Memang bukan kaleng-kaleng mereka ni…. dan sememangnya mereka layak dengan gelaran yang diberikan sepadan dengan hasil tangkapan bertaraf dunia.
1. (112lb Amberjack, 30lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Peggy Knapton
Lokasi: Islamorada, Florida Keys
Tarikh: April 1983
Kekili: Penn International 30
Metod: Drifting a bonito (little tunny)
Peggy Knapton Lokasi: Islamorada, Florida Keys Tarikh: April 1983 Kekili: Penn International 30
2. (911lb, 12 ounce Mako Shark, 130lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Audrey Cohen
Lokasi: Palm Beach, Florida
Tarikh: April 1962
Kekili: Fin-Nor 12/0
Metod: Trolling a mackerel
Audrey Cohen Lokasi: Palm Beach, Florida Tarikh: April 1962 Kekili: Fin-Nor 12/0
3. (60lb Great Barracuda, 16lb tippet)
Pemancing: Jodie L. Johnson
Lokasi: Cosmoledo Atoll, the Seychelles
Tarikh: December 2005
Kekili: Abel
Metod: Casting a Tandem Needlefish
Jodie L. Johnson Lokasi: Cosmoledo Atoll, the Seychelles Tarikh: December 2005 Kekili: Abel
4. (454 lb Giant Sea Bass, 50lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Lillian Scott
Lokasi: Catalina Island, California
Tarikh: September 1980
Kekili: Penn International 6/0
Metod: Bottom fishing a Pacific bonito
Lillian Scott Lokasi: Catalina Island, California Tarikh: September 1980 Kekili: Penn International 6/0
5. (265lb 5 ounce Swordfish – 12lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Marg Love
Lokasi: Gordon’s Bay, Cape Point, South Africa
Tarikh: May 1993
Kekili: Shimano
Metod: Drifting squid
Marg Love Lokasi: Gordon’s Bay, Cape Point, South Africa Tarikh: May 1993 Kekili: Shimano
6. (49 lb Atlantic Snook, 20lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Judy Heidt
Lokasi: Parisimina River, Costa Rica
Tarikh: October 2001
Kekili: Shimano Bantam Mag 50
Metod: Casting a 1-ounce bucktail jig
Judy Heidt Lokasi: Parisimina River, Costa Rica Tarikh: October 2001 Kekili: Shimano Bantam Mag 50
8. (1,170 lb Bluefin Tuna, 130lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Colette Perras
Lokasi: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Tarikh: October 1978
Kekili: Penn
Metod: Trolling a mackerel
Colette Perras Lokasi: Prince Edward Island, Canada Tarikh: October 1978 Kekili: Penn
9. (83lb, 6 ounce Dolphinfish (Mahi), 20lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Mrs. Eugene Wooten
Lokasi: Mazatlan, Mexico
Tarikh: April 1972
Kekili: Penn International 20
Metod: Trolling a mullet
Colette Perras Lokasi: Prince Edward Island, Canada Tarikh: October 1978 Kekili: Penn
10. (111 lb Black Drum, 80lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Betty Drummond Hall
Lokasi: Cape Charles, Virginia
Tarikh: May 1973
Kekili: Penn Long Beach
Metod: Casting clams
Betty Drummond Hall Lokasi: Cape Charles, Virginia Tarikh: May 1973 Kekili: Penn Long Beach
11. (1,525 lb Black Marlin, 130lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Mrs. Charles Hughes
Lokasi: Cabo Blanco, Peru
Tarikh: April 1954
Kekili: Penn Senator 14/0
Metod: Trolling a mackerel
Betty Drummond Hall Lokasi: Cape Charles, Virginia Tarikh: May 1973 Kekili: Penn Long Beach
12. (39.5lb King Mackerel, 16lb Tippet Class)
Pemancing: Dotty Ballantyne
Lokasi: Key West, Florida
Tarikh: February 2007
Kekili: Abel
Metod: Casting a baitfish-pattern fly
Dotty Ballantyne Lokasi: Key West, Florida Tarikh: February 2007 Kekili: Abel
13. (249 lb Tarpon, 30lb Line Class)
Pemancing: Frederique Jarland
Lokasi: Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Tarikh: April 1994
Kekili: Penn International 30
Metod: Dead-bait fishing a mullet
Frederique Jarland Lokasi: Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone