Blue Marlin Richards Bay, South Africa
Capt. Jacques van Wyk, Marius Botha and Michael Fourie on Rough Rider weighed a 1,066 lbs. Blue Marlin. This is the 3rd Grander ever weighed in South African waters and all have been Blue Marlin.
Blue Marlin Oahu, Hawaii
Capt. Wayne Morgan of the PESCADOR, a 171/2-foot Alii Kai skiff, hooked this monster marlin on a 14/0 Penn Senator loaded with 150-lb test line and a Joe Yee Super Plunger. Sandy Haught spend 31/2 hours on the reel before the fish died and the next two hours were spent planing it to the surface. A pack of sharks followed them back to the harbor and were appeased by the crews throwing saba to the hungry mob.
