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World Record - All Tackle World Record All Tackle : Angler: Nelson Shayne Giant Grouper 179.50 Kg - line 130 lb Place: Latham Island (12 March 2004) Boat: Shuwari Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo - Mate: Jason Alexiou

Nelson Keith Shayne together with a group of friends decided to have a trip to Latham Island, together with Jason and Mady. Unfortunately in that period, the boat usually used by Jason and Mady was out of the water for servicing, but, thanks to the ready assistance of Peter Ruysenaars of the Pemba Channel Fishing Club, Jason Alexiou as a Captain, Maddalena Martinengo as a skipper, and Baraza and Kosmas as mates, managed to satisfy the request of Nelson and his friends, and venture towards Latham Island, by using one of Peter's boat, Shuwari. For the occasion, Jason re-fitted the boat with his tackle: lures, rods, rigs and electronics: the plan was to target dogtooth tuna, but there were too many Giant Trevallies around which were hooking up as soon as a lure was dropped in the water, without leaving a chance for anything else. So Jason decided to drop a rainbow runner as a live bait, which was pulled around for almost 20 minutes before being taken. The strike was really powerfull. Nelson picked up the rod. We all knew that it was a big fish, but we could not recognize what from the fighting attitude: a massive take, several powerful short runs, broken by periods where it was almost impossible to gain a centimeter of line. Just the last 10 meters the fish gave up, coming up on the surface with no resistance. Only than we realised that it was a massive 179.50 kg Giant Grouper. We thought about releasing it, unfortunately the fish was finished. Congratulations to Nelson Keith Sayne for the great fight. Well done Jason Alexiou and Maddalena Martinengo for helping acheive another World Record. Thank you to Peter for allowing us the complete use of one of his boats. World Record - Men World Record Men : Angler: Jason Alexiou Dogtooth Tuna 102.80 Kg - line 80 lb Place: Latham Island (16 November 2013) Boat: Boomerang Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo Mate: Roger Larrson         World Record - Men World Record Men: Angler: Benuad Twalib Dogtooth Tuna 100.50 KG Place: Dar es Salaam Boat: Kelly II Mate:Jason Alexiou Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo World Record - Men World Record Men: Angler: Jason Alexiou Dogtooth Tuna 84.00 Kg - 30 lb Place: Dar es Salaam (Dec 2007) Boat: 18 ft power Cat Pocket Rocket II Mate: Bernard Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo All Tackle World Record - All Tackle World Record All Tackle: Angler: Andrea Pellegrini Silvertip Shark 186.20 Kg - 130 lb Place: Dar es Salaam (Dec 2011) Boat: Boomerang Mate: Bernard Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo World Record - Men World Record Men: Angler: Martin Larsson Giant Trevally 56.60 Kg - 50 lb Place: Mafia (Nov 2011) Boat: Boomerang Mate: Ali Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo World Record - Men World Record Men: Angler: Jason Alexiou Dogtooth Tuna 71.50 Kg - 30 lb Place: Latham Island (25 March 2006) Boat: Kelly II Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo Mate: Habbasi - Bernard record, grouper, world, world record grouper,giant grouper, record giant grouper, grouper, world record, zanzibar, zanzibar channel, latham fishing, latham, deep sea, gt, big game, sportfishing, fishing, tanzania, pemba, latham island, fish, jigging, marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, tuna, broadbill, record, IGFA, giant trevally, bigeye, trevally, dogtooth, jason alexiou, maddalena, martinengo, nelson shayne, kilwa, Africa, east, yellowfin, grouper World Record - Women World Record Women:Angler: Maddalena Martinengo Dogtooth Tuna 71.50 Kg - 80 lb Place: Latham Island (22 Feb 2004) Boat: Miss Linda Skipper: Jasper Samaras Mate: Jason Alexiou World Record Women: Angler: Maddalena Martinengo Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 Kg - line 130 lb Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004) Boat: Kelly II Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo Mate: Jason Alexiou World Record Women: Angler: Maddalena Martinengo Giant Trevally 41.30 Kg - line 130 lb Place: Latham Island (6 Mar 2004) Skipper: Jasper Samaras Mate: Jason Alexiou World Record Women: Angler: Maddalena Martinengo Fish: Trevally Bigeye - Weight: 5.70 Kg - line 80 lb Place : Latham Island (20 Mar 2004) Skipper: Jasper Samaras Captain: Jason Alexiou records, record, world record, record grouper,giant grouper, record giant grouper, grouper, world record, zanzibar, zanzibar channel, latham fishing, latham, deep sea, gt, big game, sportfishing, fishing, tanzania, pemba, latham island, fish, jigging, marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, tuna, broadbill, record, IGFA, giant trevally, bigeye, trevally, dogtooth, jason alexiou, maddalena martinengo, nelson shayne, kilwa, Africa, east Africa, yellowfin Biggest Catch in Tanzania - Latham Island Area 1st Biggest Catch: 1.478 Kg in one day (2003) Boat: Kelly II - Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo - Anglers: Jason Alexiou, Jasper Samaras, Abbasi 2nd Biggest Catch: 1.472 Kg in one day (2004) Boat: Miss Linda - Skipper: Jasper Samaras - Anglers: Jason Alexiou, Maddalena Martinengo, Ali 3rd Biggest Catch: to be completed records, record, world record, record grouper, giant grouper, record giant grouper, grouper, world record, zanzibar, zanzibar channel, latham fishing, latham, deep sea, gt, big game, sportfishing, fishing, tanzania, pemba, latham island, fish, jigging, marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, tuna, broadbill, record, IGFA, giant trevally, bigeye, trevally, dogtooth, jason alexiou, maddalena martinengo, nelson shayne, kilwa, Africa, east Africa, yellowfin Biggest Catch in Tanzania - Zanzibar Channel Area 1st Biggest Catch: 474 Kg in one day (2005) Boat: Kelly II - Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo - Anglers: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 2nd Biggest Catch: 434 Kg in one day (2005) Boat: Kelly II - Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo - Anglers: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 3rd Biggest Catch: to be completed records, record, world record, record grouper, record giant grouper, giant grouper, record giant grouper, grouper, world record, zanzibar, zanzibar channel, latham fishing, latham, deep sea, gt, big game, sportfishing, fishing, tanzania, pemba, latham island, fish, jigging, marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, tuna, broadbill, record, IGFA, giant trevally, bigeye, trevally, dogtooth, jason alexiou, maddalena martinengo, nelson shayne, kilwa, Africa, east Africa, yellowfin Tanzanian Record     Kg       Lbs.   Fish Angler 212.00 80  Marlin Black  Jason Alexiou 183.10 80  Marlin Black  Z. Oplustil 56.78 80  Marlin Striped  Jason Alexiou 50.00 30  Marlin Striped  Jason Alexiou         184.50 130  Shark Silvertip  Jason Alexiou 152.20 80  Shark Silver Tip  Jason Alexiou 109.00 80  Shark Hammerhead  Jason Alexiou         179.50 130  Giant Grouper  N. Shayne  60.30  50  Giant Grouper  Jason Alexiou         103.00 130  Dogtooth Tuna  Tennis Cabby 66.70 30  Dogtooth Tuna  Jason Alexiou         95.00 130  Tuna Yellowfin  Abbasi (crew) 86.35 80  Tuna Yellowfin  Jason Alexiou 56.70 30  Tuna Yellowfin  Jason Alexiou 44.30 16  Tuna Yellowfin  Jason Alexiou         49.20 80  Trevally Giant  Jason Alexiou 52.30 30  Trevally Giant  Jason Alexiou 7.80 80  Trevally Bluefin  Jason Alexiou 7.00 30  Trevally Bluefin  Jason Alexiou 5.60 130  Trevally Bigeye  Maddalena Martinengo 5.70 80  Trevally Bigeye  Maddalena Martinengo         27.40 130  Mackerel King  Jason Alexiou  30.40  80  Mackerel King  Jason Alexiou 9.50 6  Mackerel King  Jason Alexiou 3.90 80  Mackerel Queen Cero  Jason Alexiou 3.10 20  Mackerel Queen Cero  Jason Alexiou 3.50 16  Mackerel Queen Cero  Jason Alexiou 4.30 6  Mackerel Queen Cero  Jason Alexiou         19.00 130  Dolphin Fish  Jason Alexiou 20.10 50  Dolphin Fish  Jason Alexiou         16.70 30  Broadbill  Jason Alexiou  22.60  30  Barracuda Great  Jason Alexiou 12.00 130  Red Snapper  Jason Alexiou 6.30 80  Red Snapper  Maddalena Martinengo 7.96 8  Wahoo  Jason Alexiou 6.20 30  Kawa Kawa  Jason Alexiou  7.10  130  Skipjck  George Alexiou 4.40 16  Skip Jack  Jason Alexiou 3.80 16  Rainbow Runner  Jason Alexiou

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