Blue Marlin World Cup 4th July.
July 04, 2024 Calheta 3 photos

Trip Summary

21 boats fished this out of Madeira, 160 boats world wide. We won this competition for australian clients in 2019. We fished this year with Andy and Alison from Somerset. The competition started at 8.30, at 10. 35 we hooked a lively 500+ Blue marlin, a qualifying fish for the comp. After a spectacular display at the back of the boat the fish went down and took 1 3/4 hours to get to the boat. We had to take the fish to be weighed and it came in at a respectable 557lbs. It was the fourth biggest fish in the world and the only fish qualifying in Madeira. The fish was donated to the Madeiran fisheries for scientific research. It was a male fish previously males were only thought to reach a max of 350lbs, so maybe a record breaker in its own right.
Howard Williams
Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
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