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INTERNATIONAL ANGLER October/November/December 2017<br />
Volume 80 Issue 4<br />
24 A Family Fishing Quest<br />
By Ian Middleton<br />
32 Bigger Isn't Always Better<br />
By Rapala<br />
Departments<br />
6 President's Message<br />
10 Conservation Notes<br />
16 Development<br />
18 IGFA International Committee News<br />
32 Tips & Tactics<br />
46 World Records<br />
52 World Records Photo Gallery<br />
60 New Product Reviews<br />
62 IGFA Weigh Stations, Captains, and Clubs<br />
65 IGFA Corporate Partner<br />
66 IGFA Online Store store.igfa.org<br />
72 IGFA Member Discounts<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Alfred Glassell's<br />
1560pound black marlin<br />
36 Unbreakable Records<br />
World records that withstand the test of time<br />
52 World Records<br />
Photo Gallery<br />
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=4"> Contents INTERNATIONAL ANGLER October/November/De</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=6"> IGFA President's Message AINTERNATI NGL No Angle</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=7"> Reach the Most Inclusive Audience in Fishin</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=8"> EVENTS CALENDAR For more IGFA events, visit our w</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=9"> anything can happen. When you travel, When it do</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=10"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information email Lea</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=11"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information email Lea</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=12"> FISHING HALL OF FAME For more information email e</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=14"> DEVELOPMENT For more information email IGFA Devel</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=16"> DEVELOPMENT For more information about IGFA Devel</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=17"> Can't join us in person for the big event? Get in</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=18"> INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE NEWS - For more informati</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=19"> INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE NEWS - For more informati</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=20"> IGFA PRESERVING FISHING HISTORY The History of I</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=22"> Tropic Star Lodge in Piñas Bay, Panama, wi</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=25"> B y far the most rewar</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=26"> Perseverance has resulted in our family </a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=27"> My son Oliver was next in line to catc</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=28"> was in the middle of the lake away from all the s</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=29"> held the rod unsuspecting of what was about to ha</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=30"> her lure was hit and the fish took off. I quickly</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=32"> IGFA Tips & Tactics Send your tips or requests fo</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=34"> IGFA Rules Send your tips or requests for tips to</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=35"> s Insulated Boone's Insulat Coo</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=36"> Iconic IGFA World Records that Withstand the Test</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=37"> Black Marlin Cabo Blanco, Peru August 4, 1953 707</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=38"> Bluefin tuna Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada Octo</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=39"> Swordfish Iquique, Chile May 7, 1953 536.15-kilog</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=40"> Alligator Gar Rio Grande, Texas December 2, 1951 </a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=41"> Giant Tigerfish Congo River, Republic of Congo Ju</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=42"> Walleye Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee August 2, 196</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=44"> Smallmouth Bass Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee July </a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=46"> WORLD RECORDS For more information email Jack Vit</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=47"> WORLD RECORDS For more information email Jack Vit</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=48"> WORLD RECORDS For more information email Jack Vit</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=50"> WORLD RECORDS For more information email Jack Vit</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=51"> WORLD RECORDS For more information email Jack Vit</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=52"> WORLD RECORDS PHOTO GALLERY For more information </a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=54"> IGFA SLAMS UPDATE For more information email Jack</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=55"> Go coastal. FISH LOSE IT OVER THE NEW SALTWATER B</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=57"> NEW IGFA SLAM & TROPHY CLUBS For more information</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=58"> NEW IGFA SLAM & TROPHY CLUBS For more information</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=59"> NEW IGFA SLAM & TROPHY CLUBS For more information</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=60"> NEW PRODUCTS Submit your company's latest product</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=61"> NEW PRODUCTS Submit your company's latest product</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=62"> OFFICIAL IGFA WEIGH STATIONS For more information</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=63"> OFFICIAL IGFA CAPTAINS For more information about</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=64"> OFFICIAL IGFA FISHING CLUBS Official IGFA Fishin</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=65"> IGFA CORPORATE PARTNER For information about IGFA</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=66"> IGFA ONLINE STORE mstore@igfa.org / 954-924-4370</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=68"> NEW ADDITIONS IN THE E.K. HARRY LIBRARY OF FISHES</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=69"> HUNT UNDERWATER LIKE A PRO WITH THE CP470 AND CP</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=70"> LAST CAST - For more information email Andrea Sal</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=71"> JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017 INTERNATIONAL ANGLER</a>
<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=72"> IGFA MEMBER DISCOUNTS In May 1993, IGFA's Membe</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=74"> DID YOU KNOW? · IGFA was founded in 1939 by Mi</a>
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<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2017_web page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3e7acbe8?page=76"> “The people of our company believe very strong</a>