Bazaruto, Mozambique – Capt. Jason Holtz on Big Bob weighed a 1,018 lbs. Black Marlin. They intended on releasing the fish, but it came up dead. Fish was caught by Stephanie Choate on a small Andy Moyes lure out of V mile in 200 feet of water. Fight time was was 1 Hour and 40 Minutes. Mate Chris Spanky was working the cockpit.
While the catch itself is impressive, Capt. Holtz has now released a Grander Black Marlin in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans and a Grander Blue Marlin in the Pacific and the Atlantic.
