100-plus Weight Angler Location Date Ulua 101.7 lbs Mack Lopez Ka'u, Hawaii 05/01/11 Mack Lopez and his fishing partners journeyed to the Ka'u region of the Big Island in search of the "king of the reef." Mack hooked his dream fishing on a 12-foot Kilwell pole and battled it using a Newell S646 reel and 80-lb test Ande line. They weighed the historic catch at J. Hara Store in Kurtistown.