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