International Underwater Spearfishing Association

World Record

5.9 kg. ,   13.0 lbs.

Snapper, Mutton    Lutjanus analis

Record Category: Women Sling / Polespear

Diver:		Kyra Kantlehner
Date:		5/25/2021
Location:		BAHAMAS

While shore diving on a beautiful day in the Bahamas, my boyfriend (Kirk Aulin) and I decided to hop in at a spot known for it’s abundant population of mutton snapper. Kirk shot a nice one just ten minutes in, so we knew that the big ones were there. We swam around for about thirty minutes before we saw three mutton snapper patrolling a shallow wreck we had stumbled upon in shallow water. I managed to get mine to rock up in a piece of the wreck and shot the fish twice before getting a decent holding shot. It took me two dives to pull this fish out and successfully put it on the rocks before heading home.

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