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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)

Select the species you’d like to view:  
Swordfish
Swordfish
Normal Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1   
Men All Tackle 404.40   Jim Gigger Cape Karikari 09-04-2012 536.19
Women All Tackle 277.90   Sandra Schick Cape Karikari 08-04-2013 n/a
Women 1   
Men 2    33.11
Women 2   
Men 3    48.3
Women 3 0.00   Overseas Florida 01-09-2005 23.27
Men 4    49.44
Women 4 0.00   Overseas Overseas 31-08-2005 58.33
Men 6 94.20   G Jacobsen King Bank 22-03-2010 94.20
Women 6    120.35
Men 8 134.60   G Jacobsen King Bank 19-03-2009 134.60
Women 8    78
Men 10    140.61
Women 10    128.4
Men 15 172.40   J Griffiths Bay of Islands 18-06-2000 177.80
Women 15 116.20   Eryn acobsen Garden Patch 19-03-2015 135.80
Men 24 291.90   I O'Brien Mercury Bay 02-04-1998 291.90
Women 24 221.80   M Clerke Tauranga 25-02-2001 223.90
Women 11 through 16 24 152.80   Hayley Hope White Island 22-04-2017 n/a
Men 37 404.40   Jim Gigger Cape Karikari 09-04-2012 404.40
Women 37 263.8   L Stone Cape Karikari 02-04-1997 350.17
Men up to 11 37 47.40   Sam Dyer Mayor Island 04-05-2014 n/a
Men 11 through 16 37 307.00   T Franich Great Barrier 02-01-2002 n/a
Women 11 through 16 37 165.20   Jessie Wright Garden Patch 09-04-2012 n/a
Men 60 305.27   H White-Wickham Bay of Islands 09-01-1928 536.15
Women 60 277.90   Sandra Schick Cape Karikari 08-04-2013 344.28
Men 11 through 16 60 212.60   Sam Yendell Tutukaka 08-07-2017 212.60
Women 11 through 16 60 178.40   Ella Ryburn Tutukaka 18-06-2017 n/a

* NB: If a particular lineweight is not displayed, the record is vacant for this section.
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