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
Capt. Henry Chee, a famous lure maker, raised his huge marlin while fishing on the MALIA. The fight time was 1 hour and 30 minutes on this IGFA world record catch.
We have our 2nd Grander of the Year. Capt. Sergio Reis with Angler Jose Pires caught a 1,097 lbs. Blue Marlin. The fish was fought standup for 4-Hours on 50 lbs. line on a straight butt rod on a small outboard boat. The fish had a 146″ Short Measurement and a 76″ Girth. The fish was caught on a Fronteira Leao
Capt. Jared Weir on Shaka weighed a 1,097 lbs Black Marlin on November 25th, to follow up his released Grander (40th Grander of the Year) on November 24th