Nearshore Fish Weight Angler Location Date Sabre Squirrelfish ('Ala'ihi) 8 lbs 6 oz Eddie Carvalho Jr. Kohala, Hawai'i 09/02/94 Eddie Carvalho Jr. of Kamuela, Hawai'i was fishing from shore at Kohala with his Penn 850SS spinning reel and 10-foot Ugly Stik pole when an 8-lb 6-oz sabre squirrelfish engulfed his 'a'ama crab bait. Eddie cranked the record fish in using 30-lb test line on September 2, 1994.