International Underwater Spearfishing Association

World Record

32.6 kg. ,   71.8 lbs.

Paddlefish, American    Polyodon spathula

Record Category: Men Speargun

Diver:		Wesley Stewart
Date:		8/24/2019
Location:		UNITED STATES

We had been hunting stripers all morning but couldn’t find any big ones. I was on my way up from the bottom and saw this thing swimming away. I angle towards him to line up a shot and he turned to look and I let him have it. He almost had me spooled before I could get to the surface. After dragging me around for a min he finally ran out of gas.

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