Kelvin Ng and his potential All-Tackle record yellowmargin triggerfish.
Trout was September's fish of the month in the freshwater world! September brought world record applications for bull trout and Arctic char, as well as an application for the coveted Royal Trout Slam Club, to the International Game Fish Association. Check out these contenders as well as new zander and smallmouth bass challengers from Canada, Finland, Japan, and the USA in September's Hot Catches update of potential new world records.
Click image to check out potential world record submissions in the IGFA’s Hot Catches for September 2013.
Although an Atlantic halibut from Norway recently made headlines worldwide, the catch has not yet been received by the IGFA for world record consideration; however, a sizeable California halibut is now before the World Records committee for a potential 6 kg (12 lb) line class record. Read on for this catch, plus potential Pacific bluefin tuna, bluefish, and yellowmargin triggerfish world records from Baja, Christmas Island, and California and New Jersey in the United States – as well as a new Inshore Grand Slam with a tarpon, permit, and bonefish out of Cayo Cruz, Cuba!