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You are here: Home / Photos and Video / Trophy Room / Going BIG with topwater: A pending IGFA World Record Jack Crevalle

Going BIG with topwater: A pending IGFA World Record Jack Crevalle

December 4, 2010 By JD 10 Comments

Smile, dude...topwater is fun! (IGFA Photo)

You know me…I’m a huge fan of throwing topwater for anything that swims…but I’ve never come close to having my plug sucked down by anything like this pending all-tackle IGFA world record jack crevalle!

The 66-pound, 2 ouncer smashed a Willamson Jet Popper tossed by Carlos Alberto Leal Simoes, of Luanda, who was fishing Barra Do Dande, near Angola, Africa with guide Marcio de Oliveira Inocencio. The beast took 15 minutes to subdue and weighed nearly 8 pounds more than the current IGFA record, a fish that was also caught in Africa 10 years back.

Damn, I want some!

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Filed Under: Trophy Room Tagged With: africa, igfa, jack crevalle, topwater popper, world record

Comments

  1. Bruce Gregory says

    June 5, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    That was awesome fishman

    Reply
  2. austin says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    ok 66lbs just sunday i caught a 74lb jack crevalle

    Reply
    • Matt says

      May 21, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      Yeah Ok, and I’m the President

      Reply
    • omar says

      August 29, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      sure there great trophy fisher

      Reply
  3. kampiasso says

    December 8, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    This is my world record! Thanks for all good comments and remember that who can do better, do it! rsssss…..

    Reply
  4. Medina says

    December 7, 2010 at 7:28 am

    hey guys where are your photos world record?

    Reply
  5. James Hinton says

    December 5, 2010 at 11:20 am

    I’ll tell you what , that guy looks like he peed his shorts. 66 LB Jack crevalle in 15 minutes I’d done more than that in my shorts ! Beautiful fish , GOOD JOB

    Reply
  6. kinnick says

    December 5, 2010 at 10:27 am

    WOW that’s what I’m talking about. On top!!!

    Reply
  7. johnb says

    December 5, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Nice Hawg, this guy looks a little green around the gills “seasick”…..

    Reply
  8. ron wagle says

    December 5, 2010 at 7:46 am

    gotta be more fun than that guy looks like he had!!!!!

    Reply

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