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On August 4, 1953, while fishing off of Cabo Blanco, Glassell caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 pounds (710 kg) using a handheld 7-foot (2.1 m) bamboo rod, a Fin-Nor reel and 130-pound-test linen line. [5] This set a new IGFA record in the all-tackle and 130-pound line classes, and for the largest bony fish caught by hand. [6]
The black marlin showcases an extremely chrome underside and a dark blue-black dorsal side, the two colored layers are often separated by a yellow-ish chrome stripe. The black marlin is the only istiophorid in which the second dorsal fin is anterior to the second anal fin, this feature holds for all sizes. [10]
In February 1913, Mark Lidwill, fishing off Port Stephens, brought in the first black marlin ever caught on rod and reel. This fish, which weighed around 70 pounds (32 kg), was the first marlin caught by a sport fisherman in Australia, and is also thought to be the first marlin of any species caught on rod and reel. [4]
The state record is held by Ginger Meyers of Sunset, Louisiana, who landed an 851.9 pound marlin in 2020, according to OutdoorAlabama.com. Stover’s winning 776-pound fish also came with a big ...
A record-breaking year. Brady’s fish-inspired outburst came on day three of the 66th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, an event that began in the 1950s at a time when blue ...
Here's a list of the state records for Ohio's biggest fish ever caught. ... Crappie, black: 4.5 pounds. 18 1/8 inches. Private lake. Ronald Stone of Wooster, on May 24, 1981.
The largest gar ever known, caught in Louisiana in 1925, was 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and weighed 137 kg (302 lb). [1] Anglerfish (Lophiiformes) The largest of this diverse order is the common goosefish (Lophius piscatorius) found in the northeastern Atlantic off Europe and North Africa. This big-mouthed fish can attain a size of 58 kg (128 lb ...
Billfish. The billfish are a group of saltwater predatory fish characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size; some are longer than 4 m (13 ft). Extant billfish include sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae; and swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are often apex predators which ...