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Listed below are Hawaii's illustrious Granders.
These are both black and Pacific blue marlin caught in Hawaii waters that have weighed 1,000 lbs or more.
If you have additional information on the marlin listed, other granders caught in Hawaii's waters, or have a better photograph than the one depicted, please share it with us. Contact us at hawaiifishingnews@gmail.com.
HAWAII FISHING NEWS
P.O. Box 25488
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825
Phone (808) 395-4499
Fax (808) 396-3474
Grander Fishing, Hawaii-Style!
In Hawaii's waters even small boats have the opportunity to catch monster-sized fish like the revered 1,000-lb marlin.
Some of the largest marlin in the world have been caught near the shores of the Hawaiian Islands in some of the smallest boats you can imagine! In fact, the largest blue marlin ever caught on a rod and reel was caught by Capt. Cornelius Choy and his daughter Gail on the COREENE-C in 1971. The fish weighed an astonishing 1,805 lbs.
The fish to the left is a 1,269-lb Pacific blue marlin caught by Capt. Lee Gonsalves, Jesse Masagatani and Tommy Medeiros on the boat, EKENA ELUA, in 1986. They were only 15 miles off the windward coast of Oahu when the marlin attacked a lure. It was the second grander in two days for the fishermen plying the windward coast.
1,245-pound Grander Caught!
Fishermen capture 1,000-lb grander 21 miles south of Honolulu! Read the 2009 story here.
Watch the crew of the KALEI-PUA haul in their massive 1,032-lb pacific blue marlin!
Read the crews story here. Special thanks to Tanya Makinney for sharing this with HFN!
Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
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Blue Marlin |
1067 |
Sandy Haught |
Barber's Point, Oahu |
05/05/95 |
Blue Marlin |
1100 |
Dennis Kunahisa and Crew |
Haleiwa, Oahu |
05/25/79 |
Blue Marlin |
1,168 lbs. |
Capt. Butch Farm |
Haleiwa, Oahu |
06/11/2022 |
Blue Marlin |
1178 |
Armando Pacheco and Ryan Wilson |
Haleiwa, Oahu |
06/26/02 |
Blue Marlin |
1089 |
Cory Vellalos |
Hale'iwa, O'ahu |
07/19/03 |
Blue Marlin |
1002 |
George Parker |
Hawaii-Kai, Oahu |
11/13/54 |
Blue Marlin |
1212 |
Ivan Mochida |
Hilo, Hawaii |
06/17/95 |
Blue Marlin |
1000 |
Howard Hose |
Hilo, Hawaii |
00/00/98 |
Blue Marlin |
1190 |
Michelle Kobayashi |
Hilo, Hawaii |
06/23/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1010 |
Capt. Paul Andrade & Crew |
Hilo, Hawaii |
07/06/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1112 |
Capt. Andy Anderson |
Honolulu, Oahu |
00/00/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1070 |
Capt. Mike DeRego |
Honolulu, Oahu |
06/00/72 |
Blue Marlin |
1650 |
All of us |
II-buoy, Oahu |
03/00/91 |
Blue Marlin |
1015 |
Tori Hesedahl |
Kahe Power Plant , Oahu |
03/05/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1258.5 |
Miguel Koenig |
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
07/06/03 |
Blue Marlin |
1252 |
William Frando and Nathan Libarios |
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
04/00/77 |
Blue Marlin |
1202 |
Chris Kam and Randy Marks |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
01/12/88 |
Blue Marlin |
1236 |
Bill Risso, Kenny Risso and Miles Iwasaki |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
06/18/11 |
Blue Marlin |
1070 |
John "L.J." Benson and Mark Perkins |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
12/29/00 |
Blue Marlin |
1007 |
Vivian Kekahuna and Larry Ho |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
06/00/94 |
Blue Marlin |
1477 |
Gary Silva |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
12/16/88 |
Blue Marlin |
1077 |
Frieder Boeck and Fred Patricio |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
09/00/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1269 |
Jesse Masagatani and Tommy Medeiros |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
03/08/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1150 |
Keone Hoopii |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
03/07/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1040.7 |
Rex Koga |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
03/21/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1050 |
Gary Nakashima and Wesley Takazono |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
05/11/79 |
Blue Marlin |
1015 |
Rudy Puana |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
00/00/79 |
Blue Marlin |
1150 |
Jimmy Fernandez |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
00/00/79 |
Blue Marlin |
1090 |
Coates Cobb Adams Sr. |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
09/09/75 |
Blue Marlin |
1051 |
Capt. Bill Trotter and Ray Dela Cruz |
Kaneohe, Oahu |
00/00/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1277 |
Ron Foo |
Kewalo, Oahu |
10/02/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1174 |
Paul Ortiz and Chris Cena |
Kewalo, Oahu |
11/01/96 |
Blue Marlin |
1309 |
Michael Bilich |
Kona Coast |
08/26/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1368 |
Guy Kitaoka |
Kona Coast |
07/28/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1075 |
Brent Nelson |
Kona Coast |
08/18/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1153 |
Stan Sack |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/30/87 |
Blue Marlin |
1168 |
Scott Preece |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/22/85 |
Black Marlin |
1060 |
Herman Gomes and John Langsi |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/22/85 |
Blue Marlin |
1183 |
Steve and Sue Gibbons |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/17/85 |
Blue Marlin |
1229 |
Richard Hartom |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/01/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1016 |
John Davis |
Kona, Hawaii |
02/28/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1058 |
Kai Rizzuto |
Kona, Hawaii |
02/18/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1211 |
Robert Steffens |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/27/14 |
Blue Marlin |
1050 |
David Murasaki and Ricky Urada |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/25/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1062 |
Gil Kraemer |
Kona, Hawaii |
08/08/86 |
Blue Marlin |
1111 |
Darien and Clifford Jr. |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/30/85 |
Blue Marlin |
1103 |
Kelly Everette |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/25/87 |
Blue Marlin |
1195 |
Don and Joan Taylor |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/10/84 |
Blue Marlin |
1043 |
Steve Spina |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/03/13 |
Blue Marlin |
1299 |
Steve Aoki |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/03/88 |
Blue Marlin |
1171 |
Ron Walker and Walt Mahoney Jr. |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/20/88 |
Blue Marlin |
1166 |
Ray Hawkes |
Kona, Hawaii |
08/19/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1008 |
Ernie France |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/15/13 |
Blue Marlin |
1000 |
Del Marsh |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/28/89 |
Blue Marlin |
1120 |
Mickey Waddopus |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/20/90 |
Blue Marlin |
1400 |
Roy Hudson |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/05/90 |
Blue Marlin |
1037 |
Stan Phillips and Donald Graciidis Jr. |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/21/90 |
Blue Marlin |
1082 |
Greg Bridler |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/09/91 |
Blue Marlin |
1058 |
Bob Leggio |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/05/85 |
Black Marlin |
1088 |
Vaughn Miyauchi |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/05/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1011 |
Tim Rupli |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/11/07 |
Blue Marlin |
1117 |
Rik Jones |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/00/77 |
Blue Marlin |
1014 |
Jim Schultz |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/25/60 |
Blue Marlin |
1009 |
Fred Erickson |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/26/62 |
Blue Marlin |
1005 |
Butch Chee |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/10/62 |
Blue Marlin |
1095 |
Henry Chee |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/30/64 |
Blue Marlin |
1148 |
Bob Unger |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/08/65 |
Blue Marlin |
1100 |
Willie Erickson |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/23/67 |
Blue Marlin |
1170 |
Bobby Brown |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/20/74 |
Blue Marlin |
1188 |
Thomas Duarte and Del Leid |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/21/85 |
Blue Marlin |
1040 |
Mike Benham |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/15/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1019 |
Frank Barone |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/07/91 |
Blue Marlin |
1257 |
Robert H. Waryas |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/25/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1450 |
Cyril and Paul Burgoyne |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/05/79 |
Blue Marlin |
1226 |
Dean Lemman |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/26/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1112 |
Walter Koyanagi |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/01/79 |
Black Marlin |
1205 |
Bill and Brad Brontseme and Frank Di Donna |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/19/80 |
Blue Marlin |
1319 |
Chuck Sullivan |
Kona, Hawaii |
09/26/80 |
Blue Marlin |
1376 |
Jay DeBeaubien |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/31/82 |
Blue Marlin |
1649 |
Gary Merriman, Rankin Smith Jr. & Roy Imamura |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/16/84 |
Blue Marlin |
1053 |
Jimmy Akiona Sr. |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/12/89 |
Blue Marlin |
1055 |
Lloyd Toriano |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/01/84 |
Blue Marlin |
1143.5 |
Ray Bayner and Paul Chiakas |
Kona, Hawaii |
02/25/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1056 |
Matt Prater |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/31/08 |
Blue Marlin |
1144 |
Mike Banks |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/27/95 |
Blue Marlin |
1041 |
Mark Wilby |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/19/99 |
Blue Marlin |
1019 |
Daniel O'Callaghan and Capt. Brian Toney |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/01/98 |
Blue Marlin |
1014 |
Tosh Ervin |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/29/03 |
Blue Marlin |
1048 |
Rudy Basmayor |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/26/99 |
Blue Marlin |
1161 |
Yasuo Takahashi |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/10/92 |
Blue Marlin |
1064 |
Tim O'Hallaran |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/05/09 |
Blue Marlin |
1053 |
Jeffery McLaughlin |
Kona, Hawaii |
08/07/00 |
Blue Marlin |
1022 |
Molly Palmer |
Kona, Hawaii |
08/18/12 |
Blue Marlin |
1115 |
David Wolfsen |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/06/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1021 |
Ramon Flores |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/18/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1252 |
Ed Noinain |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/25/08 |
Blue Marlin |
1045 |
Barrett O'Donnell |
Kona, Hawaii |
07/12/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1140 |
Kerwin Masunaga |
Kona, Hawaii |
08/09/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1036 |
Paula Pattinson |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/01/02 |
Blue Marlin |
1174 |
Jeffrey Russell |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/08/02 |
Blue Marlin |
1213 |
Daisuke Yamazaki |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/30/00 |
Blue Marlin |
1104 |
Jill and John Anderson |
Kona, Hawaii |
04/10/10 |
Blue Marlin |
1143 |
Pat Smith and Andrea Stamiforth |
Kona, Hawaii |
01/30/92 |
Blue Marlin |
1132.5 |
Jeff Van Hove |
Kona, Hawaii |
05/20/05 |
Blue Marlin |
1356 |
John Livingstone, Bruce Graham and Pete Miccolly |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/06/92 |
Black Marlin |
1051 |
Chris Robb |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/13/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1062 |
Garrett Handwork |
Kona, Hawaii |
03/13/11 |
Blue Marlin |
1165 |
Ken Cort |
Kona, Hawaii |
12/28/94 |
Blue Marlin |
1109 |
Drew Richardson and David Harvey |
Kona, Hawaii |
06/28/94 |
Blue Marlin |
1,028 lbs |
Justin Calvino |
Kona, Hawaii |
6/01/2021 |
Blue Marlin |
1049 |
Tommy Werner |
Kona, Hawai'i |
03/16/06 |
Blue Marlin |
1040.5 |
Paul Morris |
Kona, HI |
01/07/12 |
Blue Marlin |
1026.4 |
Mike Bixler, Jim Bierd and Michael Skaggs |
Lahaina, Maui |
07/18/07 |
Blue Marlin |
1199 |
Doug Jorgensen |
Lahaina, Maui |
10/29/93 |
Blue Marlin |
1118 |
Reese Randall |
Lanai, Hawaii |
08/03/02 |
Blue Marlin |
1140 |
Daniel Fuchigami |
Lanai, Hawaii |
06/01/09 |
Blue Marlin |
1039.6 |
Johnathan Harris |
Maalaea, Maui |
00/00/12 |
Blue Marlin |
1073 |
Steven Yamasaki |
Makahuena, Kauai |
07/14/18 |
Blue Marlin |
1058.3 |
Mike and Kendall Michaelis |
Manele Bay, Lanai |
05/25/15 |
Blue Marlin |
1002 |
David Davidson |
Maui |
00/00/81 |
Blue Marlin |
1140 |
John Eddy |
Maui (JJ-buoy) |
02/10/92 |
Blue Marlin |
1065.5 |
Mike Nesbitt & Drew Bradley |
Miloli'i, Big Island |
08/12/03 |
Blue Marlin |
1350 |
Harry Grace Jr. |
Milolii, Hawaii |
06/18/77 |
Blue Marlin |
1209 |
Louis Paulo |
Milolii, Hawaii |
04/14/78 |
Blue Marlin |
1265 |
Hunter Clawson |
Milolii, Hawaii |
09/13/83 |
Blue Marlin |
1222 |
Capt. Eric Hawkins and First Mate Hopie Hawkins |
Molokai |
03/01/16 |
Blue Marlin |
1157 |
Donnita Hamilton |
Nanakuli, Oahu |
00/00/87 |
Blue Marlin |
1008 |
Chuck Blesso |
Nawiliwili, Kauai |
08/08/97 |
Blue Marlin |
1101 |
Andrew Mau |
North Shore, Molokai |
10/25/97 |
Blue Marlin |
1106 |
Rodney Kam |
North Shore, Molokai |
10/25/97 |
Blue Marlin |
1245 |
Marvin Bethune |
Oahu, Hawaii |
01/00/10 |
Blue Marlin |
1148 |
Mike Contrares |
Port Allen, Kauai |
11/11/98 |
Blue Marlin |
1012 |
Wayne Watanabe |
South of O'ahu |
03/19/06 |
Blue Marlin |
1207 |
Al Bento |
South Shore, Oahu |
05/00/94 |
Blue Marlin |
1805 |
Mike Wachtier, Pat Morello, Charles Lewis and Gail Choy |
Waianae, Oahu |
06/10/70 |
Blue Marlin |
1299 |
Gary Largo and Nasario Quemado Jr. |
Waianae, Oahu |
09/03/03 |
Blue Marlin |
1032 |
Kalei-pua Team |
Waianae, Oahu |
07/29/17 |
Blue Marlin |
1200 |
Leonard Huddy |
Waianae, Oahu |
07/00/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1053 |
Tony Cordero and Leslie Cansibog |
Waianae, Oahu |
00/00/01 |
Blue Marlin |
1100 |
Ross Kawawaki and Charlie Ching |
Waianae, Oahu |
03/05/89 |
Blue Marlin |
1032 |
Dirk Britton |
Waianae, Oahu |
04/01/82 |
Blue Marlin |
1020 |
Jimmy Tomei |
Waianae, Oahu |
07/08/84 |
Blue Marlin |
1230 |
Isaac Kaialau |
Waianae, Oahu |
02/16/97 |
Blue Marlin |
1092 |
Stacy, Kelly, Elijah & Denver |
Waianae, Oahu |
07/30/12 |
Blue Marlin |
1010 |
Walter Uza |
Waianae, Oahu |
08/16/94 |
Blue Marlin |
1050 |
James Celestino |
Waianae, Oahu |
08/28/87 |
Blue Marlin |
1024 |
Wayne Thompson & Robert Weidenger |
Waianae, Oahu |
08/21/12 |
Blue Marlin |
1049 |
Gilbert Hun |
Waianae, Oahu |
04/14/92 |
Blue Marlin |
1012.5 |
Pat Wond, Mitchell Meyer and Ricardo Rellin |
Waianae, Oahu |
03/31/82 |
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