Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii
Louis Paulo was trolling alone on his 19-foot Glass-Pro, the RAMONA, when a giant marlin attacked his lure. What followed was an epic man-against-fish battle that lasted four hours. Fortunately, Louis' 180-lb test line was up to the task and the great fish was defeated.
Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Coral Seatel
Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii
On March 27, 2014, Capt. David Unger hooked angler Robert Steffens to the marlin of his dreams. The 1211-lb blue attacked an ice-blue tube lure designed by Capt. David's deceased father, Capt. Rusty Unger and exploded skyward immediately notifying the team on the NASTY HABIT that they were hooked to a seriously large blue marlin. Robert battled the fish with the drag on the reel fully pegged, but the fish died about 40 minutes into the fight. The job of retrieving line became a team effort for the next hour or more. When crewman Kai Hoover secured the dead fish, the hook fell out. Except that it was no longer much of a hook. The pressure had straightened the wire shank and broken off the point.
Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Tropic Queen
Blue Marlin Hilo, Hawaii
Capt. Wayne Rabang of the 19-foot Alii Kai skiff, the THREADFIN, was trolling outside of Kea'au Bay when he hooked Ivan Mochida to this 1212-lb behemoth. The 100-lb test Maxima line on their 80-class Shimano Tiagra two-speed reel was put to the test over the next five hours.
