New Jersey State Saltwater Fishing Records     

This needs to be updated ASAP          

Species   Weight          Year         Angler  Location
Amberjacks       85.0        1993  Edwin Metzner Off Cape May 
Barracuda     27.8         1991    Gary Szlagyi     Off Cape May
Black,Sea Bass     8.2          1992    Tony Cumba     Inshore Wrecks?
Black,Sea Bass     8.2       1994 John Geddes  Off Pt Pleasant
Bluefish       27.1          1997    Roger Kastorshy  5 Fathom Bank
Bonito ,Atlantic       13.8          1945   Frank Lykes Jr   Off Sandy Hook
Cobia        83.0         1985   Mark McDevitt     Off  Cape May
Cod      81.0        1967 Joseph Chesla   Off Brielle
Dolphin ,Mahi     63.3          1974       Scott Smith Jr  Baltimore Canyon
Eel, American     9.13          1988   Warren Campbell Atlantic City
Fluke      19.12           1953      Walter Lubin    Off Cape May
Flounder ,Winter     5.11            1992        immy Swanson  Off Barnegat
Hake,White            41.7            1989    Wayne Eble  Off Barnegat
Ling                     8.12        1990     G DeMaerteloere  Off Belmar
Mackerel       4.1          1983      Abe Elkin  Manasquan   ridge             
king,mackerel     54.0         1998     Fernando Alfaiate   Off Cape May
Mackerel ,Spanish        9.12         1990    Donald Kohler    Off Cape May
Marlin ,Blue       1046.0           1986  Phil Infontolino   Hudson Canyon
Marlin ,White      137.0          1980      Mike Marchell    Hudson Canyon 
Pollack **       46.7            1975     John Holton  Off Brielle 
Porgy        5.14         1976    Victor Rone  Delaware Bay   
Sailfish            41.0       1984 Stephen Fanelli Wilmington Canyon
Sea trout, Weakfish        11.2         1974   Bert Harper Holgate Surf   
Shark ,Blue       341.0      1984    Albert Jewitt    Wilmington Canyon
Shark ,Dusky      530.0           1987   Brian Dunlevy  Off Great Egg Inlet
Shark, Hammer      365.0        1985    Walter Thacara  Mud Hole   
Shark Sandbar     168.8        1987  John Norton Little Egg Inlet 
Shark, Sand Tiger       246.0        1989 Richard Brown   Delaware Bay
Shark ,S -Fin Mako      856.0        1994   Chris Palmer    Wilmington canyon
Shark ,Thresher      587.8           1997  Stephen Rhodes Triple Wrecks
Shark ,Tiger      880.0       1988   Billy DeJohn  Off Cape May
Shark ,White       759.0           1988       Jim Kneipp  Off Pt Pleasant 
Striped Bass**      78.8       1982   Al Mcreynolds   Atlantic City
Sturgeon         82.0         1994       Glen Lasco   Sandy Hook
Swordfish         530.0       1964 Edward Levitt  Wilmington Canyon
Tarpon          53.0         1982   Jim Klackiewitz   Off Sea Bright
Tautog **        25.0        1998  Anthony Monica     Off Ocean City
Tuna ,Albacore       77.15       1984  S Scannapiego   Spencer Canyon
Tuna, Big Eye        364.14        1984  George Krenick   Hudson Canyon
Tuna ,Blue fin       1038.0       1981 Royal Parsons   Off Pt Pleasant
Tuna,Skipjack       13.2        1993 George Widdowson   Wilmington Canyon
Tuna ,Yellow fin        290.0        1980    Wayne  Brinkerholf   Hudson Canyon
Tuna ,Little          25.15       1977 Mark Niemczyk  Off Sea Bright
Wahoo      123.12           1986      Karl Jones   Delaware Bay 

                   ** Denotes record has been certified by the IGFA as world record                       

                               Posted April 4th 2000 

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