Great barracudas are large fish, and one of the largest of the Barracudas. Mature specimens are usually around 60–100 cm (24–39 in) in length and weigh 2.5–9.0 kg (5.5–19.8 lb). Exceptionally large specimens can exceed 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and weigh over 23 kg (51 lb).

Dr. Cyril Fabre set the IGFA World Record for the largest barracuda on November 14, 2002, in Guinea, West Africa. The record-breaking fish was a Guinean barracuda, weighing in at a staggering 102 pounds and 8 ounces.

Dec 5, 2019 · “It was bigger than any barracuda I had seen.” The barracuda—a Guinean barracuda, to be exact—measured 6.9 feet long and weighed a potential all-tackle world-record 102 pounds.

World's biggest barracuda ever caught. See the giant Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) and Guinean Barracuda (Sphyraena afra) in this video.BARRACUDA GR...

Apr 17, 2024 · The big barracuda weighed 46.4 kilograms (102 pounds, 8 oz) narrowly topping the all-tackle IGFA world record, a 45.9-kilo (101-pound, 3 oz.) fish caught in the west African country of Gabon in 2002 by Dr. Cyril Fabre.

Mar 24, 2025 · This massive specimen weighed a staggering 102 pounds, 8 ounces, setting a new record as the largest barracuda ever recorded. Measuring at an astonishing 6 feet 10.7 inches in length with a girth of 27 inches, this catch surpassed all expectations, proving the sheer might of these oceanic predators.

The largest barracuda specimens surpass ordinary dimensions, reaching lengths exceeding 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and weighing over 23 kg (51 lb). These gargantuan predators stand out even among their peers, commanding attention with their sheer size and power.

Overall, the largest barracuda ever caught measured 7 feet 2 inches in length and weighed 215 pounds. The fish was caught by angler John O’Neal in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, shattering the previous world record for the largest barracuda caught on rod and reel.

The Largest barracuda caught was over 6 feet in length Thomas Gibson from the USA caught a Guinean barracuda weighing 46.40 kilograms (102 pounds 4 ounces) which measured around 2 metres (6 feet 6 inches) on 14 February 2013 in Angola.

The biggest great barracuda ever caught by an angler is a fish that weighed in at an incredible 87lb 3oz. It was caught in 2012 by angler Christian Loranger off Kiribati, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.