Saltwater game fish records

striped bass

Want to set a new record for saltwater game fish in Massachusetts? Check out the current leaders as of July 20, 2016.

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Species Weight Location Date Angler
Albacore 65 lb. Canyon 08/23/03 Tommy Good
Bigeye Tuna 231 lb. Sept 2010 Randy Prada
Black Sea Bass 8 lb. 15 oz. Buzzards Bay May 2007 Aaron Costa
Bluefish 27 lb. 4 oz. Graves Light 09/11/82 Louis Gordon
Bluefin Tuna 1,228 lb. Cape Cod Bay 09/23/84 Marlene Goldstein
Blue Marlin 873 lb. 2015 Dr. Ralph DeLaTorre
Blue Shark 485 lb. 2 oz. Jeffreys Ledge 2011 Ethan Lynch
Bonito 13 lb. 8 oz. NB Dike 09/23/02 Eddie Gomez
Cod 92 lb. Jeffreys Ledge 07/05/87 Robert Radzik
Coho Salmon 18 lb. 8 oz. North River 01/21/86 James Lewis
Cusk 34 lb. 4 oz. Stellwagen Bank 07/15/90 Gabe Silvestrone
Dolphin 61 lb. 3 oz. Veatch Canyon 08/08/09 Ty Warren
False Albacore 19 lb. 5 oz. Edgartown 09/27/90 Donald MacGillvray
Fluke 21 lb. 8 oz. Nomans Island 09/25/80 Joseph Czapiga
Haddock* 20 lb. Stellwagen Bank 1972 Don Rehnstrom
Haddock* 20 lb. Boston Lightship 08/03/74 Joseph Gelsomini
Halibut 321 lb. Massachusetts Bay 07/21/65 Norman Cournoyer
King Mackerel 8 lb. 6 oz. Lucas Shoals 2008 Tim Broderick
Mackerel 3 lb. 8 oz. Hampton Shoal 10/09/94 Steve Ostrander
Mako Shark (shortfin) 1,324 lb. Massachusetts Bay 07/27/99 Kevin Scola
Pollock 48 lb. 2 oz. Cashes Ledge 09/14/92 Sal Mocerino
Porbeagle Shark 495 lb. Martha’s Vineyard 2011 Jesse Siegel
Scup 5 lb. 14 oz. Nomans Land Island 10/17/83 Robert Pimental
Spanish Mackerel 8 lb. Vineyard Sound 2011 Joe Canha
Striped Bass* 73 lb. Quick’s Hole 1913 Charles Church
Striped Bass* 73 lb. Sow & Pigs 1967 Charles Cinto
Striped Bass* 73 lb. Nauset Beach 11/3/81 Anton Stetzko
Swordfish 646 lb. Nomans Land Island 1972 Albert Little
Tautog 22 lb. 9 oz. Gay Head 06/29/78 Michael Horsely
Thresher Shark 630 lb. Martha’s Vineyard 2011 Timothy Delude
Wahoo 182 lb. 3 oz. Veatch Canyon 07/12/16 Derek Wittkamper
Weakfish 18 lb. 12 oz. Buzzards Bay 08/19/84 George Mahoney
White Marlin 131 lb. Nantucket 07/30/82 Ted Nfatzger
Winter Flounder 8 lb. 2 oz. Georges Bank 07/12/96 Tom Hillebrand
Wolffish 55 lb. 8 oz. Cape Cod Bay 06/19/00 Andrew Glovsky
Yellowfin Tuna 187 lb. Nantucket 08/05/90 Mark Bojoukos

* record tie