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2018 Granders

GBR – 11th Grander of the Year
Cooktown, Australia – Capt. Tim Richardson on Tradition with deckhands Garrett Penley and Thompson Brown released an estimated 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin. Angler was
GBR – 10th Grander of the Year
Cooktown, Aus – The Great Barrier Reef has yielded another Grander Black Marlin. The Amokura released a Black Marlin they estimated at over 1,000
GBR – 9th Grander of the Year
Lizard Island, Australia – Zulu released a Black Marlin they estimated at over 1,000 lbs. 
GBR – 8th Grander of the Year
Great Barrier Reef, Australia –  Capt. Christian Chapman on Reel Cross along with Mates Shane Roger and Todd Goodwin weighed a 1,058 lbs. Black
GBR – 7th Grander of the Year
Cooktown, Australia – Capt. Ross Finlayson on Bounty Hunter released an estimated 1,050 lbs. Black Marlin. 
Bermuda – 6th Grander of the Year
Bermuda – Capt. Bull Tolson and Caitlin Peele on Sea Toy weighed a 1,011 lbs. Blue Marlin. Angler was Dan Stephano. The fish had
Cape Verde – 5th Grander of the Year
  Cape Verde Islands – Heiko Steinmetz on the Black Marlin, weighed a 1,037 lbs. Blue Marlin. The fish had a 146” Short Measurement
Kauai, HI – 4th Grander of the Year
Kauai, Hawaii – Our 4th Grander of the Year comes from Capt. Steve Yamasaki on Taipan V weighing in at 1,074 lbs.  
Oahu, HI – 3rd Grander of the Year
  Oahu, Hawaii – Capt. Chris Rubin and Ricky Fairbanks on Ruckus weighed a 1,005 lbs. Blue Marlin. The fish ate a Moyes Sumo
Richards Bay, SA – 2nd Grander of the Year
  Richards Bay, South Africa – Capt. Jacques van Wyk, Marius Botha and Michael Fourie on Rough Rider weighed a 1,066 lbs. Blue Marlin.