FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

SALTWATER RECORD PROGRAM

Conventional Tackle June 7, 2006

SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME WEIGHT LOCATION DATE ANGLER

Amberjack, greater Seriola dumerili 142 lb Islamorada Feb. 3, 1979 W. A. Colbert, Jr.

Barracuda, great Sphyraena barracuda 67 lb Islamorada Jan. 29, 1949 Harold K. Goodstone

Bass, black sea Centropristis striata 5 lb 1 oz Panama City July 21, 1956 Mrs. R.H. Martin

Bass, striped (saltwater) Morone saxatilis 43 lb 9 oz Indian River Jan. 3, 2004 Carl R. Jackson

Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix 22 lb 2 oz Jensen Beach Mar. 19, 1973 Liz Yates

Bonefish Albula spp. 15 lb 12 oz Key Biscayne Feb. 27, 1977 Ken Pittman

Bonito, Atlantic Sarda sarda Vacant

Catfish, gafftopsail Bagre marinus 8 lb 14 oz Titusville Sept. 21, 1996 Larry C. Jones

Catfish, hardhead Arius felis 3 lb 5 oz Sebastian Apr. 18, 1993 Amanda A. Steed

Cobia Rachycentron canadum 130 lb 1 oz Destin Mar. 21, 1997 Peter McCollester

Croaker, Atlantic Micropogonias undulatus 4 lb 15 oz St. Lucie Dec. 15, 2002 Anthony de Foster

Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus 77 lb 12 oz Ft. Pierce Apr. 27, 1985 Bill Foster

Drum, black Pogonias cromis 96 lb Fernandina Beach April 12, 2001 James E. Cartwright

Drum, red Sciaenops ocellatus 52 lb 5 oz Cocoa Feb. 24, 1996 George E. Hogan, Jr.

Flounder Bothidae or Pleuronectidae 20 lb 9 oz Nassau County Dec. 23, 1983 Larenza W. Mungin

Grouper, black Mycteroperca bonaci 113 lb 6 oz Dry Tortugas Jan. 27, 1990 Donald W. Bone

Grouper, gag Mycteroperca microlepis 80 lb 6 oz Destin Oct. 14, 1993 Bill Smith

Grouper, goliath Epinephelus itajara 680 lb Fernandina Beach May 20, 1961 Lynn Joyner

Grouper, Nassau Epinephelus striatus 3 lb 4 oz Key Largo Nov. 16, 1984 Brian Edward Calhoun

Grouper, red Epinephelus morio 42 lb 4 oz St. Augustine Inlet Mar. 9, 1997 Del Wiseman, Jr.

Grouper, Warsaw Epinephelus nigritus 436 lb 12 oz Destin Dec. 22, 1985 Steve Haeusler

Grouper, yellowfin Mycteroperca venenosa 34 lb 6 oz Key Largo Dec. 7, 1988 Roy Hogrebe

Grunts, margates, Haemulon, spp. 15 lb 8 oz Key West May 6, 2001 Carman Nichols

sailors choice, white margate

Hind, speckled Epinephelus drummondhayi 52 lb 8 oz Destin Oct. 21, 1994 Russell George Perry

Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus 19 lb 8 oz Daytona Beach Apr. 28, 1962 Robert E. Batson

Jack, bar Caranx ruber 7 lb 12 oz Miami Dec. 18, 1999 Martin Arostegui

Jack, crevalle Caranx hippos 57 lb Jupiter May 18, 1993 Gerald John Washburn

Jack, horse-eye Caranx latus 25 lb 12 oz Palm Beach Oct. 31, 1997 David Leavitt

Ladyfish Elops saurus 6 lb 4 oz Cocoa Beach Aug. 2, 2005 Lorie Elliot

Mackerel, cero Scomberomorus regalis 17 lb 2 oz Islamorada Apr. 5, 1986 G. Michael Mills

Mackerel, king Scomberomorus cavalla 90 lb Key West Feb. 16, 1976 Norton I. Thomton

Mackerel, Spanish Scomberomorus maculatus 12 lb Ft. Pierce Nov. 17, 1984 John F. Colligan

Marlin, blue Makaira nigricans 1046 Panama City July 14, 2001 Conrad E. Hawkins

Marlin, white Tetrapturus albidus 161 lb Miami Beach Mar. 20, 1938 L. F. Hooper

Permit Trachinotus falcatus 56 lb 2 oz Ft. Lauderdale June 30, 1997 Thomas Sebestyen

Pompano, African Alectis ciliaris 50 lb 8 oz Daytona Beach Apr. 21, 1990 Tom Sargent

Pompano, Florida Trachinotus carolinus 8 lb 4 oz Port St. Joe Oct. 16, 1999 Barry Huston

Runner, blue Caranx crysos 8 lb 5 oz Pensacola June 16, 1995 Kevin Siverly

Runner, rainbow Elagatis bipinnulata 23 lb Boynton Beach Sept. 28, 2003 Alan Richbell

Sailfish, Atlantic Istiophorus platypterus 116 lb 10 oz Boca Raton Mar. 5, 1996 John Hessler

Scamp Mycteroperca phenax 28 lb 6 oz Mayport April 3, 2002 Braden Douglas Pursell

Seatrout, spotted Cynoscion nebulosus 17 lb 7 oz Ft. Pierce May 11, 1995 Craig F. Carson

Shark, blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus 152 lb Sebastian Oct. 29, 1987 Darlene Rees

Shark, bull Carcharhinus leucas 517 lb Panama City Beach October, 1981 Gregory K. Burnett

Shark, dusky Carcharhinus obscurus 764 lb Longboat Key May 28, 1982 Warren Girle

Shark, hammerhead Sphyrna spp. 991 lb Sarasota May 30, 1982 Allen Ogle

Shark, lemon Negaprion brevirostris 397 lb Dunedin Apr. 29, 1977 Richard M. Guccione

Shark, mako Isurus spp. 911 lb 12 oz Palm Beach Apr. 9, 1962 Audrey Cohen

Shark, spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna 190 lb Flagler Beach Apr. 3, 1986 Mrs. Gladys Prior

Shark, thresher Alopias spp. 544 lb 8 oz Destin Sept. 15, 1984 James Weil

Shark, tiger Galeocerdo cuvier 1,065 lb Pensacola June 20, 1981 Richard Baggs

Shark, white Carcharodon carcharias 686 lb Key West Apr. 30, 1988 Richard P. DeAngelis

Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus 15 lb 2 oz Homosassa Jan. 29, 1981 Eugene Lechler

Snapper, cubera Lutjanus cyanopterus 116 lb Clearwater July 26, 1979 Billy Graham

Snapper, gray Lutjanus griseus 17 lb Port Canaveral June 14, 1992 Steve Maddox

Snapper, lane Lutjanus synagris 6 lb 6 oz Pensacola Apr. 18, 1991 Ken Jones

Snapper, mutton Lutjanus analis 30 lb 4 oz Dry Tortugas Nov. 29, 1998 Richard Casey

Snapper, red Lutjanus campechanus 46 lb 8 oz Destin Oct. 1, 1985 Lane Nichols III

Snapper, yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus 8 lb 9 oz Ft. Myers Sept. 13, 1996 Capt. William M. Howard

Snook Centropomus undecimalis 44 lb 3 oz Ft. Myers Apr. 25, 1984 Robert De Cosmo

Spearfish, longbill Tetrapturus pfluegeri 61 lb 8 oz Islamorada Apr. 29, 1981 Ted Damiano

Spot Leiostomus xanthurus Vacant

Swordfish Xiphias gladius 612 lb 12 oz Key Largo May 7, 1978 Stephen Stanford

Tarpon Megalops atlanticus 243 lb Key West Feb. 17, 1975 Gus Bell

Triggerfish, Gray Balistes capriscus 12 lb 7 oz Pensacola July 15, 2001 Kenneth Morris

Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis 40 lb 13 oz Ft. Pierce Mar. 4, 1998 Thomas D. Lewis

Tuna, bigeye Thunnus obesus 167 lb Miami Beach Jan. 18, 1957 Jerry Mills

Tuna, blackfin Thunnus atlanticus 45 lb 8 oz Key West May 4, 1996 Sam J. Burnett

Tuna, bluefin Thunnus thynnus Vacant

Tuna, skipjack Euthynnus pelamis 33 lb 8 oz Islamorada July 21, 1998 Frank Digiovanni

Tuna, yellowfin Thunnus albacares 240 lb Key West Dec. 5, 2002 Michael Delph

Tunny, little Euthynnus alletteratus 27 lb Key Largo April 20, 1976 William E. Allison

Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri 139 lb Marathon May 18, 1960 George Von Hoffman

Weakfish Cynoscion regalis 10 lb Port Canaveral Dec. 30, 1987 George R. Mizell, Jr.

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

SALTWATER RECORD PROGRAM

Fly Fishing Tackle June 7, 2006

SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME WEIGHT LOCATION DATE ANGLER

Amberjack, greater Seriola dumerili 103 lb 12 oz Key West Jan. 28, 1977 Dr. Wm. J. Munro

Barracuda, great Sphyraena barracuda 37 lb 12 oz Key West Dec. 19, 1978 Joe Machiorlatti

Bass, black sea Centropristis striata Vacant

Bass, striped (saltwater) Morone saxatilis 1 lb 9 oz Milton Sept. 8, 2003 Steven P. Peake

Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix 18 lb Miami Beach Apr. 2, 1983 Steve Melvin

Bonefish Albula spp. 15 lb 8 oz Key Biscayne Feb. 27, 1997 Joe Pantorno

Bonito, Atlantic Sarda sarda Vacant

Catfish, gafftopsail Bagre marinus 7 lb 8 oz Port Canaveral Dec. 26, 1989 Dave Chermanski

Catfish, hardhead Arius felis 2 lb 8 oz Placida May 11, 1996 Louis Herrero

Cobia Rachycentron canadum 83 lb 4 oz Key West Jan. 2, 1986 Jim Anson

Croaker, Atlantic Micropogonias undulatus Vacant

Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus 51 lb 8 oz Islamorada March 25, 2001 Nicholas Stanczyk

Drum, black Pogonias cromis 50 lb 4 oz Merritt Island July 12, 1986 Mark R. Marconi

Drum, red Sciaenops ocellatus 43 lb Banana River May 7, 1995 Greg Braunstein, MD

Flounder Bothidae or Pleuronectidae 6 lb 15 oz Sebastian Inlet May 4, 2005 Dave Chermanski

Grouper, black Mycteroperca bonaci Vacant

Grouper, gag Mycteroperca microlepis 20 lb 15 oz Ft. Pierce Nov. 30, 2005 Dave Chermanski

Grouper, goliath Epinephelus itajara 356 lb Islamorada Mar. 15, 1967 Bart Foth

Grouper, Nassau Epinephelus striatus Vacant

Grouper, red Epinephelus morio 23 lb 8 oz Sebastian May 5, 2005 Dave Chermanski

Grouper, Warsaw Epinephelus nigritus Vacant

Grouper, yellowfin Mycteroperca venenosa Vacant

Grunts, margates, Haemulon, spp. Vacant

sailors choice

Hind, speckled Epinephelus drummondhayi Vacant

Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Vacant

Jack, bar Caranx ruber Vacant

Jack, crevalle Caranx hippos 37 lb 8 oz Dry Tortugas Feb. 11, 1994 Carlos B. Solis

Jack, horse-eye Caranx latus 14 lb 8 oz Key West Sept. 7, 1986 Joseph M. Stehr III

Ladyfish Elops saurus 5 lb 4 oz Port St. John Oct. 3, 1994 H.P. Woodham

Mackerel, cero Scomberomorus regalis 9 lb Key West Dec. 11, 1991 George L. Foti

Mackerel, king Scomberomorus cavalla 55 lb Key West Mar. 20, 1995 Ben Bergeron

Mackerel, Spanish Scomberomorus maculatus 6 lb 13 oz Tarpon Springs Nov. 7, 1995 Capt. James P. Wisner

Marlin, blue Makaira nigricans Vacant

Marlin, white Tetrapturus albidus 68 lb Ft. Pierce Dec. 23, 1972 Dave Chermanski

Permit Trachinotus falcatus 41 lb 8 oz Key West Mar. 13, 1986 Del Brown

Pompano, African Alectis ciliaris 33 lb 8 oz Palm Beach Dec. 21, 1968 Gil Drake, Jr.

Pompano, Florida Trachinotus carolinus 6 lb 8 oz Cocoa Beach Jan. 14, 1978 Dave Chermanski

Runner, blue Caranx crysos 3 lb 14 oz Fowey Rock July 1, 1987 Capt. Dan Kipnis

Runner, rainbow Elagatis bipinnulata 8 lb 10 oz Key West Jan. 18, 1980 John M. Ahearn

Sailfish, Atlantic Istiophorus platypterus 55 lb 8 oz Palm Beach Feb. 4, 1980 (Mr.) Pat Ford

Scamp Mycteroperca phenax 12 lb 12 oz Ft. Pierce Nov. 30, 2005 Dave Chermanski

Seatrout, spotted Cynoscion nebulosus 12 lb 7 oz Stuart Mar. 5, 1984 Sidney Freifeld

Shark, blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus 122 lb Key West March 13, 2003 Martin Arostegui

Shark, bull Carcharhinus leucas 389 lb 4 oz Key West Mar. 29, 1980 Pete Peacock

Shark, dusky Carcharhinus obscurus Vacant

Shark, hammerhead Sphyrna spp. 154 lb Key West Mar. 7, 1993 Rick Gunion

Shark, lemon Negaprion brevirostris 288 lb 8 oz Key West Mar. 15, 1978 Pete Peacock

Shark, mako Isurus spp. Vacant

Shark, spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna Vacant

Shark, thresher Alopias spp. Vacant

Shark, tiger Galeocerdo cuvieri 220 lb Key West Jan. 25, 1995 Gary Spence

Shark, white Carcharodon carcharias Vacant

Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus 7 lb 4 oz Jacksonville Nov. 4, 1998 David W. McLaren

Snapper, cubera Lutjanus cyanopterus Vacant

Snapper, gray Lutjanus griseus 10 lb 12 oz Key West June 8, 1998 Jerome N. Matthews

Snapper, lane Lutjanus synagris Vacant

Snapper, mutton Lutjanus analis 17 lb Key West May 31, 1990 Del Brown

Snapper, red Lutjanus campechanus 11 lb Sebastian May 5, 2005 Dave Chermanski

Snapper, yellowtail Ocyurus chryurus 3 lb 8 oz Dry Tortugas Mar. 15, 1993 Weston Fowler

Snook Centropomus undecimalis 30 lb 4 oz Chokoloskee Apr. 23, 1993 Rex Garrett

Spearfish, longbill Tetrapturus pfluegeri Vacant

Spot Leiostomus xanthurus Vacant

Swordfish Xiphias gladius Vacant

Tarpon Megalops atlanticus 202 lb 8 oz Chassahowitza May 11, 2001 James J. Holland

Triggerfish, gray Balistes capriscus Vacant

Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis 21 lb 2 oz Port Canaveral Apr. 17, 1988 Dave Chermanski

Tuna, bigeye Thunnus obesus Vacant

Tuna, blackfin Thunnus atlanticus 34 lb 3 oz Islamorada Dec. 17, 1977 Rip Cunningham

Tuna, bluefin Thunnus thynnus Vacant

Tuna, skipjack Euthynnus pelamis Vacant

Tuna, yellowfin Thunnus albacares Vacant

Tunny, little Euthynnus alletteratus 19 lb Dry Tortugas Apr. 12, 1995 Philip Caputo

Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri 28 lb 12 oz Key West Apr. 15, 1982 Jim Anson

Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Vacant

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