World record jack crevalle
Going BIG with topwater: A pending IGFA World Record Jack Crevalle
Smile, dude...topwater is fun! (IGFA Photo)
You know me…I’m a huge fan of throwing topwater for anything that swims…but I’ve never come close to having my plug sucked down by anything like this pending all-tackle IGFA world record jack crevalle!
The 66-pound, 2 ouncer smashed a Willamson Jet Popper tossed by Carlos Alberto Leal Simoes, of Luanda, who was fishing Barra Do Dande, near Angola, Africa with guide Marcio de Oliveira Inocencio. The beast took 15 minutes to subdue and weighed nearly 8 pounds more than the current IGFA record, a fish that was also caught in Africa 10 years back.
Damn, I want some!
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Brunswick, Ga.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proud to announce a new women's state saltwater fish record for jack crevalle (
Caranx hippos
).
Lauren E. Harden, 21, of St. Marys, Ga., broke the previous record by landing a 33 pound, 10.72 ounce crevalle jack on May 24, 2024, while fishing on Cumberland Island.
The previous record of 30 pounds, 6 ounces was set in 1981 by Ann Allen of St. Simons Island, Ga. Harden's impressive catch was officially verified and recognized by Georgia DNR after evaluation. Representatives from the DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD) certified the weight May 24 at DNR’s Coastal Regional Headquarters in Brunswick.
"We are excited to congratulate Ms. Harden on this extraordinary achievement," said Tyler Jones, CRD’s public information officer and coordinator of the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Records program. "Records like this inspire other anglers and showcase the diverse and thriving marine life in Georgia's coastal waters."
Harden's record-breaking catch will be celebrated with a certificate signed by Governor Brian Kemp, DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon, and CRD Director Doug Haymans. Her name will be featured i
Sawfish spinning, dying off coast of Florida
A 21-year-old woman in Georgia just broke a nearly half-century-old fishing record. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced the new saltwater fish record on June 5.
According to the department, St. Mary's resident Lauren Harden caught a crevalle jack that weighed a whopping 33 pounds, 10.72 ounces. She caught the fish on May 24 on Cumberland Island, the largest and southernmost of the state's barrier islands. According to Georgia Aquarium, crevalle jack are large, silvery fish that are often found in large schools in open water, usually over the continental shelf.
"It is an important food fish and is also popular with sport fishermen because of its strength, speed and fighting spirit," the Georgia Aquarium says.
The fish Harden captured, however, was not even half the weight the animals can grow to. The aquarium says that the fish, which are known for their steep foreheads and tendency to "grunt or croak when caught by fishermen," can reach up to 70 pounds.
The previous record for catching the fish was set in 1981 by Ann Allen. Her fish weighed 30 pounds and 6 ounces. The current rec
Palm City kid hauls in world record jack crevalle
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Brady Hyre (left), 13, and Nicholas Fano, 12, hold up Fano’s world record jack crevalle Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Palm City. The fish weighed in at 59 pounds, 8 ounces.
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On Oct. 30, 2021, Nicholas Fano, 12, caught a 58 pound, 8 ounce jack crevalle in Bessey Creek in Palm City, earning him two fishing world records recognized by the International Game Fish Association.
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Nicholas Fano, 12, fishes off a dock at his Palm City home Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Martin County. On Oct. 30, 2021, Fano caught a 58 pound, 8 ounce jack crevalle in Bessey Creek, earning him two fishing world records recognized by the International Game Fish Association.
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On Oct. 30, 2021, Nicholas Fano, 12, caught a 58 pound, 8 ounce jack crevalle in Bessey Creek in Palm City, earning him two fishing world records recognized by the International Game Fish Association.
LEAH VOSS/TCPALM
On Oct. 30, 2021, Nicholas Fano, 12, caught a 58 pound, 8 ounce jack crevalle in Bessey Creek in Palm City, earning him two fishing world records recognized by the International Game F