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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)

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Yellowtail
Yellowtail
Normal Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1 15.22   G Spaabaek Whangaparaoa 17-01-1999 15.22
Women 1    2.25
Men 2 15.5   M Feldman Mangonui 23-09-1984 15.5
Women 2 6.69   M Thornborough White Island 04-01-2003 6.69
Men 11 through 16 2 4.44   C Reynolds Whakatane 06-07-1997 *
Women 11 through 16 2 6.69   M Thornborough White Island 04-01-2003 n/a
Men 3 20.00   C Lambert Cape Karikari 26-05-2004 20.00
Women 3 20.10   H Sheard Cavalli Islands 29-08-2009 20.10
Men 11 through 16 3 7.58   J Lydiard Tauranga 19-04-2006 n/a
Women 11 through 16 3 16.48   A Spaabaek Hauraki Gulf 19-01-2001 n/a
Men 4 31.5   W Hobson Hauraki Gulf 21-02-1999 31.50
Women 4 25.4   I Van Der Linden Auckland 07-06-1987 25.4
Women up to 11 4 4.94   J Keeber Whakatane 14-09-2002 n/a
Men 11 through 16 4 17.30   Sam Yendell Cavalli Islands 01-07-2016 n/a
Women 11 through 16 4 15.06   Lidija Cowan Cavalli Islands 14-05-2014 n/a
Men 6 33.6   G Eady Bay of Islands 26-04-1993 33.60
Women 6 30.60   Anna Smith Cavalli Islands 05-06-2017 30.60
Men up to 11 6 8.14   Marlin Candy Whangaroa 01-06-2015 n/a
Men 11 through 16 6 24.2   B Robinson Waihau Bay 12-04-1996 *
Women 11 through 16 6 18.70   Shakaya Turner Cavalli Islands 11-06-2009 n/a
Men 8 32.9   M MacGibbon Tutukaka 26-03-1987 32.9
Women 8 39.40   Jane Rooke Cavalli Islands, Whangaroa 27-07-2014 39.40
Men up to 11 8 21.00   J Winter Tairua 09-02-2008 n/a
Women up to 11 8 9.62   M Lilly Houhora 25-10-2003 n/a
Men 11 through 16 8 32.60   Adam Herk Cape Brett 09-06-2013 n/a
Women 11 through 16 8 24.8   K Cates Cavalli Islands 06-08-1998 *
Men 10 42   G Fraser Bay of Islands 03-07-1991 42
Women 10 33   D Williamson Bay of Islands 08-09-1987 33
Men up to 11 10 23.70   D Loveridge Cavalli Islands 10-07-2015 n/a
Women up to 11 10 7.30   A Harris Mayor Island 21-04-2001 n/a
Men 11 through 16 10 33.35   M Peters Gisborne 09-03-2002 n/a
Women 11 through 16 10 17.06   Hannah Hope White Island 18-02-2013 n/a
Men 15 52   M Godfrey Tauranga 05-02-1984 52
Women 15 43.80   A Syben Whakatane 13-12-1997 43.80
Men up to 11 15 31.30   Ethan Jones Mayor Island 30-09-2013 n/a
Women up to 11 15 26.4   T Franks Cavallis Islands 04-05-1996 *
Men 11 through 16 15 31.8   L Stephens Cape Karikari 16-12-1996 *
Women 11 through 16 15 18.60   Hayley Hope White Island 16-02-2013 n/a
Men 24 52   D Lugton Whakatane 09-01-1987 52
Women 24 47   S Ruane Tauranga 23-02-1991 47
Men up to 11 24 20.32   M Colville Kawau Island 12-04-1998 Vacant *
Women up to 11 24 26.10   K Randrup Cape Runaway 01-01-2005 n/a
Men 11 through 16 24 32.4   J Barker Houhora 14-04-1996 *
Women 11 through 16 24 28.00   G Angus Middlesex Bank 10-04-2002 n/a
Men 37 50.60   R Williams Ranfurly Banks 13-03-2010 50.60
Women 37 43.2   P Adams Whakatane 13-12-1993 43.20
Men 11 through 16 37 42.60   Maddy Herlihy White Island 05-01-2009 n/a
Women 11 through 16 37 23.20   Hannah Hope White Island 16-03-2013 n/a
Men 60 43.09   J Bayliss Whakatane 11-04-1975 43.09
Women 60 36.74   P Jack Mayor Island 18-05-1960 36.74

Fly Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 2 2.08   Louie Denolfo Whakatane 29-12-1991 2.32
Men 3 5.16   M Kitteridge White Island 30-01-2001 5.16
Men 4 16.44   K James Rarawa Beach 25-07-2005 16.44
Men 6 14.51   Dr ME Godfrey Tauranga 12-05-1979 14.51
Men 8 19.75   Dr ME Godfrey Tauranga 08-06-1986 19.75
Men 10 25.2   Stephane Uzan Bay of Plenty 21-01-1998 25.2
Women 10 5.89   V Linville White Island 21-12-2007 5.89

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