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. Louis Sougne and Lionel Duffy on Nola put angler Antti Hokkanen on a 1,100 lbs. Blue Marlin. The fish took a Bonze Violator and took 45-Minutes to get to the boat. This is the 2nd Grander for the Azores in 2016
Capt. Tim Richardson on Tradition put Angler Stephan Kreupl on an 1,100+ Black Marlin. Mike Tarmey and Nicholas Bovell were on the deck. This is Tradition’s 2nd Grander of the Year.
Capt. Zezito Tavares on Hemingway released an 1,100 lbs. Blue Marlin. . This is the 2nd for Capt. Taveres in the Cape Verdes after weighing an 1,104 earlier this year. This is the 4th Grander caught in the Cape Verdes in 2015
Angler Kevin Jongschaap on Tudo Fish caught the fish of hie lifetime, releasing an estimated 1,100 lbs. Blue Marlin. This is only the 2nd Grander caught in these waters. The fish was caught on bait-and-switch using an 8” Moldraft Chugger with a Horse Ballyhoo. It took 2 hours and 15 minutes to get her to the boat on 80# tackle. You will notice that she is bill-less, the first we have seen on a Blue Marlin over 1,000 lbs.
Capt. Russell Caporn on Kaizen released an 1,100 lbs. Black Marlin for Angler David Trask. David has been fishing for 9-Years trying to get his first Grander and finally got this beauty. This is the 19th Grander of the Year on the Great Barrier Reef reported to us this season.