What Was the Largest Fish Ever Caught? According to IGFA records, the largest fish ever caught was a great white shark that weighed an unbelievable 2,664 pounds (1,208.389 kg.). Caught off the coast of Ceduna, Australia, in 1959, it took angler Alfred Dean just 50 minutes to win the fight against this one-ton shark.

What is the world's largest fish ever caught?

The largest fish ever caught which is verified and listed by the IGFA is a 2,664lb (1208kg) great white shark. It was caught by Australian angler Alfred Dean in April 1959 off the coast of Ceduna, in South Australia.

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That fish could have been it, but we couldn't weigh it. It was too big.” When he began to spread the word in Cambodia that he was looking for giant fish, Hogan said, it was stingray he had in mind. “I thought I'd get 50 phone calls the first week, but nobody contacted us,” he said.