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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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Tope
Normal Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 1 22.30   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 14-01-1990 22.30
Men All Tackle 32.50   T Martens Parengarenga Harbour 04-01-1991 32.50
Women All Tackle 33.00   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 19-12-1986 33.00
Women 1 21.67   Sue Tindale Kaipara Harbour 15-01-2012 21.67
Men 2 25.10   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 14-01-1990 25.10
Women 2 22.71   Sue Tindale Kaipara Harbour 03-01-2012 22.71
Men 3 22.60   Scott Tindale Kaipara Harbour 03-01-2012 22.92
Women 3 23.87   Sue Tindale Kaipara Harbour 14-01-2016 23.87
Men 11 through 16 3 6.70   D Thompson Raglan 13-06-2004 n/a
Men 4 26.70   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 16-12-1986 26.70
Women 4 24.40   L Martens Parengarenga Harbour 03-12-1987 24.40
Men up to 11 4 3.00   Ethan Rendall Raglan 31-03-2012 n/a
Men 6 29.00   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 16-12-1986 29.00
Women 6 31.00   H Morton Parengarenga Harbour 20-12-1987 31.00
Men 11 through 16 6 18.10   Angus Johnson Bay of Islands 11-06-2013 n/a
Men 8 32.50   T Martens Parengarenga Harbour 04-01-1991 32.50
Women 8 28.40   J Sutton Parengarenga Harbour 29-11-1987 28.40
Men 11 through 16 8 22.80   R Elliott Takou Bay 16-06-2010 n/a
Men 10 23.60   Brad Pulham Tutukaka 07-11-2008 28.12
Women 10 27.50   I Cummins Parengarenga Harbour 12-12-1987 27.50
Men 11 through 16 10 17.21   C Burgess Red Mercury Island 03-02-2007 n/a
Women 11 through 16 10 14.60   Isabel Johnson Bay of Islands 17-01-2009 n/a
Men 15 22.66   Frank Van Vroonhoven Great Barrier Island 03-01-2012 29.48
Women 15 24.00   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 03-12-1985 24.00
Women 15 24.05   Sue Tindale - Tied with M Feldman Kaipara 08-02-2014 24.05
Men 11 through 16 15 23.00   S Matthews Cavalli Islands 13-01-2005 n/a
Women 11 through 16 15 9.62   Tiana Smith Mercury Bay 12-07-2015 n/a
Men 24 0.00   Overseas Angler South Africa 10-07-1982 32.50
Women 24 33.00   M Feldman Parengarenga Harbour 19-12-1986 33.00
Men 11 through 16 24 15.27   L Burgess Red Mercury Island 03-02-2007 n/a
Men 37 30.25   W Martens Parengarenga Harbour 01-01-1987 30.25
Women 37 30.50   J Lightband Parengarenga Harbour 28-11-1987 30.50
Men 11 through 16 37 14.40   C Burgess Red Mercury Island 03-02-2007 n/a

Fly Records
Class Line Class
[kg]		 Weight
[kg]		 Angler Location Date WR*
[kg]
Men 6 14.90   Scott Tindale Kaipara Harbour 14-01-2016 14.90
Men 8 20.94   Scott Tindale Kaipara 26-02-2014 20.94
Men 10 18.40   Scott Tindale Kaipara 14-01-2016 18.40

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