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. Terry Dahl of the GRAND SLAM, a 46-foot Hatteras, raised this 1171-lb blue marlin for anglers Ron Walker and Walt Mahoney Jr. It was the first charter-caught grander in 1988.
This is the fourth grander for the famous boat, HUNTRESS, a 42-foot Merritt. Capt. Randy Parker was at her helm when this 1174-lb blue marlin ate a lure running on a 130-class outfit and Jeffrey Russell heeded the reel's call. Crewman Boy Decoito was on hand to secure the fish. The HUNTRESS was previously named the BLACK BART and this is the second time the boat has caught two granders inside a year's time.
This marlin ate a Dennis Otagiri "Smoker" lure, fought for two hours, then died. Capt. Russell Tanaka and his anglers, Paul Ortiz and Chris Cena, along with crewman Steve Tsutahara spent the next six hours raising the monster from the depths. A 15-foot tiger shark took two bites from the marlin's back (estimated at 150 lbs) before they could wrestle the fish onto the 50-foot Pacifica, the MAGIC.