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New Caledonia – 16th Grander of the Year

Poindimié, New Caledonia – Steeve Tojib and Georges Mayet have weighed the largest Marlin ever caught in these waters, an 1,135 lbs. Black Marlin. It took the guys 3 Hours

GBR, Aus – 15th Grander of the Year

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Capt. Daniel McCarthy on Moana III released an estimated 1,000 lbs. Black Marlin on the Opal Ridge.

GBR, Aus – 14th Grander of the Year

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Zulu weighed a 1,005 lbs. Black Marlin.

GBR, Aus – 13th Grander of the Year

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Capt. Steve Ahlers, Tony Carpenter and Murray Teasdale on Hellraiser 2 released a Black Marlin they estimated at over 1,000 lbs.

Mauritius – 12th Grander of the Year

Mauritius – Performant 1 weighed a 1,060 lbs. Blue Marlin. This is the 11th Grander of 2016 and the 1st in Mauritius since 2014.

Ra’iatea – 11th Grander of the Year

Ra’iatea, French Polynesia – Natai weighed a 1,128 lbs. Blue Marlin. Oddly enough, they weighed the fish before they “cleaned” it and it weighed 1,177 lbs.

La Gomera – 10th Grander of the Year

La Gomera, Canary Islands – Capt. Mark Lee on Sea Spirit released an estimated 1,160 lbs. Blue Marlin. They were able to get measurements at 145” Short and an 80”

GBR, Aus – 9th Grander of the Year

Cairns, Australia – Capt. Billy Billson on the Viking II released a 1,000+ Black Marlin fishing in the 50th Anniversary Tournament.

GBR, Aus – 8th Grander of the Year

Cooktown, Aus – Capt. Ross Finlayson & Andy Dow on Top Shot released an 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin. The fish was caught by angler Masahi Habuka and was on 50

Azores – 7th Grander of the Year

Horta, Azores – Team Habitat lead by Captain & Angler Lukas Folk along with Marco Nielsen and eventually Marty Bates weighed a 1,254 lbs. Blue Marlin. Capt. Marty Bates made

Azores – 6th Grander of the Year

Horta, Azores – Capt. Louis Sougne and Lionel Duffy on Nola put angler Antti Hokkanen on a 1,100 lbs. Blue Marlin. The fish took a Bonze Violator and took 45-Minutes

Azores – 5th Grander of the Year

Horta, Azores – Captain Olaf Grimkowski and Captain Marty Bates on Xacara weighed a 1,042 lbs. Blue Marlin. It took Angler Daniel Lluhi twenty (20) minutes to get her to