";s:4:"text";s:3064:"As he waits for word on the possible world record, Foster has also earned a release citation from the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Use the search form above to find fishing world records for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and more. Rosenkilde credits his new record as as a group effort.A department biologist verified the species as a big-scale pomfret — . But we did catch a huge pomfret and a nice [swordfish]. The big-scale pomfret is commonly found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, but occasionally moves northward. The big-scale pomfret differs slightly from its cousin the Atlantic pomfret, also called a Ray’s bream after naturalist John Ray. The IGFA states on its website that the world-record pomfret was caught in 2004 off St. Augustine, Fla. –Images courtesy of Jeff Rosenkilde and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Both species can reach lengths up to nearly 40 inches. The current world record is 20.6 lb, caught Oct. 17, 2004 off St. Augustine, Florida. If it meets the organization’s stringent standards, it would be the all-tackle world, besting the current world record of 20.60 pounds. Search for the biggest fish in the International Game Fish Association's database of biggest fish for each species.