Grander Weight Angler Location Date Blue Marlin 1053 Jeffery McLaughlin Kona, Hawaii 08/07/00 Capt. Gene Vander Hoek was running one of his own Taper lures as he trolled the famous waters of Kona, Hawaii on his 39-foot Rybovich, the SEA GENIE II. The lure did its job and soon Jeffery McLaughlin was hooked to a 1053-lb bruiser marlin. The fight time was 1 hour.