Nearshore Fish Weight Angler Location Date Mu (Bigeye emperor) 13 lbs Rex C. Bigg Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 07/12/92 Rex Bigg's mu record has never been challenged. Rex caught his 13-lb monster mu at OTEC Beach, Hawai'i while fishing from shore using a Penn 704 spinning reel, 10-lb test line and frozen shrimp for bait. He made the catch on July 12, 1992.