MIAMI, Florida -- Dr. Martin Arostegui of Coral Gables caught his first world record, a 10-pound tripletail, in 1994. Nearly 14 years later, a mullet snapper in Costa Rica became his 200th world record.
Dr. Arostegui is the first angler to reach the International Game Fish Association milestone of 200 world records.
He has caught giant snakeheads in Malaysia and the prehistoric dog-fanged giant trahira in Suriname. And, in 2006, he received international media attention for his largest fish ever caught on fly, a 385-pound lemon shark caught off Key West.
Herb Ratner of Greensburg, Pa., has the second most world records with 181.
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Reader Comments
2 people have commented so far.Congrats on this catch and his world records, what a lifetime of adventure, you know a lot of good times and experiences came along with these record catches and just think of the ones that got away. keep on fishing it's great .
comment# 1 - Robert Rolin · Onalaska Texas · Jun 15, 2007 @ 10:47pm
what a great catch rolins right think what got away and catching the great dog fanged giant trahira and giant snakeheads congrats on all them i want to expore the rainforest and you give me the courage to do so 14 years and your still going thats real passion for sumthing you love thank you great sir and well done on all the great work
comment# 2 - gary · belfast uk · Aug 28, 2010 @ 7:01am