Grown men struggle when reeling in 180-plus pound tarpon, that's why it's so impressive that 14-year-old Ivy Robichaux brought in a 188.4 pound silver king all on her own. In doing so, she not only caught a monster, she broke a world record. That record will become official once it's approved by ...

Since 1975, the Florida state record for a tarpon has been a 243-pound fish caught in Key West. Since 2003, the world record has been a 286-pound tarpon caught in Rubane, Guinea-Bissau, Africa. Both of those records may have been broken June 24, 2014 by Capt. Justin Moore and his four anglers. ...