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New Female Angler Black Drum Record
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Junior angler Heather Michelle Harkavy, Coral Springs, FL, USA, guided by Capt. Joe Porcelli, landed a 29.94 kg (66 lb 0 oz) black drum (Pogonias cromis) on March 14, while fishing the Indian River, Florida, USA. Ms. Harkavy who has a long string of IGFA records is hoping to beat the current female junior mark of 63 lb 6 oz ( 28.74 kg) caught four years ago off Virginia’s Eastern Shores.
66 lb black drum
IGFA maintains world records for both freshwater and saltwater game fishes in line class, tippet class and all-tackle categories.
In order to qualify for a record, a catch must be a minimum of 1 pound (.453 kg) in weight, and must exceed the existing record by the required amount or meet the minimum weight requirements, if any, for vacant
records.No applications will be accepted for fish caught in hatchery waters or sanctuaries. The catch must not be at variance with any laws or regulations governing the species or the waters in which it was caught.
When an additional species of game fish is made eligible for IGFA world records, the effective date will be announced. Fish caught on or after the effective date will be eligible for records. Announcement of an additional species in the World Record Game Fishes book or in other
IGFA publications will be considered proper notification in lieu of any other notice.
records.No applications will be accepted for fish caught in hatchery waters or sanctuaries. The catch must not be at variance with any laws or regulations governing the species or the waters in which it was caught.
When an additional species of game fish is made eligible for IGFA world records, the effective date will be announced. Fish caught on or after the effective date will be eligible for records. Announcement of an additional species in the World Record Game Fishes book or in other
IGFA publications will be considered proper notification in lieu of any other notice.