The previous all-tackle was also caught in Angola in 1994.

Biggest sailfish in the world. 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. This is the biggest sailfish ever caught with rod and line. We ended up with a great trip catching 9-15 sailfish a day and we caught a lot of mahi and tuna.

The sailfish bite is still good but not peak but in May and June you will see more marlin mahi-mahi and tuna. Its always a tough life for fishermen. Panamas prolific waters support an unusually rich food chain and the sails here eat big baits.

Using world record rankings from the International Game Fish Association IGFA we discovered which of these anglers were the big winners and can boast that they reeled in one of the 30 largest world-record fish ever caught. 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. The current IGFA all tackle world record Atlantic sailfish of 141 pounds was caught off Angola in 1994.

More info and credits at. Mainly found in depth over 70 feet - 20 metres. The Pacific Sailfish inhabits all the tropical and subtropical waters of Pacific and Indian Oceans usually near land masses.

The largest sailfish ever caught was 112 feet 340 cm long and weighed 2205 pounds 100 kg. Prime time for sails in Panama runs from December through April though they can be caught here year-round. However sailfish caught and released by sport fishermen have an average lifespan of only 4 to 5 years.

When it comes to Atlantic sailfish Angola has long been associated with big fish since the current all-tackle world-record Atlantic sailfish of 142 pounds 6 ounces was taken here in 2014 along with most of the 100-plus-pound records. 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. Carl Stewart with a 221 lb Pacific Sail Ecuador 1947.