Have you ever heard the story of "Choy's Monster"?
The largest marlin every caught on rod & reel?
It weighed 1,805 lbs. or 820 kg. when weighed in Hawaii, (Honolulu) in 1970.
Capt. Cornelius Choy and his daughter Gail acting as deckhand, had taken 6 holiday makers out for a days sport fishing.
None were experienced anglers. After fighting the fish for some time and passing the rod around, Capt. Chow finally took the rod and brought the fish to the boat where his daughter wired it. Naturally, it could not qualify for an IGFA world record, but it does stand to this day as the largest Blue Marlin ever taken on rod and reel.
Obviously these days most "Granders" are tagged & released.
Cheers PW
(Photo, IGFA)
The largest marlin every caught on rod & reel?
It weighed 1,805 lbs. or 820 kg. when weighed in Hawaii, (Honolulu) in 1970.
Capt. Cornelius Choy and his daughter Gail acting as deckhand, had taken 6 holiday makers out for a days sport fishing.
None were experienced anglers. After fighting the fish for some time and passing the rod around, Capt. Chow finally took the rod and brought the fish to the boat where his daughter wired it. Naturally, it could not qualify for an IGFA world record, but it does stand to this day as the largest Blue Marlin ever taken on rod and reel.
Obviously these days most "Granders" are tagged & released.
Cheers PW
(Photo, IGFA)
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