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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 off their short corner. The fish

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. This is the 3rd Grander ever

Exmouth, WA – 1st Grander of the Year

Exmouth, Western Australia – Capt. Eddy Lawler of Peak Sportfishing weighed a 1,089 lbs. Blue Marlin. This is the first Blue marlin weighed in Australia over 1,000 lbs.

Ivory Coast – 21st Grander of the Year

  Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Stephane Millez on Black Pearl weighed a 1,041 lbs. Blue Marlin. After angler Jean Paul Bonnin fought this fish for 40-Minutes. They tried to revive her

Cairns, Aus – 20th Grander of the Year

  Cairns, Australia – Capt. Ross Finlayson on Top Shot weighed a 1,128 lbs. Black Marlin. Angler was Rick Gay. Fish had a 137” Short and a 80” Girth.

Cairns, Aus – 19th Grander of the Year

Cairns, Australia – Capt. Mark Parkinson on Black Label released a Black Marlin they estimated at over 1,000 lbs.

Cairns, Aus – 18th Grander of the Year

Cairns, Australia – Hellraiser II released an estimated 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin.

Mozambique – 17th Grander of the Year

  Bazaruto, Mozambique – Capt. Duarte Rato with mates Alex and Lourenco on Vamizi released an estimated 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin. Angler Andrew Carrick did the winding and got the

Lizard Island, Aus – 16th Grander of the Year

Lizard Island, Australia – Capt. Daniel McCarthy on Moana III released a Black Marlin they estimated at 1,200 lbs. They also deployed a satellite tag into the fish.

Cooktown, Aus – 15th Grander of the Year

Cooktown, Australia – Dreamin’ On weighed a 1,035 lbs. Black Marlin.

Lizard Island, Aus – 14th Grander of the Year

Lizard Island, Australia – Absolute weighed an 1,188 lbs. Black Marlin.

Cooktown, Aus – 13th Grander of the Year

Cooktown, Australia – Capt. Tim Richardson on Tradition released an estimated 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin.