Mormyrus longirostris
largest record catch captured in a picture and published
category: | rod & reel record |
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weight: | 6,80 kg ( 15 lb 0 oz ) |
length: | ~ 70 cm ( ~ 28 inches ) |
locality: | Zambezi River, Zambia |
year: | 2007 |
![2699_Eastern Bottlenose Mormyrid_Mormyrus longirostris.jpg 2699_Eastern Bottlenose Mormyrid_Mormyrus longirostris.jpg](/bundles/hemafishingworldrecords/images/photographies/2699_Eastern Bottlenose Mormyrid_Mormyrus longirostris.jpg)
record caught by:
Hugo du Plessis
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courtesy of:
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"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Zimbabwe / capital: Harare / 390,757 sq km
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RECORD WEIGHT
category | metric | english | waters | country | year |
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rod & reel | 9,97 kg | 22 lb 0 oz | Kariba Reservoir | Zimbabwe | 1972 |
RECORD LENGTH
category | metric | english |
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rod & reel | ~ 85 cm | ~ 33 inches |
RECORD AGE
category | age |
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no documented record |
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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- over
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- approximately
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- exactly tie
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- verified by the IGFA