Squalius cephalus
largest record catch captured in a picture and published
category: | rod & reel record |
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weight: | 6,25 kg ( 13 lb 12 oz ) |
length: | ~ 80 cm ( ~ 32 inches ) |
locality: | Danube River, Hungary |
year: | 1987 |

record caught by:
József Pul
,
courtesy of:
fishworld.hu
comment:
insufficient picture quality
category: | rod & reel record |
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weight: | 5,72 kg ( 12 lb 10 oz ) |
length: | ~ 75 cm ( ~ 30 inches ) |
locality: | Gurk River, Austria |
year: | 1991 |

record caught by:
Franz Wutte
,
courtesy of:
-
"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Hungary / capital: Budapest / 93,028 sq km

RECORD WEIGHT
category | metric | english | waters | country | year |
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rod & reel | 6,25 kg | 13 lb 12 oz | Danube River | Hungary | 1987 |
other methods | 8,16 kg | 18 lb 0 oz | Dniester River | Moldova, Ukraine | unknown |
questionable | 10,00 kg | 22 lb 1 oz | unknown | Belarus, Europe, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine | unknown |
RECORD LENGTH
category | metric | english |
---|---|---|
rod & reel | 80 cm | 32 inches |
other methods | 85 cm | 33 inches |
RECORD AGE
category | age |
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verified | 26 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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- over
- ~
- approximately
- =
- exactly tie
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- verified by the IGFA