The largest sailfish ever caught was 112 feet 340 cm long and weighed 2205 pounds 100 kg.

Biggest sailfish in the world. However a quick look at the record books shows that Panama and Costa Rica has some of the biggest sailfish found anywhere on the planet. Mainly found in depth over 70 feet - 20 metres. The record Atlantic sailfish ever caught was 141lbs in Angola and the largest Indo-pacific weighed in at 221lb which was caught off the coast of Ecuador.

Carl Stewart with a 221 lb Pacific Sail Ecuador 1947. Its always a tough life for fishermen. We raised two marlin and caught one but to me the highlight was some of the really big.

Sailfish can live for 13 to 15 years. Now angler Marco Couto stands to bust that all tackle world record with his leviathan 142-pound 6-ounce spindlebeak plucked from Angolan waters. Nicolson confirms that this tournament wrapped up with a record for itself the most billfish caught in a tournament in Angola513 sailfish and seven blue marlin 993 of them were released and most with a Billfish Foundation tag_ _Nicolson belives that this could be the most successful billfish tournament held on.

To earn world record status the fish had to have been caught according to the IGFA International Angling Rules. This is the biggest sailfish ever caught with rod and line. This is one reason that interest in Angola remains high among sailfish enthusiasts.

More info and credits at. We ended up with a great trip catching 9-15 sailfish a day and we caught a lot of mahi and tuna. The Pacific Sailfish inhabits all the tropical and subtropical waters of Pacific and Indian Oceans usually near land masses.

If youre looking to break an Atlantic sailfish record Angola seems to be the place to do it. The sailfish bite is still good but not peak but in May and June you will see more marlin mahi-mahi and tuna. The current IGFA all tackle world record Atlantic sailfish of 141 pounds was caught off Angola in 1994.