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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Contents<br /> INTERNATIONAL ANGLER October/November/December 2014<br /> Volume 77 Issue 4<br /> 16 Catch the Trip of a Lifetime<br /> 24 Your Membership Dues<br /> and Donations at Work<br /> Departments<br /> 6 President's Message<br /> 10 Conservation Notes<br /> 22 IGFA International Committee News<br /> 40 World Records<br /> 47 IGFA Rules Q&A<br /> 48 World Records Photo Gallery<br /> 54 New Product Reviews<br /> 56 IGFA Corporate Partner<br /> 58 Philanthropy<br /> 60 Family Project<br /> 62 IGFA Weigh Stations and Clubs<br /> 66 IGFA Store<br /> 72 IGFA Member Discounts<br /> On the Cover:<br /> Tigerfish cover photo by<br /> by Jakub Vagner<br /> www.jakubvagner.cz/en/<br /> 32 Ten Timeless<br /> Freshwater World Records<br /> By IGFA World Records Coordinator Jack Vitek<br /> 48 World Records<br /> Photo Gallery<<a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=1"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=2"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=3"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=4"> Contents INTERNATIONAL ANGLER October/November/De</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=5"> ©2011 Fin-Nor, a W.C. 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Built for spee</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=6"> IGFA President's Message Adhering to IGFA Rul</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=7"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=8"> EVENTS CALENDAR For more IGFA events, visit our w</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=9"> IF YOU LOVE MARLIN FISHING, You MUST HAVE This Sp</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=10"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information or to sen</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=11"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information or to sen</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=12"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information or to sen</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=13"> CONSERVATION NOTES For more information or to sen</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=14"> IGFA SPECIES PROFILE For more information or to s</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=15"> 16th Annual IGFA Fishing Hall of F</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=16"> Are You a Captain, or Own a Lodge, or Resort? 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href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=23"> INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE NEWS ‐ For more informati</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=24"> 24 INTERNATIONAL ANGLER OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECE</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=25"> S ince 1988, Friends of the Env</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=26"> The Bahamas is iconic for its fantas</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=27"> JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL ANGLE</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=28"> F is r s rt F IE t </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=29"> WATERPROOF - DROP PROOF LIFEPROOF Without proof,</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=30"> MEMBERSHIP For more information email membership@</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=31"> Morgan Stanley is proud to support the Internatio</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=32"> 32 INTERNATIONAL ANGLER OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECE</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=33"> I t's been nearly 40 years since the IGF A began </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=34"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=35"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=36"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=37"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=38"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=39"> Although it was originally founded as a salt</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=40"> NEW IGFA WORLD RECORDS For more information about</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=41"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=42"> NEW IGFA WORLD RECORDS For more information about</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=43"> </a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0f9c6ae?page=44"> NEW IGFA WORLD RECORDS For more information about</a> <a title="Oct_Nov_Dec 2014web page 45" 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