Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Ulysses
Blue Marlin Lanai, Hawaii
Capt. Jay Rifkin raised this massive blue marlin while trolling a purple Softhead lure outside of Manele Bay, Lanai in 200 fathoms of water. Mike and Kendall Michaelis took turns battling the fish during the three-hour battle from the JUN KEN PO. Co-capt. Chris Cole was ready with the gaffs when the 1058.3-lb behemoth neared the 42-foot Bertram. This marlin is the largest caught in Maui County since 2007.
Black Marlin Kona, Hawaii
After being hooked on a live bait (aku) towed from Capt. Peter Hoogs' PAMELA, this fish pulled them into the Alenuihaha Channel then dove deep and died. They planed the fish up in the dark and boated it at 11:40 p.m. The fight time was 101/2 hours and this was Kona s fourth grander of 1985.
Blue Marlin Mauritius
Performant 1 weighed a 1,060 lbs. Blue Marlin. This is the 11th Grander of 2016 and the 1st in Mauritius since 2014.
