World-Record Catches by Junior Anglers
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Caught by anglers ages 11 to 16, Courtesy IGFA / igfa.org
105-pound Black Drum
105-pound Black Drum
Angler: Kevin Brown, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Age: not listed
Location: Virginia Beach
Date: August 1997
Reel: Penn 650 SS
Method: Casting a bucktail jig
Fight time: 22 minutes
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105-pound, 13-ounce Giant Trevally
105-pound, 13-ounce Giant Trevally
Angler: Audrey Ferrand, St. Paul, Réunion Island
Age: 12
Location: Réunion Island
Date: March 2009
Reel: Shimano Stella 20000FA
Method: Bait fishing (bait type not specified)
Fight time: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Note: Also the women's 130-pound line-class world record
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90-pound, 9-ounce Almaco Jack
Angler: Maximilian Hampl, Cartago, Costa Rica
Age: 15
Location: Golfo de Papagayo, Costa Rica
Date: June 2010
Reel: Accurate Boss Magnum 870
Method: Drift fishing a live pompano
Fight time: 25 minutes
Note: Also the men's 20-pound line-class record
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250-pound Yellowfin Tuna
Angler: Ashley Eslick, Culver City, California
Age: 16
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Date: July 2005
Reel: Penn
Method: Trolling a skipjack
Fight time: 2 hours
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147-pound, 11-ounce Pacific Sailfish
147-pound, 11-ounce Pacific Sailfish Angler: Jorge Saca Bahaia, San Salvador, El Salvador Age: Not listed Location: El Tamarindo, El Salvador Date: April 1998 Reel: Penn 80tw Method: Trolling a Williamson's Marlin lure Fight time: 35 minutes penn 80 tw![Avatar](https://fishingmobile.org/uploads/ocf_avatars/FM_Avatar.jpg)
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58-POUND, 4-OUNCE STRIPED BASS
58-POUND, 4-OUNCE STRIPED BASS
Angler: Juliana Rose Merighi, Vineland, New Jersey
Age: 13
Location: Delaware Bay, New Jersey
Date: October 2010
Reel: Shimano Tekota 600
Method: Bait fishing bunker
Fight time: 10 minutes
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59-POUND, 9-OUNCE LINGCOD
Angler: Tim Lucason, Ninilchick, Alaska
Age: 13
Location: Kodiak Island, Alaska
Date: July 2004
Reel: Penn Formula 15KG
Method: Jigging a lead-head with plastic tail
Fight time: 9 minutes
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547-POUND, 6-OUNCE THRESHER SHARK
547-POUND, 6-OUNCE THRESHER SHARK
Angler: Jack Leverone, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Age: 15
Location: Kona, Hawaii
Date: May 2014
Reel: Shimano
Method: Drifting an opelu (scad)
Fight time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
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102-POUND WHITE MARLIN
02-POUND WHITE MARLIN
Angler: Matthew A. Sheehan, Boston
Age: 11
Location: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Date: August 2011
Reel: Shimano
Method: Bait fishing a live scup
Fight time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
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68-POUND KING MACKEREL
68-POUND KING MACKEREL
Angler: Giancarlo Martell, Miami, Florida
Age: 15
Location: Key Largo, Florida
Date: December 2002
Reel: Shimano 6500B
Method: Drift-fishing a ballyhoo
Fight time: 35 minutes
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58-POUND, 8-OUNCE GAG GROUPER
58-POUND, 8-OUNCE GAG GROUPER
Angler: Christopher A. Deckert, Ponce De Leon, Florida
Age: 16
Location: Gulf of Mexico (no more information listed)
Date: May 2007
Reel: Shimano
Method: Drifting cut mackerel
Fight Time: 20 minutes