IGFA World Record Fish Scraper
Pricing
Pay per event
Scrape all IGFA world record fish data. Returns current, pending, and vacant records across all categories — all-tackle, line-class, fly-rod, and junior — with species, angler, weight, location, and status.
Species Common Name
species_common_name
Optional
Common name of the fish species (e.g. "Bluefin tuna")
Species Scientific Name
species_scientific_name
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Scientific name of the species in "Genus species" format (e.g. "Thunnus thynnus")
Record Category
record_category
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Record category (e.g. "All-Tackle", "Line Class", "Fly Rod", "Junior")
Line Class
line_class
Optional
Line class weight for line-class records (e.g. "10 kg / 20 lb"). Null for all-tackle records.
Weight
weight
Optional
Record weight with both metric and imperial units (e.g. " 3.6 kg (8 lb 0 oz)"). For length records, contains the length measurement.
Length
length
Optional
Record length measurement for all-tackle length records. Null for weight records.
Angler Name
angler_name
Optional
Full name of the angler who caught the record fish
Catch Location
catch_location
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Water body and region where the fish was caught (e.g. "Cat Cay, Bahamas")
Country
country
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Country where the fish was caught, parsed from catch_location
Catch Date
catch_date
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Date the record fish was caught (e.g. "02-Jun-1958")
Bait Or Lure
bait_or_lure
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Bait or lure used. Requires authenticated member access; null in public data.
Status
status
Optional
Record status — Approved, Pending, Vacant, or Retired
Source Url
source_url
Optional
URL to the record detail page on igfa.org
Scraped At
scraped_at
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ISO 8601 timestamp when this record was scraped
