GranderWatch – Page 46 – Largest & Only Collection of Grander Billfish in the World

Blue Marlin
Kona, HI
Captain - Marlin Parker
Angler - Keith Hilton
Boat - Marlin Magic
1,035 lbs

Black Marlin
Cairns, Australia
Captain - Steve Ahlers
Tony Carpenter &
Murray Teasdale
Boat - Hellraiser II
1,098 lbs

Black Marlin
Cairns, Australia
Captain - Alex Jordon
Boat - Iona II
1,000 lbs.

Blue Marlin
Oahu, Hawaii
Captain - Chris Rubin &
Ricky Fairbanks
Boat - Ruckus
1,005 lbs

Blue Marlin
Cape Verde Islands
Captain - Heiko Steinmetz
Boat - Black Marlin
1,037 lbs

Black Marlin
Cairns, Australia
Hellraiser
1,100 lbs.

Black Marlin.
Cairns, Australia
Capt. Mark Parkinson
Black Label
1,000 lbs

Blue Marlin
Cape Verde Islands
Captain - Heiko Steinmetz
Boat - Black Marlin
1,177 lbs

Black Marlin
Cairns, Australia
Captain - Daniel McCarthy
Boat - Moana
1,000 lbs.

Black Marlin
Cooktown, Australia
Captain - Brett Goetze
Angler - Stephan Kreupl
Boat -Amokura
1,032 lbs

Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii

Capt. Fumio Murasaki of the TRIXIE, a 17-foot skiff, was towing a live bait around the C-buoy when he hooked this grander. The fish was caught during the Kona Gold Jackpot but they were not entered so they missed out on a $30,000 jackpot.

Blue Marlin Oahu, Hawaii

This fish was hooked 10 miles outside of Mokumanu Island, Oahu. It took 31/2 hours to bring to gaff and was caught on a lure (popper) on 130-lb test Maxima line. The reel was a Penn Senator 14/0.

Blue Marlin Oahu, Hawaii

James Celestino was 12 miles outside of the Kahe Power Plant when his 1,050-lb marlin ate a lure behind his boat, the LAURA LEI. James was alone on the 17-foot Glass Pros boat and the fish was hooked on 150-lb test Ande line spooled on a 14/0 Penn Senator reel. James fought the marlin for two hours and 19 minutes using a 130-lb class Daiwa rod in a shotgun rod holder.