The Following Pages Schedule Current Fishing Records and Include Both Official NZ Fishing

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The following pages schedule current Fishing Records and include both Official NZ Fishing Records and Association Light Tackle Records. World Records for catches in NZ waters are recognised as NZ Records, unless exceeded by a NZ one. Also included are the records administered by the NZBGFC.

For applicable Rules and Regulations and how to make Record Applications refer to previous Sections in this Manual

The Association recognises almost all species as eligible for records. The NZBGFC administer NZ Records for those generally thought of as Game Fish species. The NZACA will issue “Association Records” where appropriate for these “big game species” to its Members.

The Association no longer issues, except for some species, “Association Records” as the system of “NZ Records” has now taken the place of these. However existing Association Records are shown for historical purposes and remain relevant until surpassed by a NZ Record.

Each month there is sent out to Member Clubs updates of Records. It is recommended that Members may like to insert in this Section of their Manuals copies of these updates for those species, which are of the most interest to them. This will provide the latest information on those species and make the Manual a more current reference to records.

See your Club Secretary or contact the Association Secretary for further information regarding these monthly updates.

These Record Pages will be updated in full at appropriate times throughout each year. Web pages will be updated regularly.

Note : Only shown are records held - where there is a vacant record this vacancy is not shown. For full and monthly updates of particular species refer to Club or NZACA Secretary.

Divisions :- M=Mens, L=Ladies

JM = Junior Boys, JF = Junior Girls (11 – 16)

SM = Smallfry Boys, SF = Smallfry Girls (up to 10)

O=Open(Assoc’ only)

Sections :- B=Boat, S=Shore

Class :- Line Breaking Strain

Weight :- kgw = World Record

DATE DIV SECT CLASS NAME CLUB/LOCAT’ WEIGHT

ANGELFISH - BLACK (NZ Records - All Tackle only Parma alboscapularis

01/01/82 All Tackle R.Cross North Shore 0.510kg

BARRACOUTA - SNOEK (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 15kg) Thyrsites atun

03/10/93 All Tackle K.Gentry Whangarei 8.750kg

03/01/10 All Tackle S.Tindale Poor Knights Reef 5.140kgw

15/05/10 M B 1kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.560kg

15/06/97 M & O B 2kg G.Hunter Leigh 4.470kg

24/04/04 L B 2kg D.Stempa Wellington 2.450kg

06/10/96 M & O B 3kg K.R.McDowall Whangarei 4.590kg

24/09/94 M & O B 4kg D.Shepherd Whangarei 5.680kg

11/09/91 M & O B 6kg A.Clark Whangarei 6.820kg

09/02/97 L & O B 6kg K.M.Appleton Whangarei 4.385kg

09/02/97 JB B 6kg K.M.Appleton Whangarei 4.385kg

02/06/92 M &O B 8kg F.Hayward Whangarei 4.660kg

17/07/93 JB B 8kg C.Drake Whangarei 4.000kg

03/10/93 M B 10kg C. TeRito 7.325kg

21/06/92 O B 10kg B.Torckler Otamatea 6.310kg

14/09/97 L B 10kg A.Wyatt Leigh 3.060kg

21/06/92 JB B 10kg A.Clark Whangarei 5.250kg

03/10/93 M & O B 15kg K.Gentry Whangarei 8.750kg

28/08/94 JB B 15kg R.Jacobsen New Plymouth 4.105kg

04/09/91 O B +15kg A.Kellian Leigh 5.400kg

04/09/91 J B +15kg A.Kellian Leigh 5.400kg

02/07/95 M & O S 2kg F.Hayward Whangarei 3.460kg

22/06/97 M & O S 3kg R.Browning Pania 2.100kg

27/09/99 J S 3kg N.Miller Gisborne 1.820kg

20/12/95 M & O S 4kg A.Carlton Sth Wairarapa 5.163kg

25/08/96 J S 4kg M.Trevor-Roper Wanganui 2.136kg

22/05/94 L & O S 6kg G.Jane Wairoa 4.100kg

Barracouta continued ………

08/10/06 M S 6kg C.Prentice Pania 3.700kg

03/05/92 J S 6kg S.Couper Port Nichoson 3.720kg

12/07/93 M & O S 8kg P.Michael North Shore 5.100kg

10/ 07/99 L S 8kg J.Hollamby Gisborne 2.080kg

29/11/97 J S 8kg P.Clinch Pania 3.480kg

22/09/95 M & O S 10kg G.Copestake Rodney 3.700kg

06/06/01 L S 10kg J.Stevenson New Plymouth 2.580kg

30/01/97 J S 10kg R.B.Dobbin Opunake 2.450kg

20/11/93 M & O S 15kg J.Roberts North Shore 4.200kg

26/06/93 J S 15kg D.Paull North Shore 2.500kg

28/06/94 O S +15kg N.Burnun Rodney 4.680kg

BASS - GIANT SEA (WRECKFISH) (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 60kg)

Polyprion americanus

02/03/10 Mens All Tackle T.Price Ranfurly Bank 86.20kgw

29/12/05 Ladies All Tackle L.McIver Ranfurly Bank 69.90kg

09/04/93 M & O B 8kg D.Austin Whangarei 7.175kg

20/11/94 M & O B 10kg K.R.McDowall Whangarei 15.300kg

13/10/01 M B 15kg L.Magon Ranfurly Bank 53.000kg

20/11/04 L B 15kg S.Beedle Alderman Isl’ 46.600kg

18/08/02 O B +15kg M.Hayward Whangarei 32.500kg

01/04/07 M B 24kg A.Ackland Whangamumu 76.600kg

21/08/02 L B 24kg A.Candy Whangaroa 50.600kg

30/01/05 JM B 24kg D.Thompson Mokau 36.700kg

20/05/02 M B 37kg J.Dudfield Ranfurly Bank 80.000kg

29/12/05 L B 37kg L.McIver Ranfurly Bank 69.900kg

26/05/03 M B 60kg N.Shaw Three Kings 46.400kg

09/09/11 L B 60kg J.Gray Mayor Island 71.70kg

BLUEFISH (NZ Records - All Tackle only) Girella cyanea

All Tackle R.McIntyre North Shore 2.155kg

BRILL (NZ Records - All Tackle only) Colistium guntheri

16/05/94 All Tackle N.Bolton Port Nicholson

16/05/94 O S 10kg N.Bolton Port Nicholson 0.700kg

BUTTERFISH (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 15kg) Odac pullus

24/09/98 All Tackle R.Newton-King Wellington 2.460kg

31/05/98 M & O S 6kg P.Timmins Gisborne 2.020kg

08/01/96 J S 6kg R.Dobbin Opunake 1.420kg

24/09/88 M & O S 15kg R.Newton-King Wellington 2.460kg

31/05/98 L S 15kg T.Rickard Gisborne 1.280kg

31/05/98 J S 15kg T.Rickard Gisborne 1.280kg

04/05/02 O S +15kg L.Baker Whakatane 1.850kg

CARP – GOLDEN

31.03/95 All Tackle G.T.Benefield Wanganui 1.080kg

COD - BASTARD RED (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 10kg) Pseudophycis spp.

02/09/90 All Tackle M.Davis Port Nicholson 4.523kg

Bastarard Red continued ………

28/04/96 M & O B 4kg D.Fouhy Wellington 2.950kg

28/04/96 J B 4kg D.Fouhy Wellington 2.950kg

08/02/97 M & O B 6kg S.Benjamin MV Joy 3.585kg

17/12/94 M & O B 8kg K.R.McDowall Whangarei 2.050kg

05/05/89 M & O B 10kg J.Mikoz Wellington 4.280kg

04/06/90 J B 10kg K.Harris Port Nicholson 1.474kg

22/04/89 O B 15kg R.Crothers Wellington 3.220kg

16/04/00 J B 15kg E.Hay Rodney 1.000kg

02/09/90 O B +15kg M.Davis Port Nicholson 4.523kg

16/11/12 M S 3kg L.Rackham Cape Palliser 2.320kg

13/12/03 M & O S 6kg M.Thompson Pania 3.500kg

04/10/94 J S 6kg M.Trevor-Roper Wanganui 1.730kg

14/11/98 M & O S 10kg E.Szalkowski Wellington 4.400kg

19/07/96 O S 15kg B.Blair Rodney 2.800kg

COD - BLUE (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 10kg) Arapercis colias

All Tackle L.McKay Wellington 4.309kg

25/03/12 M B All-Tackle S.Tindale Stewart Island 1.720kgw

14/05/10 M B 1kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.570kg

10/07/00 M & O B 2kg M.Stempa Wellington 2.350kg

14/05/10 M B 3kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.410kg

13/12/96 M & O B 4kg J.Mikoz Wellington 2.100kg

29/12/91 M & O B 6kg B.Shepherd Wellington 2.700kg

10/12/95 M & O B 8kg S.Foster Port Nicholson 3.025kg

03/12/95 J B 8kg D.Fouhy Wellington 1.500kg

08/01/89 M & O B 10kg J.Mikoz Wellington 3.100kg

19/12/93 J B 10kg D.C.Fouhy Wellington 1.700kg

06/01/96 O B 15kg B.G.Day Wellington 3.500kg

27/07/91 J B 15kg M.Etheridge Port Nicholson 1.810kg

01/11/92 O B +15kg M.Davis Wellington 3.230kg

15/05/10 M S 1kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.320kg

10/07/99 J S 1kg D.Bernstein Gisborne 0.600kg

14/05/10 M S 2kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.220kg

14/05/10 M S 3kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.440kg

19/05/96 M & O S 4kg R.Browning Pania 0.740kg

29/04/00 M & O S 6kg V.Iwirau Feilding 1.060kg

09/11/02 M &O S 8kg A.Park Pania 1.320kg

J S 8kg D.Paull North Shore 1.250kg

27/04/03 O S 10kg L.Saunders Whakatane 1.440kg

12/05/01 L S 10kg I.Ratford Feiling 1.158kg

O S 15kg B.Hunter Wellington 2.400kg

25/04/95 J S 15kg D.Brown Port Nicholson 0.670kg

COD - CLOUDY BAY (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 10kg)

29/03/97 All Tackle I.Babot Wellington 0.614kg

29/03/97 M & O B 4kg I.Babot Wellington 0.614kg

10/05/98 M &O B 6kg I.Babot Wellington 0.600kg

COD - RED (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 10kg) Pseudophycis bachus

01/12/74 All Tackle P.Mahood Wellington 5.216kg

11/05/10 M B 1kg S.Tindale Fiordland 1.210kg

24/08/96 M & O B 2kg N.J.Prestling Port Nicholson 1.950kg

02/06/96 M & O B 4kg M.B.Stempa Wellington 2.870kg

09/01/93 M & O B 8kg K.McDowall Whangarei 2.870kg

Red Cod continued ……….

12/11/95 J B 8kg D.Fouhy Wellington 1.300kg

20/09/92 M & O B 10kg N.Foster Port Nicholson 2.840kg

20/09/92 J B 10kg N.Foster Port Nicholson 2.840kg

27/07/91 O B 15kg I.McKenzie Port Nicholson 3.590kg

17/12/93 M & O S 2kg P.M.Lovell South Wairarapa 1.240kg

07/07/91 L & O S 4kg K.Riri Opotiki 2.500kg

04/11/00 M & J S 4kg A.Spackman Feilding 1.136kg

04/06/96 M & O S 6kg M.Trevor-Roper Wanganui 2.815kg

04/06/96 J S 6kg M.Trevor-Roper Wanganui 2.815kg

09/06/96 M & O S 8kg K.Wrigglesworth Pania 2.580kg

27/11/95 L S 8kg N.Bolton Port Nicholson 2.500kg

23/11/95 J S 8kg D.Walsh Wanganui 2.020kg

01/08/93 M & O S 10kg I.Hocking Port Nicholson 2.785kg

02/09/00 L S 10kg A.Krutz New Plymouth 1.640kg

03/08/05 J S 10kg M.Walsh Kiwi 2.560kg

16/07/94 O S 15kg J.P.Crothers Wellington 2.700kg

16/07/94 J S 15kg J.P.Crothers Wellington 2.700kg

COD - ROCK (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 10kg) Lotella rhacina

01/05/80 All Tackle L.McKay Wellington 2.722kg

14/07/91 M &O B 6kg J.Mikoz Welington 0.555kg

13/06/94 M O B 10kg M.Ball Whangarei 1.100kg

13/06/94 J B 10kg M.Ball Whangarei 1.100kg

15/12/96 M S 6kg G.Eberlein South Wairarapa 1.100kg

21/04/94 M &O S 10kg M.Towgood South Wairarapa 1.200kg

21/04/94 O S 15kg A.Golding South Wairarapa 2.000kg

Note : Only shown are records held - where there is a vacant record this vacancy is not shown. For full and monthly updates of particular species refer to Club or NZACA Secretary.

CODLING – SOUTHERN BASTARD (NZ Records – max’ line class 10kg)

Pseudophyci barbata

08/04/12 All-Tackle Sue Tindale Bay of Islands 2.460kgw

DOGFISH – NORTHERN SPINEY (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 15kg)

Squalus griffini

17/02/12 L All Tackle Sue Tindale Tutukaka 1.970kgw

DOGFISH - SPOTTED SMOOTH HOUND(NZ Rec’ - 15kg max’)

Mustelus lenticulatus

All Tackle F.Wickham Beachcombers 32.658kg

09/12/11 M All Tackle S.Tindale TiriTiri Island 2.140kgw

24/10/12 All Tackle (Lady) Sue Tindale Kaipara Harbour 1.550kg

19/12/08 L B 2kg S.Tindale Kaipara Harbour 1.053kg

22/04/10 L B 3kg S.Tindale Kaipara Harbour 1.550kg

30/11/94 M &O B 6kg S.Foster Port Nicholson 2.720kg

24/01/93 M & O B 10kg W.O’Donnell Wellington 3.440kg

24/08/01 O S 1kg S.Foreman Wellington 6.900kg

05/12/95 M S 1kg A.Dodd New Plymouth 3.820kg 12/06/08 M &O S 2kg K.Wrigglesworth Mahia Town Beach 9.000kg

Dogfish – Spotted Smooth Hound continued …..

29/03/03 O S 3kg B.Schiftner Wellington 11.760kg

20/12/98 M & O S 3kg P.Walsh Opunake 8.900kg

12/10/97 L S 3kg T.Rickard Gisborne 7.200kg

12/10/97 J S 3kg T.Rickard Gisborne 7.200kg

12/02/95 M & O S 4kg K.Jane Wairoa 16.000kg

08/02/98 J S 4kg R.B.Dobbin Opunake 7.100kg

20/03/04 L & O S 6kg S.Morgan Pania 16.930kg

28/04/01 M S 6kg D.Gilroy Wellingtom 19.100kg

24/05/08 JM & J S 6kg E.Benge Mahia Beach 14.040kg

20/01/01 M & O S 8kg R.Lash Pania 23.000kg

01/12/12 L S 8kg V.Rush Ohiwa Harbour 17.200kg

23/03/03 J S 8kg N.Grant Pania 10.800kg

12/02/11 M & O S 10kg K.Wrigglesworth Whakaki Beach 18.020kg

27/01/98 J S 10kg R.B.Dobbin Opunake 8.900kg

15/11/98 M & O S 15kg P.Walsh Opunake 15.600kg

11/06/05 L S 15kg Y.M.Stammers Wellington 14.440kg

11/06/05 J S 15kg Y.M.Stammers Wellington 14.440kg

DOGFISH - SPINEY GREY (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 15kg)

Squalus mitsukurii

All Tackle D.Ireland Pania 9.528kg

23/10/91 M &O B 4kg K.Sagar Rodney 1.255kg

22/03/97 M &O B 15kg D.Fraser Wairoa 5.920kg

23/03/92 O B +15kg A.Clark Whangarei 4.454kg

30/12/93 M &O S 10kg R.Walters South Wairarapa 1.650kg

30/10/93 M &O S 15kg P.Aitkin Opunake 4.880kg

DOGFISH - SPOTTED SPINEY(NZ Records - maximum Line Class 15kg)

Squalus acanthias

01/10/85 All Tackle T.Karantze Pania 6.340kg

12/05/10 M B 1kg S.Tindale Fiordland 2.850kg

24/04/04 L B 2kg D.Stempa Wellington 2.545kg

05/08/12 SM B 3kg L.Bawden Kaipara Harbour 1.385kg

08/10/94 M & O B 4kg I.Babot Wellington 2.750kg

M & O B 6kg L.Davis Wellington 4.280kg

08/07/00 L & O B 8kg D.Stempa Wellington 3.700kg

05/05/89 M & O B 10kg J.Mikoz Wellington 3.920kg

24/01/93 M & O B 15kg D.Shepherd Wellington 4.000kg

03/10/09 M & O S 3kg L.Rackham Feilding 3.490kg

19/06/89 M & O S 4kg G.Foreman Wairoa 4.430kg

12/09/93 M &O S 6kg W.Towgood South Wairarapa 5.510kg

06/09/02 J S 6kg N.Grant Pania 2.760kg

19/06/89 M &O S 8kg G.Foreman Wairoa 4.050kg

Where Assoc’ Records differ from NZ Records these are shown in italics

O (Open) Records are Assoc’ Records only

EAGLERAY (NZ Records - maximum Line Class 37kg) Myliobatis tenuicaudatus

24/02/06 All Tackle N.McDonald Akito, Wairarapa 84.600kgw

07/10/10 All Tackle L.B. S.Tindale Kaipara Harbour 6.400kg

07/10/10 L B 2kg S.Tindale Kaipara Harbour 6.400kg

19/07/99 M & O B 3kg F.Hayward Whangarei 16.600kg

06/02/10 L B 3kg S.Tindale Kaipara Harbour 5.000kg

16/04/99 M & O B 4kg F.Hayward Whangarei 9.500kg

Eagleray continued …..

25/01/01 J B 4kg D.Rogers Whangarei 5.900kg

27/06/98 M & O B 6kg F.Hayward Whangarei 17.080kg

07/11/97 M & O B 8kg F.Hayward Whangarei 25.200kg

13/11/02 O B 10kg S.Benjamin Stroke Surv’ 15.400kg

13/03/92 M & O B 15kg F.Hayward Whangarei 43.000kg

08/10/99 J B 15kg D.Rogers Whangarei 22.800kg

04/01/93 O B +15kg L.Martin New Plymouth 43.000kg

04/01/93 M B 24kg L.Martin New Plymouth 43.000kg

13/04/02 M & O S 2kg L.Thompson New Plymouth 6.664kg

12/07/00 M & O S 3kg W.Bridger Rodney 24.600kg

1712/94 M & O S 4kg J.Thomas Rodney 15.000kg

17/12/94 J S 4kg J.Thomas Rodney 15.000kg

07/04/90 M & O S 6kg G.Kemsley Pania 42.000kg

15/11/99 J S 6kg N.Miller Gisborne 16.000kg

28/10/90 M & O S 8kg J.Parlour Ninety Mile Bch 51.500kg