International Gamefish Association IGFA
Captain Richard Bradley is a Certified
IGFA Captain/Guide and supports the IGFA in it's
endeavors. The purpose of IGFA, is "to encourage the study
of game fishes for the sake of whatever pleasure, information,
or benefit it may provide; to keep the sport of game fishing
ethical, and to make its rules acceptable to the majority
of anglers; to encourage this sport both as recreation and
as a potential source of scientific data; to place such data
at the disposal of as many human beings as possible; and to
keep an attested and up-to-date chart of world record catches."
The founding fathers of IGFA - including such sportfishing
greats as Michael Lerner, Van Campen Heilner, Clive Firth,
and Ernest Hemingway - obviously had foresight; the basic
purposes they set forth have increased in importance through
the years. Today's IGFA has not changed these goals; rather
it has brought them to the attention of the angling public,
enlarged upon them, added to them, and adapted them to the
current and increasing needs of the sportfishing community.
WORLD RECORD KEEPING
IGFA maintains and publishes world records for saltwater, freshwater,
fly fishing catches, U.S. state freshwater records, and junior
angler records, awarding certificates of recognition to each
record holder. Recognized as the official keeper of world
saltwater fishing records since 1939, IGFA entered the field
of freshwater record keeping when Field & Stream transferred
its 68 years of records to the association in 1978.
Captain Richard Bradley
Lagooner, Inc. & IGFA Certified Captain
Want to go fishing on an IGFA guide? Please submit the request
below:
Your IP Address is: 72.34.229.76
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