Biggest Fish Caught

[Beach]

So what's the biggest fish you have ever caught either Shore or from a Boat.
Mine in BC Canada: a 123lb Sturgeon, 64lb King Salmon both shore from the river.
Boat: a 138lb Halibut, agressive bstards.
In the Person Gulf a 9ft Tiger Shark from a boat.

Forgot to put a 164lb Marlin and a 7lb Barracuda in the Caribbean

 

[Had1]

Not as big as that from the sea those are monsters !!

Fishing UK shore, had 5 species over the 10lbs double mark .
Pollock 11lbs
Conger 12lbs
Thorny 14lbs
Smoothound 14/15lbs
Bullhuss 18lbs
.
Boat fishing as havnt done much would be a smoothound of 8lbs and a cod of 5lbs .

 

[Cfish]

Conger over 34lbs off the shore was the best single handed imo.

 

[Wolf]

113 lb conger off eddystone reef many years ago

 

[Skaterboy]

195lb skate from Lewis shore
42lb tope from Skye shore
23lb cod from Loch Kishorn shore

 

[Tatunka joe]

Not as big as that from the sea those are monsters !!

Fishing UK shore, had 5 species over the 10lbs double mark .
Pollock 11lbs
Conger 12lbs
Thorny 14lbs
Smoothound 14/15lbs
Bullhuss 18lbs
.
Boat fishing as havnt done much would be a smoothound of 8lbs and a cod of 5lbs .

18 lb Huss is a beast top man ???unfortunately I’ve still to get a shore double best from boat 16 lb pollock 161/2 lb undulate ray and a 20 + conger piss poor in Comparison to some of these beasts

 

[flappy]

30lb carp out of a hard water.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Biggest sea fish? 11lb 3oz bass. Had carp to 42lb 8oz and catfish to 55lb

 

[Had1]

18 lb Huss is a beast top man ???unfortunately I’ve still to get a shore double best from boat 16 lb pollock 161/2 lb undulate ray and a 20 + conger piss poor in Comparison to some of these beasts

Cheers. Just realised I made mistake, I lied, put uk , but the pollock congey and huss were from Ireland ?? . Hounds and rays just local kent... can only catch what's there mate .
In terms of quality and variety you have had much more from seeing your reports. Weight isn't everything .

 

[Cfish]

Could have maybe claimed a junior shore caught 5lb 6oz lumpsucker as a kid?

 

[sandspikejonny]

pollack 19lbs 3oz from Christchurch Ledge early 80s (big for a reef fish)

 

[Cfish]

pollack 19lbs 3oz from Christchurch Ledge early 80s (big for a reef fish)

Very good fish!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[j willson]

from boat when younger a lot cod 23.2oz boat over the last few years tope 35 +lb huss 20 lb hounds 20 lb rays
shore in last few years rays 25 lb huss 13 lb hounds 17 lb little bass 6 lb cod 9lb eel 9 lb most in north wales

 

[Mukiwa]

Those are some stunning fish, I bet many happy memories.

I am surprised, but not surprised at how few double figure bass are listed so far.

 

[stan m]

Skate (measured)185lb, porbeagle (est) 290lb. blue marlin (est) 700, white marlin (on fly est) 90 -95lb, bronze whaler (est) 220lb, Atlantic salmon 29lb 12oz, broadbill (est) 180lb, bluefin (est) 180lb, bonito 14lb(eaten)

 

[Warby72]

Does a very large angry seal count.?

 

[Tatunka joe]

Does a very large angry seal count.?

No

 

[Wolf]

Would have paid money to watch you unhook a seal Warby72 ??

 

[jackjock]

Shore 21lb hound , boat 48lb conger eel .

 

[Tatunka joe]

Shore 21lb hound , boat 48lb conger eel .

Beast of a hound ??