Skip to main content

Labeobarbus kimberleyensis

Largemouth Yellowfish

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: rod & reel record
weight: 22,20 kg ( 48 lb 15 oz )
length: ~ 120 cm ( ~ 47 inches )
locality: Grootdraai Reservoir, South Africa
year: 198?
3335_Labeobarbus_kimberleyensis_Largemouth_Yellowfish0.jpeg
record caught by: Ms. Ina du Plessis (right) , courtesy of: -

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
South Africa / capital: Pretoria / 1,219,090 sq km

South Africa

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel 22,20 kg 48 lb 15 oz Grootdraai Reservoir South Africa 198?
other methods 52,00 kg 114 lb 10 oz Orange River system, Vaal River system South Africa unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel 120 cm 47 inches
other methods ~ 150 cm ~ 59 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
verified + 12 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
+
over
~
approximately
=
exactly tie
*
verified by the IGFA
last update: 27th October 2024  |   Disclosure  |   Terms and Privacy  |   About  |   Partners
© 2024 Fishing World Records.com e.U.  |  World Records Freshwater Fishing® is a registered trademark  |  realization: grafikbyfilters
fishingWorldrecords
World Records Freshwater Fishing by Heinz Machacek is licensed under a Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.