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IGFA Hot Catches For July

The month's top catches for world record consideration

IGFA Hot Catches For July
Patrick Sebile holds what could be the largemouth bass length record. (Courtesy IGFA)

Standing records for swordfish, whiterock bass, largemouth bass, Atlantic halibut and more are being challenged in this month’s edition of the IGFA Hot Catches. 

The IGFA maintains world records for both freshwater and saltwater game fishes in line class, tippet class and all-tackle categories. With a move toward catch and release, it recently added length records so anglers can document their fish then let it swim away.

This month’s selection of the latest potential records, from Australia, the Clipperton Atoll, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Florida and Nebraska in...

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