Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Coral Seatel
Black Marlin Cairns, Australia
Weighed on Coral Seatel
Blue Marlin Watamu, Kenya
It took until Mid-March, but we finally have our First Grander of the Year and it is a special one. Capt. Stuart Simpson on Ol Jogi II weighed a 1,062 lbs. Blue Marlin for Angler Roger Sutherland. This is Capt. Simpson’s 1st Grander and only Kenya’s 2nd Grander ever. Below is the Press Release from Gone Fishing Kenya.
Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii
Garrett Handwork was visiting his Uncle Scotty Mezzra before heading to Navy boot camp and Scotty took him fishing with Capt. Chip Van Mols and deckhand/captain Sean Bebeau on the MONKEY BIZ II. After a boating his first mahimahi, a long day of trolling on the Grounds eventually produced a strike on an Aloha Lures "Smash" on the short corner by a 1062-lb Pacific blue marlin--Garrett's first marlin and Capt. Van Mols' third Kona grander.
Blue Marlin – Kona, Hawaii
This grander, caught on the IHU NUI with Capt. Freddie Rice, was the first grander in the 28-year history of the HIBT. It was Rice's first HIBT as a captain although he had fished in the tournament before. Fight time was 1 hour and 20 minutes and this fish became an IGFA world record for Gil Kraemer.
