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  1. #1

    Still trying for a Grander

    Heading to Hawaii for a month and a half in the morning, will be fishing with Jeff Fay on Humdinger as usual.
    I've been trying to catch an IGFA legal grander for ~30 years, (and get my picture on the Granders wall in Kona with the "Big Boys" of Marlin tournament fishing). I've fought a few we and the tournament observer on board were sure went over 1,000, but they only count when they're IN the boat.
    The fishing was stellar last September, I tagged 22 decent size blues. Not 200 pound "rats" - but the biggest one ran only 700-ish.
    My "best catch" - not biggest fish - so far is a 500 on 50lb test stand up in very rough conditions. Like breaking 12-18ft rough. No harness or anything, I just held the rod under my arm, threw it in the water with a ball on it every time I got spooled, chased it with the pointy end of the boat, gaffed it up and fought some more. This went on for a while.....
    Maybe this is the year I'll finally check a Grander off my bucket list?
    "The older I get, the faster I was......."

    1979 60C "Ohana" hull# 331

  2. #2

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    Good luck Dave!
    Fred
    31 Tiara Open
    "Escalation"

  3. #3

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    Best of luck, any pics will be a treat. Even if the Grander is not in one.

    Tim

  4. #4

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    a 485 lb tuna on stand up almost killed me 25 years ago. I cant imagine how hard it will be to land the grander.
    Scott
    41C117 "Hattatude"
    Port Canaveral Florida.


    Marine Electronics and Electrical Products Distributor.

  5. #5

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    Just returned from fishing the FAD's in Costa Rica with Skip on "Hooker", caught some nice ones but no grander. Two days fishing 18 Blues, 1 Black, 1 Stripe, 2 Sails, a super slam the second day. Good luck to you and have fun and keep us posted on results.

  6. #6

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    That would certainly be something to hang your hat on. At this.point I'd be thrilled just to catch a billfish of any kind on my boat. Even saildogs would apply. Of course to do that I'd actually have to take the boat fishing some time. Sigh.

    Sorry, I digress. Good luck on checking that one off the bucket list. And yes, pictures either way.
    --- The poster formerly known as Scrod ---

    I want to live in Theory, everything works there.

    1970 36C375

  7. #7

    Re: Still trying for a Grander

    An amazing goal you've set. We boated our first Bluefin this year, 87", estimated 600 range. Never leadered a Blue Marlin, top of the bucket list though

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