Florida currently holds 29 world records for tarpon. Of these records, all of the major fly fishing records have been caught off of Florida's central west coast in the Homosassa area. In 1982, Billy Pate set a fly fishing record on 16-pound tippet with a 188-pound tarpon caught off of Homosassa.

May 15, 2019 · It’s currently the largest tarpon ever caught and recorded, according to the IGFA, landed in a little over an hour. Ms. Frederique Jarland whipped this 249-pounder in just 25 minutes at Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone in April 1994. COURTESY IGFA / IGFA.ORG.

Aug 15, 1992 · About 90-inches-long (7.5 ft.) from the nose to the fork in the tail, and 50-inches in girth, the biggest tarpon ever caught and registered as a world record was caught off the coast of West Africa just offshore in Guinea – Bissau on the Atlantic coast.

Jul 1, 2021 · Photos and video of a massive tarpon estimated to weigh more than 300 pounds are going viral on social media. The giant fish was caught May 8, off Bahia Solano, Colombia, in South America. The angler was American Josh Jorgensen, who runs BlacktipH, best known for the YouTube channel of the same name.

The world’s biggest all-tackle tarpon recorded by the IGFA is the 286 pounds 9 ounces tarpon caught by Max Domecq. Max captured this massive tarpon in 2003 at Rubane, Guinea-Bissau; it is certified as an 80 pounds class record.

Jun 8, 2023 · Max Domecq caught the largest tarpon ever recorded, weighing 286 pounds and measuring over 8 feet long, after years of tarpon fishing and facing challenges during the catch.

The fish weighed 202 lbs, 8 oz., and was the first 200-pound tarpon officially recorded as being caught on a fly. During the more than two-hour battle, the tarpon pulled the boat Jim, his father, and guide Steve Kilpatrick were in nearly four miles; it took two people to hoist it onboard.

May 29, 2022 · The current world record tarpon belongs to Max Domecq. In March 2003, Domecq went on a fishing trip off the west coast of Africa when he hooked into a monstrous 286-pound, 9-ounce monster near the island of Rubane in Guinea-Bissau.

Dec 27, 2023 · The world record Tarpon stands at an astonishing 286 lb 9 oz. This mega catch was achieved by Max Domecq, who hooked this behemoth using a live mullet on an 80 lb line. The venue? None other than Rubane, Guinea-Bissau, a prime spot known for its giant tarpon.

Oct 6, 2014 · There is no precise answer but it’s certainly substantially heavier than the all-tackle world record, a massive 286 pounds, 9 ounces caught in 2003 off Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. That fish measured just over 90 inches to the fork.