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Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Blue Marlin Molokai, Hawaii

First Mate, Hopie Hawkins, and her father, Capt. Eric Hawkins, fought a 1222-lb. marlin for over six hours in an epic battle off Molokai. (April 2016 cover story)

Blue Marlin Cape Verde Islands

Lightning does in fact strike twice, in fact 11 times by our count! The Happy Hooker I has now caught 11 Grander Blue Marlin. The latest was this massive 1,222

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Weighed on Tropic Queen

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Weighed on Tropic Queen

Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii

Capt. Chip Van Mols hooked angler Dean Lemman to his fish of a lifetime by trolling an Erik Rusnak "Smash bait" off the famous Kona Coast. Dean fought the fish

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Black Marlin Lizard Island, Australia

Blue Marlin Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

North Carolina State Record

Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii

Capt. Jack Prettyman of the SUMMER RAIN found this fish for angler Richard Hartom outside of Kona. The big billfish crashed a lure and fought for only 1 hour.

Blue Marlin Oahu, Hawaii

The father-and-son team of Isaac and Buddy Kaialau were fishing on their 22-foot Force the PATRICIA K a few miles outside of Waianae when a huge marlin ate a 12-inch