Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Reef Lady
Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Coral Seatel
Blue Marlin Maui, Hawaii
Mike Bixler, Jim Bierd and Michael Skaggs landed the second largest marlin ever caught off Maui, a 1026.4-lb Pacific blue, on July 18, 2007 while fishing on the 42-foot Bertram Sportfisher, START ME UP LA DAT, with Capt. Ryan Fiedorowicz and crewman Ed Nevrivy. They were trolling the backside of Lana'i 3 miles offshore in 230 fathoms with five lures in the water when the monster-sized marlin ate a Moldcraft Purple Softhead. Jim, Mike and Michael rotated on the rod for the next four hours before they landed the behemoth. The fish was caught using 130-lb test Ande line and a Penn two-speed reel.
Blue Marlin Ahipara, New Zealand
Skipper John Giford and Angler Wade Wilson on Hot Lips weighed a 1,027 lbs. Blue Marlin. Fish was fought on 80 lbs. tackle and took 2-Hours to get to the boat. Fish took a Reg Gill Kohi Lure. This was the first Blue Marlin for the Angler. This is also the 2nd Largest Blue Marlin weighed in New Zealand.
