GBR, Aus – 18th 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.
GBR, Aus – 17th Grander of the Year
Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Capt. Darren Haydon & Ryan O’Halloran on Bounty Hunter, released a 1,000 lbs. Black Marlin. They released a 900 lbs. Black Marlin as well.
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
