GranderWatch – Page 86 – Largest & Only Collection of Grander Billfish in the World

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

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Black Marlin Lizard Island, Australia

Black Marlin Cairns, Australia

Black Marlin Cabo Blanco, Peru

Black Marlin Cooktown, Australia

Blue Marlin Kona, Hawaii

The MALIA struck yet again and returned to port under Bob Unger's guidance with a 1148-lb blue marlin. It was the sixth marlin over 1,000 lbs ever caught in Hawaii waters and the third grander caught on the MALIA.

Blue Marlin Kauai, Hawaii

This fish was hooked on the 500-fathom ledge outside Port Allen, Kauai from the CAROL ANN. Capt. J.D. Ornellas' secret lure was a Marlin Magic salt and pepper head. They fought the fish using a 16/0 Penn Senator reel and 200-lb test line for 1 hour and 22 minutes.