Name Common Name Scientific Name Weight / Measurement Date Taken Name Home State Where Taken State/Country Diver/Sex Method / Water
Abalone Red Haliotis Rufescens 11.385 inches 8/86 Paul Turnbull California Humboldt CA Men Skin/Salt
Abaone Red Haliotis Rufescens 10.205 inches 9/84 Theresa Wheeler California Humboldt CA Women Skin/Salt
Albacore   Thunnus Alalunga 17.5 7/84 Donald Buehler California Baja Mexico Men Skin/Salt
Amberjack Greater Seriola Dumerili 110.0 5/71 Jim Webb Florida West Palm FL Men Skin/Salt
Amberjack Greater Seriola Dumerili 138. 0 3/94 John Hagmann Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Men Scuba/Salt
Amberjack Greater Seriola Dumerili 110.0 6/82 Michael Goodwin California Sea of Cortez Baja Men Skin/Salt
Amberjack Greater Seriola Dumerili 44. 0 8/91 Catherine Carey Florida Gulf of Mexico FL Women Scuba/Salt
Barracuda California Sphyraena Argentea 14.6 8/63 T.F. Pawlowicz California Catalina CA Men Skin/Salt
Barracuda California Sphyraena Argentea 8.5 ?/70 Lil Lancaster California Pacific Ocean CA Women Scuba/Salt
Barracuda Great Sphyraena Barracuda 56.1 9/90 Michael Johnson Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Barracuda Great Sphyraena Barracuda 23.0 6/71 Charlotte Lloyd Florida Mayport FL Women Skin/Salt
Barracuda Great Sphyraena Barracuda 54.0 6/77 George Kelly Florida Palm Beach FL Men Skin/Salt
 Bass Kelp Paralabrax Clathratus 8.7 7/75 Linda Gray California Laguna Beach CA Women Skin/Salt
 Bass Kelp Paralabrax Clathratus 13.5 9/80 Dewey Hennessy California Catalina CA Men Skin/Salt
 Bass Barred Paralabrax Nebulifer 8.3 ?/65 John Distaco California Pacific Ocean CA Men Skin/Salt
Bass Largemouth Micropterus Salmoides 7.8 9/79 Mac Heard New Mexico Lake Navajo NM Men Skin/Fresh
Bass Largemouth Micropterus Salmoides 6.1 7/73 Melodee haworth Oklahoma Beaver Lake AR Women Scuba/Fresh
Bass Smallmouth Micropterus Dolomieui 2.7 7/03 Mike McGuire Colorado Flaming Gorge UT Men Skin/Fresh
Bass Smallmouth Micropterus Dolomieui 1.32 7/03 Jennifer Lim Colorado McConahey Neb. Women Skin/Fresh
Bass Spotted Micropterus Punctulatus 2.1 7/06 Jennifer Lim Colorado Elephant Butte NM Women Skin/Fresh
Bass White  Morone Chrysops 3.2 12/68 June Popular Missouri Lake Tenkiller OK Women Scuba/Fresh
Bass White  Morone Chrysops 1.28 6/04 James Hardesty Colorado Ute Lake NM Men Scuba/Fresh
Bluefish   Pomatomus Saltatrix 17.0 7/71 Richard Broden Maryland Block Island RI Men Skin/Salt
Bluegill   Lepomis Macrochirus 0.54 6/04 Mike McGuire Colorado Ute Lake NM Men Scuba/Fresh
Bocaccio   Sebastes Paucispinis 7.0  10/62 Wallace White Washington Pt. Gamble WA Men Skin/Salt
Bocaccio   Sebastes Paucispinis 12.75 10/86 Bob Jackson California Mendocino CA Men Scuba/Salt
Bonito Pacific Sarda Chiliensis 17.6 12/68 Duke Pawlowicz California Catalina Island CA Men Skin/Salt
Buffalo Bigmouth  Ictiobus Cyprinellus 26.3 8/84 Gary Maugh Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Men Skin/Fresh
Buffalo Bigmouth  Ictiobus Cyprinellus 5.1 5/78 Carole Hancock Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Women Skin/Fresh
Buffalo Bigmouth  Ictiobus Cyprinellus 32.25 10/89 Steve Thompson Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Men Scuba/Fresh
Buffalo Bigmouth  Ictiobus Cyprinellus 15.5 8/80 Sharon Schmidt Missouri Lake Stockton MO Women Scuba/Fresh
Buffalo Black  Ictiobus Niger 15.3 7/90 Mike Rees Missouri Stockton MO Men Skin/Fresh
Buffalo Smallmouth Ictiobus Bubalus 22.3 8/83 Gary Maugh Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Men Skin/Fresh
Buffalo Smallmouth Ictiobus Bubalus 5.1 5/78 Carole Maugh Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Women Skin/Fresh
Buffalo Smallmouth Ictiobus Bubalus 42.0 7/85 Dennis Corcoran Texas Lake Whitney TX Men Scuba/Fresh
Buffalo Smallmouth Ictiobus Bubalus 31.5 6/81 Shirley Black Louisiana Lake Belton TX Women Scuba/Fresh
Burbot   Lota Lota 16.8 8/87 Dave Kock South Dakota Lake Sharpe SD Men Scuba/Fresh
Cabezon   Scorpaenichthys 22.9 5/63 Steve Elgren  Washington Fox Island WA Men Skin/Salt
Cabezon   Scorpaenichthys 16.8 8/64 Linda Harrison Washington Warren WA Women Skin/Salt
Name Common Name Scientific Name Weight / Measurement Date Taken Name Home State Where Taken State/Country Diver/Sex Method / Water
Cabezon   Scorpaenichthys 20.8 5/69 Sherri Smothers Oregon Yaquina Bay OR Women Scuba/Salt
Cabrilla Spotted Epinephelus Analogus 39.9 3/83 Paul Major California Baja Mexico Men Skin/Salt
Carp Common Cyprinus Carpio 30.3 8/84 Mike Rash Texas Toledo Bend TX Men Scuba/Fresh
Carp Common Cyprinus Carpio 15.1 5/76 Earlena Seward Missouri Table Rock MO Women Scuba/Fresh
Carp Common Cyprinus Carpio 39.5 7/72 Jack Springer Illinois Lake Michigan MI Men Skin/Fresh
Carp Common Cyprinus Carpio 14.7 7/89 Linda Benson Missouri Table Rock MO Women Skin/Fresh
Caprsucker Highfin Carpiodes Velifer 2.8 9/90 Linda Benson Missouri Bull Shoals MO Women Scuba/Fresh
Caprsucker River Carpiodes Carpio 7.01 7/03 Jennufer Lim Colorado McConahey Neb. Women Skin/Fresh
Caprsucker River Carpiodes Carpio 6.7 7/03 Anderson York Colorado McConahey Neb. Men Skin/Fresh
Catfish Blue  Ictalurus Furcatus 9.9 7/83 Donna Kelly Oklahoma Broken Bow OK Women Scuba/Fresh
Catfish Black Bullhead Ameiurus Melas 0.82 7/06 Mike McGuire Colorado McConahey Neb. Men Skin/Fresh
Catfish Channel Ictalurus Punctatus 17.0 6/83 Bill Saunders Oklahoma Broken Bow OK Men Scuba/Fresh
Catfish Flathead  Pylodictis Olivaris 52.1 6/77 Jon Rice Oklahoma Lake Eufaula OK Men Skin/Fresh
Catfish Flathead  Pylodictis Olivaris 65.5 6/71 J E Cusick Oklahoma Greenleaf OK Men Scuba/Fresh
Cero   Scomberomorus 17.0 8/73 Frank McLaughlin St. Thomas St. Thomas USVI Men Skin/Salt
Cero   Scomberomorus 51.3 4/73 Harold Ward Texas Peter Island BVI Men Scuba/Salt
Cero   Scomberomorus 5.4 10/74 Sarah Burrows Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda BVI Women Skin/Salt
Cichlid Rio Grande Cichlasoma 3. 0 9/79 Christina Szecsey Texas Lake Amistad TX Women Scuba/Fresh
Cobia   Rachycentron 105.3 5/98 Michael Nichols Florida Gulf of Mexico FL Men Skin/Salt
Cobia   Rachycentron 91. 0 5/91 Sean Tracey Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Cod Pacific Gadus Macrocephalus 5.6 8/66 Joan Miller Washington Pt. White WA Women Skin/Salt
Cod Pacific Gadus Macrocephalus 7.1 10/64 Warren Evertt Washington Whibby Island WA Men Skin/Salt
Cod Atlantic Gadus Limmeaus 23.1 6/73 Jim Wiseman Rhode Island Hulls Cove RI Men Skin/Salt
Croaker Spotfin Roncador Stearnsi 8.8 1/68 Omar Wood California Corona Del CA Men Skin/Salt
Dolphin   Coryphaena Hippurus 45.6 6/97 Don Gabourly California La Paz Baja Men Skin/Salt
Drum Black Pogonias Cromis 54. 0 7/91 Peter Cheramie Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Drum Freshwater Aplodinotus Grunniens 25.5 7/90 Michael Montanez California Table Rock MO Men Skin/Fresh
Drum Freshwater Aplodinotus Grunniens 21.6 7/90 Carole Maugh Missouri Table Rock MO Women Skin/Fresh
Drum Freshwater Aplodinotus Grunniens 11.8 8/83 Verna Rash Missouri Table Rock MO Women Scuba/Fresh
Drum Freshwater Aplodinotus Grunniens 26.25 7/94 Jeff Jeter Missouri Table Rock MO Men Scuba/Fresh
Flounder Gulf Paralichthys Albigutta 1. 0 7/91 Michelle Springer Virginia Bimini Bahamas Women Skin/Salt
Flounder Starry  Platichthys Stellatus 7.7 6/63 Bill Herder Oregon Yaquina Bay OR Men Scuba/Salt
Flounder Starry  Platichthys Stellatus 6.9 7/65 Barbara Boling Washington Lofall State WA Women Skin/Salt
Flounder Summer Paralichthys Dentatus 16.5 10/72 William Sdao Pennsylvania Beach Haven NJ Men Scuba/Salt
Gar Longnose Lepisosteus Osseus 20.0 6/88 Dennis Mickelson Missouri Bull Shoals AR/MO Men Scuba/Fresh
Gar Longnose Lepisosteus Osseus 16.9 7/90 Terrence Takahata Hawaii Table Rock MO Men Skin/Fresh
Gar Shortnose Lepisosteus 2.8 6/72 Patrick Rose Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Men Skin/Fresh
Gar Shortnose Lepisosteus 4.1 6/72 Patrick Rose Missouri Pomme De Terre MO Men Scuba/Fresh
Goldeye   Hiodon Alosoides (.8) = 12 ounces 7/73 Jack Monick Kansas Milford Lake KS Men Scuba/Fresh
Name Common Name Scientific Name Weight / Measurement Date Taken Name Home State Where Taken State/Country Diver/Sex Method / Water
Goldfish   Carassius Auratus 3.6 5/80 Gary Maugh Missouri Table Rock MO Men Skin/Fresh
Goldfish   Carassius Auratus 3.9 5/72 Kevin Partick Kansas Table Rock MO Men Scuba/Fresh
Goldfish   Carassius Auratus 2.3 5/78 Barbara Gates Illinois Table Rock MO Women Scuba/Fresh
Greenling Kelp  Hexagrammos 5.9 8/63 Bill Herder Oregon Yaquina Bay OR Men Scuba/Salt
Grouper Black  Mycteroperca Bonaci 82.0 6/85 George Kelly Florida Bahamas BA Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Black  Mycteroperca Bonaci 126. 0 8/98 Paul Renner Florida Gulf of Mexico FL Men Scuba/Salt
Grouper Black  Mycteroperca Bonaci 65.0 5/79 Betsy Hoaglin Florida Matanilla BA Women Scuba/Salt
Grouper Leopard  Mycteroperca Rosacea 26.5 5/94 Jim Russell California Sea of Cortez Mexico Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Nassau  Epinephelus Striatus 35.3 6/85 Ray Lang Florida Bimini BA Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Nassau  Epinephelus Striatus 59.0 6/87 Louis Rossignol Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Grouper Nassau  Epinephelus Striatus 5.9 4/79 Nancy McKinley St. Thomas St. Thomas USVI Women Skin/Salt
Grouper Red  Epinephelus Morio 21.0 7/77 Richard Newman Illinois Gun Key FL Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Red  Epinephelus Morio 27. 0 4/88 Paul Renner Florida Gulf of Mexico FL Men Scuba/Salt
Grouper Tiger  Mycteroperca Tigris 18. 0 11/78 Slim Francis BVI St.Croix BVI Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Tiger  Mycteroperca Tigris 13.5 5/74 Sarah Burrows Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda BVI Women Skin/Salt
Grouper Warsaw  Epinephelus Nigritus 121. 0 6/87 Peter Cheramie Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Grouper Yellowmouth Mycteroperca *40. 0?? 7/91 Brian Pence Illinois Bimini Bahamas Men Skin/Salt
Grouper Yellowfin Mycteroperca 40.0 8/87 Bud Moore Illinois Orange Key Bimini Men Skin/Salt
Halibut California  Paralichthys 50.0 7/64 Richard Becker California Del Monte CA Men Skin/Salt
Halibut California  Paralichthys 45.0 5/73 Bill Graham California Anacapa CA Men Scuba/Salt
Hind Red Epinephelus Guttatus 6. 0 8/06 Jeff Laitar Illinois Bimini Bahamas Men Skin/Salt
Hind Red Epinephelus Guttatus 3.1 7/91 Kelly Springer Illinois Bimini Bahamas Women Skin/Salt
Hogfish   Lachnolaimus Maximus 18.4 8/69 Carl Butler St. Thomas St. Thomas USVI Men Skin/Salt
Hogfish   Lachnolaimus Maximus 27.7 5/75 David Brown Florida Mayport FLA Men Scuba/Salt
Hogfish   Lachnolaimus Maximus 19.5 4/95 Mona McCormick Florida Florida Keys FLA Women Skin/Salt
Hogfish   Lachnolaimus Maximus 19. 0 4/95 Mona McCormick Florida Atlantic FL Women Scuba/Salt
Hog-Sucker Northern Hypentelium Nigricans 2.6 6/72 Robert Mishmash Missouri Table Rock MO Men Skin/Fresh
Jack Almaco  Seriola Rivoliana 19.1 3/75 Ronald Ovellette St. Croix St. Croix USVI Men Skin/Salt
Jack Almaco  Seriola Rivoliana 23.1 4/99 Sandy Teague Alabama Gulf of Mexico ALA Women Scuba/Salt
Jack Almaco  Seriola Rivoliana 22.4 6/87 Peter Cheramie Louisiana Gulf of Mexico LA Men Scuba/Salt
Jack Bar Caranx Ruber 12.2 8/95 Jose Santeiro Florida Key Largo FL Men Skin/Salt
Jack BigEyed Caranx Marginatus 10. 0 4/85 Dale Cote California La Paz Baja Men Skin/Salt
Jack Crevalle Caranx Hippos 27.4 7/98 Jose Santeiro Florida Key West FLA Men Skin/Salt
Jack Crevalle Caranx Hippos 52.7 8/90 Kenneth Le Fort Louisiana Gulf of LA Men Scuba/Salt
Jack Horse Eye Caranx Latus 23.1 7/78 Brett Owen Illinois Bimini BA Men Skin/Salt
Jack Yellow Caranx Bartholomaei 25.0 4/78 Lamar Kile Florida Palm Beach FL Men Skin/Salt
Jewfish   Epinephelus Itajara 804.0 ?/69 Don Pinder Florida Florida Keys FL Men Skin/Salt
Jewfish   Epinephelus Itajara 536.0 6/73 Jim Nievar Oklahoma Gulf of Mexico Men Scuba/Salt
Jewfish   Epinephelus Itajara 322.0 5/71 Charlotte Lloyd Florida Mayport FL Women Scuba/Salt
Name Common Name Scientific Name Weight / Measurement Date Taken Name Home State Where Taken State/Country Diver/Sex Method / Water
Kingfish   Scomberomorus 70. 0 5/93 Simon Fernandez Florida Atlantic FL Men Skin/Salt
Lingcod   Ophiodon Elongatus 62.3 10/68 Gordy Cox British Columbia Pender Canada Men Skin/Salt
Lingcod   Ophiodon Elongatus 36.0 2/84 Paul Turnbull California Mendocino CA Men Scuba/Salt
Lingcod   Ophiodon Elongatus 20.3 8/64 Joanne Duffy Washington Off Alki Pt. WA Women Skin/Salt
Little Tunny   Euthynnus Pelamis 15.3 7/80 Carl Butler St. Thomas Stumpy Bay USVI Men Skin/Salt
Mackerel King  Scomberomorus 5.5 7/98 Scott Plumb Alabama Gulf Mexico AL Men Scuba/Salt
Mackerel King  Scomberomorus 70.2