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ALBERT GLASSEL, JR. IGFA ALL TACKLE WORLD RECORD FOR BLACK MARLIN
1,560-pound black marlin caught off Cabo Blanco, Peru on August 4, 1953 | 130-pound line class

ification and detailed catch reports further ensure a way to promote the sport of fishing and the prac-
transparency in the process. tice of ethical angling. Although maintaining world
records served as the primary form of angler rec-
The IGFA has various categories for World Records ognition in the early days of the organization, the
including All-Tackle, Line Class, Tippet Class, Junior IGFA has since expanded its programs to recognize
Angler Records and Length Records. outstanding accomplishments in the field of angling
through the programs described below.
RECOGNITION & THE HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1998, the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame was
Since the founding in 1939, the IGFA has been ded- established to recognize and celebrate the most in-
icated to the recognition of angling achievement as fluential figures in sportfishing. Whether they are

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