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Alosa fallax

Twaite Shad

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: rod & reel record
weight: ~ 2,00 kg ( ~ 4 lb )
length: ~ 55 cm ( ~ 22 inches )
locality: Gulf of Patras, Greece
year: 2022
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record caught by: Takis Linardatos , courtesy of: Dimitrios Zygouras
comment: indicated weight of 2,9 kg and length of 63 cm seems to be exaggerated
category: rod & reel record
weight: 2,00 kg ( 4 lb 7 oz )
length: ~ 55 cm ( ~ 22 inches )
locality: Piave River, Italy
year: 2007
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record caught by: Giorgio Ezio , courtesy of: -

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Greece / capital: Athens / 131,957 sq km

Greece

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel 2,00 kg 4 lb 7 oz Piave River Italy 2007
other methods 2,50 kg 5 lb 8 oz Rhone River France unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel 56 cm 22 inches
other methods + 60 cm + 24 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
verified 25 years

explanation:

rod & reel:
sport fishing record with rod & reel
other methods:
records by other methods (net, hand line, spear, bow fishing etc.)
rod & reel?:
unclear if the fish was caught with rod & reel
questionable:
records based on anecdotal reports, verification not possible
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