oz Gulfport, Mississippi
Snapper, red W-10 kg (20 lb) 5 lb Ocracoke, North Carolina
Snapper, red M-Junior 41 lb 28 Fathom Ledge, Florida
Snapper, ruby All-Tackle 49 lb, 1 oz Spratlys Labaun, Malaysia
Snapper, schoolmaster All-Tackle 13 lb, 4 oz North Key Largo, Florida
Snapper, yellow (amarillo) All-Tackle 12 lb Golfito, Costa Rica
Snapper, yellow (amarillo) All-Tackle 11 lb Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Snook, Atlantic All-Tackle (Length) Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-Junior 27 lb Stuart, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-06 kg (12 lb) 5 lb, 8 oz Palm Harbor, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-01 kg (2 lb) 24 lb, 4 oz Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic F-Junior 13 lb Ft. Pierce, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-03 kg (6 lb) 41 lb, 8 oz Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic W-01 kg (2 lb) 19 lb Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-01 kg (2 lb) 24 lb, 4 oz Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic W-03 kg (6 lb) 23 lb Jupiter, Florida
Snook, Atlantic W-08 kg (16 lb) 31 lb, 4 oz Caloosahatchee River, Florida
Snook, Atlantic M-24 kg (50 lb) 44 lb, 3 oz Ft. Myers Beach, Florida
Snook, Pacific blackfin All-Tackle 5 lb, 8 oz Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica
Spadefish, Atlantic M-Smallfry 8 lb Chesapeake Light Tower, Virginia
Spadefish, Atlantic M-03 kg (6 lb) 7 lb, 12 oz Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Spadefish, Atlantic M-01 kg (2 lb) 8 lb Virginia Beach, Virginia
Spadefish, Atlantic M-06 kg (12 lb) 6 lb, 8 oz Fisherman's Island, Virginia
Spadefish, Atlantic W-08 kg (16 lb) 62 lb La Gomera, Spain
Spadefish, Atlantic W-10 kg (20 lb) 54 lb La Gomera, Spain
Spearfish, longbill W-06 kg (12 lb) 45 lb La Gomera, Spain
Spot All-Tackle 1 lb Nags Head, North Carolina
Stingray, roughtail All-Tackle 299 lb Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Tarpon F-Smallfry 79 lb, 8 oz Marathon, Florida
Tarpon F-Smallfry 40 lb Duck Key, Florida
Tarpon W-03 kg (6 lb) 143 lb, 8 oz Marathon, Florida
Tarpon F-Junior 115 lb Sugarloaf Key, Florida
Tarpon M-03 kg (6 lb) 139 lb, 14 oz Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon W-04 kg (8 lb) 141 lb, 9 oz Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon W-02 kg (4 lb) 134 lb, 3 oz Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon W-03 kg (6 lb) 115 lb Conch Key, Florida
Tarpon M-01 kg (2 lb) 106 lb Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon M-01 kg (2 lb) 106 lb Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon M-02 kg (4 lb) 128 lb, 8 oz Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon M-01 kg (2 lb) 60 lb, 8 oz Marathon, Florida
Tarpon W-02 kg (4 lb) 85 lb, 8 oz Marathon, Florida
Tarpon M-01 kg (2 lb) 54 lb, 12 oz Marathon Key, Florida
Tarpon W-01 kg (2 lb) 56 lb Marathon, Florida
Tarpon M-01 kg (2 lb) 42 lb, 8 oz Key West, Florida
Tarpon W-08 kg (16 lb) 126 lb Key West, Florida
Tarpon W-02 kg (4 lb) 34 lb, 12 oz Key West, Florida
Tilefish, great northern All-Tackle 31 lb, 12 oz Hydrographer Canyon, New York
Torpedo, Atlantic All-Tackle 35 lb, 4 oz Perkins Cove, Maine
Triggerfish, queen All-Tackle 9 lb, 4 oz Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina
Tripletail M-Smallfry 18 lb, 8 oz Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail M-Junior 18 lb Charlotte Harbor, Florida
Tripletail M-Smallfry 14 lb, 8 oz Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail W-24 kg (50 lb) 17 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail M-24 kg (50 lb) 23 lb Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Tripletail M-15 kg (30 lb) 24 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail W-08 kg (16 lb) 19 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail M-04 kg (8 lb) 26 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Tripletail W-04 kg (8 lb) 17 lb Port Canaveral, Florida
Trout, lake F-Smallfry 30 lb Donner Lake, Florida
Tuna, bigeye (Atlantic) W-10 kg (20 lb) 173 lb La Gomera, Spain
Tuna, bigeye (Pacific) M-02 kg (4 lb) 22 lb Kona, Hawaii
Tuna, blackfin F-Junior 34 lb, 6 oz Delray, Florida
Tuna, bluefin W-08 kg (16 lb) 80 lb, 10 oz 19 Fathom Lump, Delaware
Tuna, bluefin W-15 kg (30 lb) 350 lb Hatteras, North Carolina
Tuna, skipjack M-Junior 10 lb Deerfield Beach, Florida
Tunny, little M-Smallfry 19 lb Boca Raton, Florida

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