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.
Madagascar – 12th Grander of the Year
Madagascar – Annette weighed a 1,005 lbs. Black Marlin.
