NZ Records.
Currently there are records for 30 New Zealand game fishes presented in this records area. For species not listed here, check out NZ Angling & Castings Website as they cover the fish the NZSF hasn't listed
Click here to view a PDF of the NZACA NZ record species.(319Kb) 43 Pages.
NZSF wishes to thank Scott Tindale of New Zealand Angling and Casting for his assistance in producing the amalgamated records in conjunction with Pete Saul, NZSF Records Officer.
Note: Wreckfish is the international name but in NZ they are called Seabass by some. The records are listed under Bass/Seabass (NZ)
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| Shark - Thresher | ||||||
| Normal Records | ||||||
| Class | Line Class [kg] |
Weight [kg] |
Angler | Location | Date | WR* [kg] |
| Men | All Tackle | 348.00 | D Hannah | Bay of Islands | 26-02-1983 | 348.00 |
| Men | 1 | 0.00 | P Hoofe | USA | 17-09-2011 | 8.42 |
| Women | 1 | |||||
| Men | 2 | 8.80 | B Rowe | Bay of Islands | 15-07-2001 | 33.48 |
| Women | 2 | |||||
| Men | 3 | 0.00 | P Hoofe | USA | 15-01-2010 | 42.98 |
| Women | 3 | 0.00 | Don't Know | Don't Know | 14-10-2003 | 20.86 |
| Men | 4 | 10.60 | M Graves | Motuihe Channel | 26-02-2009 | 72.00 |
| Women | 4 | |||||
| Men | 6 | 118.10 | W Lewis | Otago Heads | 22-02-2001 | 118.10 |
| Women | 6 | 62.59 | ||||
| Men | 8 | 23.6 | W Scott | Bay of Islands | 22-07-1997 | 97.52 |
| Women | 8 | 18 | S Hart | Raglan | 21-01-1995 | 63.95 |
| Women up to 11 | 8 | 10.05 | Lucy Metcalfe | Coromandel | 14-11-2009 | n/a |
| Men | 10 | 73.2 | D Harrington | Bay of Islands | 28-05-1988 | 119 |
| Women | 10 | 160.40 | F Joyce | Otago Heads | 21-02-2001 | 160.40 |
| Women up to 11 | 10 | 11.49 | A Romeril | Tiritiri Channel | 01-08-1999 | Vacant * |
| Men | 15 | 189.4 | D Lewis | Otago Heads | 20-02-1999 | 220 |
| Women | 15 | 136.07 | A Clark | Bay of Islands | 23-06-1972 | 136.98 |
| Men 11 through 16 | 15 | 47 | M Wheatley | Whakatane | 29-01-1995 | * |
| Men | 24 | 348 | D Hannah | Bay of Islands | 26-02-1983 | 348 |
| Women | 24 | 166.01 | A Semmens | Bay of Islands | 06-05-1972 | 203.21 |
| Men 11 through 16 | 24 | 57.6 | C Reynolds | Whakatane | 17-11-1996 | * |
| Men | 37 | 335.2 | B Galvin | Tutukaka | 17-02-1975 | 335.2 |
| Women | 37 | 363.8 | D North | Tutukaka | 08-02-1981 | 363.8 |
| Men | 60 | 306.62 | R Faulkner | Mayor Island | 23-02-1978 | 327.94 |
| Women | 60 | 330.67 | V Brown | Mayor Island | 06-03-1959 | 330.67 |
| * NB: If a particular lineweight is not displayed, the record is vacant for this section. | ||||||
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President: Phil Appleyard
Secretary: Helen Pastor
email: secretary@nzsportfishing.org.nz
NZSFC Inc
PO Box 54-242
The Marina
Auckland 2144
President: Phil Appleyard
Secretary: Helen Pastor
email: secretary@nzsportfishing.org.nz