Record Ulua on 20lb Tippet

Captain Chris Sheeder, also acting as Angler Chris Sheeder, came in yesterday evening from a trip to Kure Atoll with a World Record to show off. He caught this 77.9-pound Giant Trevally on 20 lb tippet fly tackle. The previous record for this line class was set at Christmas Island in 1996 at 75.8 pounds. Chris was using an Orvis Triton 14 wt. rod with a Penn International 4.0 reel. Chris’s GT is now the largest recorded caught on fly. It measured at a length of 49 inches and a girth of 16 inches.

To qualify for an International Game Fish Association (IGFA) World Record Chris needed to measure the weight, length, and girth of the GT. He also had to have pictures, like the ones seen at right, taken to document these measurements. Chris will need to send the pictures and a length of line from his reel including the leader, along with a completed application to IGFA in order for his World Record to be accepted.

Although Capt. Chris, a long time member of the Midway Sport Fishing staff, was aboard the Yorktown with customers, they told him to cast a few and see what he could come up with. I’ll bet they are kicking themselves now as we all know that an IGFA World Record is what every Sport Fisherman is after.

Capt. Chris Sheeder doesn't keep his good fishing spots to himself! Less than two months after Capt. Chris came in with his World Record above, he took Midway guest Fred Glenn to Kure Atoll. Fred, pictured to the right, caught this 76lb Giant Trevally on a 15lb weight fly rod. Watch out Chris, your record may not stand for long!

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