On Wednesday Captain Mat Bowman, Deckhand Kyle Vannatta, and angler Michael Bilich of the Northern Lights, a fishing (charter) boat out of Kona, managed to land the 12th largest Blue Marlin ever caught in Hawaii, a blue marlin weighing in at 1,309 pounds. The shoulders on this 1,309 pound blue marlin caught by the Northern Lights fishing team are just astounding (74-inch girth), and the jaws on this dinosaur of a fish are so massive they could swallow J.J. Watt in one bite (seriously though, this 1,309 pound blue marlin used to eat 250-pound yellowfin tuna for breakfast).
This was the 2nd blue marlin caught in Hawaiian waters this year weighing over 1,300 pounds (3rd blue marlin weighing over 1,200 pounds), the previous one was caught in late July and was the 8th largest blue marlin ever caught in Hawaii. And while it’s a little too early to call this the best year for blue marlin fishing in Hawaii, in recent memory, we’re certainly getting to a point where we can start discussing it.
Another Grander has been caught in Kona. Congratulations to Northern Lights on their Blue Marlin weighing in at 1,309…
Posted by The Charter Desk at Honokohau Marina on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Don’t believe me about this marlin being able to swallow/eat J.J. Watt? Watch this video of a 600 pound black marlin, a fish less than half the size of the one above, swallow this tuna like it’s nothing:
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