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100 lbs Plus Conger Eels
recorded by BBC

* Boat Captured *

PHOTOS OF THE PAST Gallery of 100 lb plus Conger Eels

Graham TIBBS in 1996 with a great Conger Eel of 101 lbs 08 oz captured from his own small boat Solitaire Style

Colin Homden with another small boat caught Conger Eel in 1996 weighing in at an incredible 104  lbs 00 oz also Solitaire Style

John Marchant with his 102 lbs 8 ozs Conger Eel caught on the "Norvic" skippered by Tony Allen in 1978 (Photograph & copyright Russ Symons Photo Journalist)

Patrick Legion from Germany with this magnificent Conger weighing in at 107 lbs 12 oz and captured in 1998 aboard the SMUGGLER 111 from Exmouth skippered by Colin Dukes. Colin says this was stuffed and taken home. (Photograph courtesy Colin Dukes-Smuggler1V)

Trevor Kerrison on the right and skipper Paul Descombe with this huge Conger Eel of 111 lbs 4 oz captured during the Bank Holiday of 1992 aboard "ELECTRIC BLUE" operating from Plymouth. (Photograph courtesy and copyright of Mike Millman)

Dave Kyte captured in 1994 this magnificent Conger Eel weighing in at exactly 102lbs whilst fishing from the vessel "CARRICK LEE" skippered by Bill Dow operating from the Port of Eastbourne. (Photograph courtesy of Bill Dow)

Dave Somers in 1994 was the lucky angler here with a fish of 100 lbs 8 oz captured on the "NIKARIA" skippered by Chris Martin from the Port of Newhaven. (Photograph courtesy of Chris Martin)

Dave Higgins in 1999 displays a fish of 100 lbs captured on the "SUNDANCE" skippered by Roger Bayzand from the Port of Lymington. This fish was returned to the Solent after weighing -that's CONSERVATION! (Photograph courtesy of Roger Bayzand)

Victor Kroon of Holland displays a Conger Eel of 108 lbs captured on the "MIDNIGHT EXPRESS" in 1991 skippered by Dougal Lane from the Channel Island of Guernsey. (Photograph courtesy of Victor Kroon)

Martin Salem's 103 lb Conger Eel captured aboard "PEACE & PLENTY" skippered by Chris Tett in 1998 from the Port of Weymouth. This fish was captured on a cross channel wrecking trip on a wreck just north of the Casquettes. (Picture courtesy Chris Tett "PEACE & PLENTY")

Steven Cook's 101 lb Conger Eel captured aboard "GEMINI 11" skippered by Dave Harrison in 2002 from the Port of Dartmouth. (Picture courtesy & copyright Dave Harrison)

Lee Piddington 19, of Brixham SAC is the youngest angler to join the very exclusive 100 lb-Club. This fish was captured in the 2007 BCC Affiliated Club Championships from the vessel "DALORA" with skipper Kevin Tate from Brixham.