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New Jersey Records  
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Species  Weight Length Location Angler Date Photo
Albacore Tuna 77 lbs 15 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Spencer Canyon S. Scannapiego 1984  
American Eel 6 lbs 133 oz   Round Valley Reservoir David J. Payne 2005
American Shad 11 lbs 1 oz   Delaware River  Charles Mower 1984  
Atlantic Bonito 13 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Sandy Hook Frank Lykes Jr. 1945  
Atlantic Croaker 5 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Frederick Brown 1981  
Atlantic Mackerel 4 lbs 1 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Manasquan Ridge Abe Elkin 1983  
Atlantic Salmon 8 lbs 0 oz   New Wawayanda Lake  John Mount 1951  
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel 9 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Donald Kohler 1990  
Atlantic Sturgeon 82 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Sandy Hook Glen Lasco 1994  
Bigeye Tuna 364 lbs 14 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Hudson Canyon George Krenick 1984  
Black Crappie 4 lbs 8 oz   Pompton Lake  Andy Tintle 1996
Black Drum 105 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Slaughters Beach George Newett 1995  
Black Sea Bass 8 lbs 2 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Inshore Wreck Tony Cunha 1992  
Black Sea Bass 8 lbs 2 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Pt. Pleasant John Geddes 1994  
Blowfish 9 lbs 10 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Kevin Steward 1992  
Blue Marlin 1046 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Hudson Canyon Phil Infantolino 1986  
Blue Shark 366 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Mud Hole Albert Jewitt 1996  
Bluefin Tuna 1030 lbs 6 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Pt. Pleasant Royal Parsons 1981  
Bluefish 27 lbs 1 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Five Fathom Bank Roger Kastorsky 1997  
Bluegill Sunfish 3 lbs 0 oz   private pond - in Pennington Dom Santarelli 1990  
Bowfin 8 lbs 4 oz   Lake Tranquility  Craig Raffay 1988
Brook Trout 7 lbs 3 oz   Rockaway River  Andrew DuJack 1995
Brown Bullhead 4 lbs 8 oz   Lake of the Woods - Fort Dix Gary Schmidt 1997  
Brown Trout 21 lbs 6 oz   Round Valley Reservoir  Lenny Saccente 1995
Chain Pickerel 9 lbs 3 oz   Lower Aetna Lake  Frank McGovern 1957  
Channel Catfish 33 lbs 3 oz   Lake Hopatcong  Howard Hudson 1978  
Cobia 87 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Sea Bright John Shanchuk 1999  
Common Carp 47 lbs 0 oz   South Branch Raritan River  Billy Friedman 1995
Cunner 1 lbs 10 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Offshore Wreck Al Ristori 1993  
Dogfish Shark 19 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Pleasantville Michael LaTorre 2000  
Dolphin 63 lbs 3 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Baltimore Canyon Scott Smith Jr. 1974  
Dusky Shark 530 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Great Egg Inlet Brian Dunlevy 1987  
Fluke 19 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Walter Lubin 1953  
Grass Carp 50 lbs 0 oz   Garrison Lake  Steve Babilino 2001  
Great Barracuda 27 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Cape May Gary Szilagyi 1991  
Great White Shark 759 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Pt. Pleasant Jim Kneipp 1988  
Greater Amberjack 85 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Cape May Edwin Metzner 1993  
Hammerhead Shark 365 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Mud Hole Walter Thacara 1985  
Hybrid Bass 16 lbs 4 oz   Culvers Lake  Bill Schmidt 1999  
Hybrid Bass 12 lbs 7 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Cape May Rips David Kmiec 1993  
King Mackerel 54 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Fernando Alfaiate 1998  
Lake Trout 26 lbs 0 oz   Round Valley Reservoir  Walter Neumann 2001  
Largemouth Bass 10 lbs 14 oz   Menantico Sand Wash Pond  Robert Eisele 1980
Ling Cod 81 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Brielle Joseph Chesla 1967  
Little Tunny 24 lbs 15 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Sea Bright Mark Niemczyk 1977  
Lobster 7 lbs 4 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Garden State North Reef Shelly Marin 1996  
Longbill Spearfish 42 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Poor Mans Canyon George Algard 1989  
Longbill Spearfish 42 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Hudson Canyon Joseph Natoli 1997  
Mako Shark 856 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Wilmington Canyon Christopher Palmer 1994  
Muskellunge 42 lbs 13 oz   Monksville Reservoir  Bob Neals 1997
North Puffer Blowfish 1 lbs 14 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Virginia Patten 1987  
Northern Kingfish 2 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Barnegat Bay Chester Urbanski 2004
Northern Pike 30 lbs 2 oz   Spruce Run Reservoir  Herb Hepler 1977  
Northern Stargazer 13 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Jim Ludt 2000  
Pollock 46 lbs 7 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Brielle John Holton 1975  
Porgy 5 lbs 14 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Victor Rone 1976  
Pumpkinseed Sunfish 1 lbs 8 oz   private pond  Daryl Donaldson 1987  
Rainbow Trout 13 lbs 0 oz   Lake Hopatcong  Gene Rutkoski 1988  
Red Drum 55 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Great Bay Daniel Yanino 1985  
Red Hake 8 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Belmar George DeMaertelaere 1990  
Redfin Pickerel 1 lbs 13 oz   Lower Assunpink  Gerald Humphrey 1982  
Rock Bass 1 lbs 5 oz   Saddle River  Eric Avogardo 1982  
Sailfish 41 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Wilmington Canyon Stephen Fanelli 1984  
Sand Tiger Shark 246 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Richard Brown 1989  
Sandbar (brown) Shark 168 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Little Egg Inlet John Norton 1987  
Sheepshead 14 lbs 1 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Great Egg Inlet Brian Cummings 1995  
Skipjack Tuna 13 lbs 4 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Wilmington Canyon Craig Eberbach 1999  
Smallmouth Bass 7 lbs 2 oz   Round Valley Reservoir  Carol Marciniak 1990  
Spadefish 11 lbs 6 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Cliff Low 1998  
Spiny Dogfish Shark 15 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Jeff Pennick 1990  
Spotted Sea Trout 11 lbs 2 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Holgate Surf Bert Harper 1974  
Striped Bass 51 lbs 0 oz 48" Delaware River  John Christian 4/26/2002
Striped Bass 78 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Atlantic City Al McReynolds 1982
Swordfish 530 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Wilmington Canyon Edmund Levitt 1964  
Tarpon 53 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Sea Bright Jim Klaczkiewicz 1982  
Tautog 25 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Ocean City Anthony R. Monica 1998  
Thresher Shark 617 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Chris Chalmers 2004
Tiger Muskellunge 29 lbs 0 oz   Delaware River  Larry Migliarese 1990  
Tiger Shark 880 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Cape May Billy DeJohn 1988  
Wahoo 123 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - 28-Mile Wreck Robert Carr 1992  
Walleye 13 lbs 9 oz   Delaware River  George Fundell 1993  
Weakfish 18 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Delaware Bay Karl Jones 1986  
White Catfish 14 lbs 4 oz   Dallenbach Pond Timothy Jasko 2004
White Crappie 2 lbs 14 oz   Mill Pond Dean Montemore 2005
White Hake 41 lbs 7 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Barnegat Light Wayne Eble 1989  
White Marlin 137 lbs 8 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Hudson Canyon Mike Marchell 1980  
White Perch 3 lbs 1 oz   Forest Hill Lake  Edward Tango 1989  
White Perch 2 lbs 12 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Little Beach Creek Michael King 1998  
Winter Flounder 5 lbs 11 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Off Barnegat Light Jimmy Swanson 1992  
Yellow Perch 2 lbs 6 oz   Holiday Lake  Gene Engels 1989  
Yellowfin Tuna 290 lbs 0 oz   Atlantic Ocean - Hudson Canyon Wayne Brinkerhoff 1980  

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