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WH ITE M ARL I N
24
White Marlin Releases
1980
In what many consider the greatest and most
Photograph by: Dale Timmons unbeatable WMO record, Hank Manley fishing
on the Escapade caught 26 white marlin in
three days in 1980 which earned him 1949
billfish points.
DO L P HIN
73.5
Pounds
2020
Matt Wagner caught this 73.5 lb. bull dolphin
in 2020 fishing aboard the Backlash out of
Photograph by: Dave Messick Virginia Beach, VA. Wagner’s catch beat the
long standing record 71 lb. dolphin caught by
Jeff Rice in 1986.
BIG EYE T U N A
326
Pounds
1992
Jim ‘Slim’ Freitas of Port St Lucie, FL caught this 326 lb. bigeye on the
Photograph by: Paul Winner 300 lbs. and has stood as a WMO record for 32 years.
Moderation in 1992. It is the only tuna in our history which topped
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