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New Jersey State Record:
Marine Sport Fish
Updated on 11/2007
* Historical record caught before species category established
** Denotes fish has been certified by the IGFA as a world record
Changes in weight/year are marked in bold print!
|
Species
|
Lbs
|
Ozs.
|
Year
|
Angler
|
Where Caught
|
| Amberjack, greater |
85 |
0 |
1993 |
Edwin Metzner |
Off Cape May |
| Barracuda |
27 |
8 |
1991 |
Gary Szilagyi |
Off Cape May |
| Bass, black sea
(same) |
8
8 |
2
2 |
1992
1994 |
Tony Cunha
John Geddes |
Inshore Wreck
Off Point Pleasant |
| Blowfish, N. puffer |
1 |
14 |
1987 |
Virginia Patten |
Delaware Bay |
| Blowfish (other) |
9 |
10 |
1992 |
Kevin Steward |
Delaware Bay |
| Bluefish |
27 |
1 |
1997 |
Roger Kastorsky |
5 Fathom Bank |
| Bonito, Atlantic |
13 |
8 |
1945 |
Frank Lykes, Jr. |
Off Sandy Hook |
| Cobia |
87 |
0 |
1999 |
John Shanchuk |
Off Sea Bright |
| Cod |
81 |
0 |
1967 |
Joseph Chesla |
Off Brielle |
| Crab, blue |
8 1/2" |
pt.to pt |
1995 |
William Dool |
Manahawkin |
| *Crab, blue |
9" |
|
1980 |
Frank Springfield |
Delaware Bay |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
5 |
8 |
1981 |
Frederick Brown |
Delaware Bay |
| **Cunner |
2 |
9 |
2006 |
Nick Honachefsky |
Mud Hole |
| **Dogfish, smooth |
19 |
8 |
2000 |
Michael LaTorre |
Off Pleasantville |
| Dogfish, spiny |
15 |
12 |
1990 |
Jeff Pennick |
Off Cape May |
| Dolphin |
63 |
3 |
1974 |
Scott Smith, Jr. |
Baltimore Canyon |
| Drum, black |
107 |
0 |
2006 |
William Kinzy |
Delaware Bay |
| Drum, red |
55 |
0 |
1985 |
Daniel Yanino |
Great Bay |
| Eel, American |
9 |
13 |
1988 |
Warren Campbell |
Atlantic City |
| Fluke |
19 |
12 |
1953 |
Walter Lubin |
Off Cape May |
| Flounder, winter |
5 |
11 |
1993 |
Jimmy Swanson |
Off Barnegat Light |
| Hake, white |
41 |
7 |
1989 |
Wayne Eble |
Off Barnegat Light |
|
Species
|
Lbs.
|
Ozs.
|
Year
|
Angler
|
Where Caught
|
| Kingfish, Northern |
2 |
8 |
2004 |
Chester Urbanski |
Barnegat Bay |
| Ling (red hake) |
11 |
1 |
2002 |
Natalie Jones |
Off Brielle |
| Lobster, American |
15 |
3 |
2003 |
William Sharp |
Off Absecon Inlet |
| Mackerel, Atlantic |
4 |
1 |
1983 |
Abe Elkin |
Manasquan Ridge |
| Mackerel, king |
54 |
0 |
1998 |
Fernando Alfaiate |
Off Cape May |
| **Mackerel, Spanish |
9 |
12 |
1990 |
Donald Kohler |
Off Cape May |
| Marlin, blue |
1,046 |
0 |
1986 |
Phil Infantolino |
Hudson Canyon |
| Marlin, white |
137 |
8 |
1980 |
Mike Marchell |
Hudson Canyon |
| Perch, white |
2 |
12 |
1998 |
Michael King |
Little Beach Creek |
| **Pollock |
46 |
7 |
1975 |
John Holton |
Off Brielle |
| Porgy |
5 |
14 |
1976 |
Victor Rone |
Delaware Bay |
| Sailfish |
43 |
4 |
2006 |
Dr. John Tallia |
Linden Kohl Canyon |
| Seatrout, spotted |
11 |
2 |
1974 |
Bert Harper |
Holgate Surf |
| Shad, American |
7 |
0 |
1967 |
Roger West |
Great Bay |
| Shad, hickory |
|
|
**Vacant**(Minimum Weight 2 lbs) |
| Shark, blue |
366 |
0 |
1996 |
Albert Jewitt |
Mud Hole |
| Shark, bull |
|
|
**Vacant**(Minimum Weight 150 lbs) |
| Shark, dusky |
530 |
0 |
1987 |
Brian Dunlevy |
Off Great Egg Inlet |
| Shark, hammerhead |
365 |
0 |
1985 |
Walter Thacara |
Mud Hole |
| Shark, porbeagle |
|
|
**Vacant**(Minimum Weight 100 lbs) |
| Shark, sandbar |
168 |
8 |
1987 |
John Norton |
Little Egg Inlet |
| Shark, s-fin mako |
856 |
0 |
1994 |
Christopher Palmer |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Shark, thresher |
617 |
0 |
2004 |
Chris Chalmers |
Off Cape May |
| Shark, tiger |
880 |
0 |
1988 |
Billy DeJohn |
Off Cape May |
|
Species
|
Lbs.
|
Ozs.
|
Year
|
Angler
|
Where Caught
|
| Sheepshead |
17 |
3 |
2003 |
Paul Lowe |
Manahawkin Bay |
| Spadefish |
11 |
6 |
1998 |
Cliff Low |
Del. Bay |
| Spearfish, longbill |
42 |
0 |
1989 |
George Algard |
Poor Man's Canyon |
| Spot |
|
13 |
2003 |
Robert Belsky, Jr. |
Little Sheepshead Creek |
| **Stargazer, Northern |
13 |
0 |
2000 |
Jim Ludt |
Off Cape May |
| **Striped Bass |
78 |
8 |
1982 |
Al McReynolds |
Atlantic City |
| Sturgeon, Atlantic |
82 |
0 |
1994 |
Glen Lasco |
Sandy Hook |
| Swordfish |
530 |
0 |
1964 |
Edmund Levitt |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Tarpon |
53 |
0 |
1982 |
Jim Klaczkiewicz |
Off Sea Bright |
| **Tautog |
25 |
0 |
1997 |
Anthony
R.Monica |
Off Ocean City |
| Tilefish, gray |
18 |
7 |
2007 |
Joseph Sanzone |
Tom’s Canyon |
| Tilefish, golden |
51 |
2 |
2002 |
Paul Brady |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Triggerfish |
4 |
10 |
2004 |
Paul Kaessler |
Shrewsbury Rocks |
| Tuna, albacore |
77 |
15 |
1984 |
Dr. S. Scannapiego |
Spencer Canyon |
| Tuna, big-eye |
364 |
14 |
1984 |
George Krenick |
Hudson Canyon |
| Tuna, bluefin |
1,030 |
6 |
1981 |
Royal Parsons |
Off Pt. Pleasant |
| Tuna, skipjack |
13 |
4 |
1999 |
Craig Eberbach |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Tuna, yellowfin |
290 |
0 |
1980 |
Wayne Brinkerhoff |
Hudson Canyon |
| Tunny, little |
24 |
15 |
1977 |
Mark Niemczyk |
Off Sea Bright |
| Wahoo |
123 |
12 |
1992 |
Robert Carr |
28-Mile Wreck |
| Weakfish |
18 |
8 |
1986 |
Karl Jones |
Delaware Bay |
| Whiting (silver hake) |
|
|
**Vacant**(Minimum Weight 2.5 lbs) |
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