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 lbs. Blue with Capt. Simon Bracey at the helm and Tony & Tutu working the deck. This was Capt. Simon’s 2nd Grander this month, having caught our 12th Grander of the Year, a 1,017 lbs. Blue Marlin on the Happy Hooker II
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 by using a Shimano two-speed reel spooled with 130-lb test line. Crewman Shawn Bebeau handled the deck and gaffing chores at the climax of the two-hour, 20-minute battle. This is Capt. Van Mols' fourth grander. Dean's fishing team, Team Dinero, is made up of Dean and Tim Lemman, Adam Garside and Josh Little.
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.
