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Significant Catches

Significant (mostly record) catches of the Cairns Giant Black Marlin fishery.

25 Sep13:59

25 Sep13:59

Sep 1966

Sep 1966

Bransford1064

25 Sept 1966 – The fish that started it all

20 Sep07:00

20 Sep07:00

Sep 1967

Sep 1967

bill-stewart

20 Sept 1967 – New Australian Record

27 Sep07:18

27 Sep07:18

basil-mitchel

27 Sept 1967 – 1208 Australian Record

31 Oct07:31

31 Oct07:31

Oct 1969

Oct 1969

seay

31 Oct 1969 – 50lb World Record

22 Oct07:35

22 Oct07:35

Oct 1970

Oct 1970

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22 Oct 1970 – New 80lb World Record

29 Oct07:42

29 Oct07:42

Colleen-Seay-Ladies-World-Record-of-1028-on-80-29-Oct-1970

29 Oct 1970 – Women’s 80lb World Record

19 Sep07:47

19 Sep07:47

Sep 1971

Sep 1971

pat-gay-30lb

19 Sept 1971 – First 30lb Record

12 Oct07:53

12 Oct07:53

Oct 1972

Oct 1972

Bob-Dyer-1098lb-World-Record-on-80-first

12 Oct 1972 – New 80lb World Record

24 Sep10:42

24 Sep10:42

Sep 1973

Sep 1973

mead

New 80lb WR at 1218lb

01 Nov07:58

01 Nov07:58

Nov 1973

Nov 1973

Australian Record of 1442, angler Mick Magrath, skipper Peter B Wright

1 Nov 1973 – First 1400lb fish

09 Oct08:07

09 Oct08:07

Oct 1974

Oct 1974

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9 Oct 1974 – First to catch 2 fish over 1200lb

07 Oct07:22

07 Oct07:22

Oct 1976

Oct 1976

mahood

20lb World Record 1051lbs

18 Oct08:22

18 Oct08:22

judy-gay-1031

New Women’s WR 1053lb on 80lb

13 Oct10:48

13 Oct10:48

Oct 1977

Oct 1977

zuckerman

80lb WR 1233lbs for Steve Zuckerman

08 Nov08:31

08 Nov08:31

Nov 1977

Nov 1977

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New Women’s WR 1082lb on 80lb

01 Nov15:31

01 Nov15:31

Nov 1979

Nov 1979

Buster May with his 80 lb World Record of 1347lb, with Rick Thistlewaite, Laurie Woodbridge and Bob Barstow

1347lb on 80 New World Record

16 Nov13:46

16 Nov13:46

Nov 1981

Nov 1981

mikelevitt12lb

12lb WR smashed at 737lbs

23 Oct07:53

23 Oct07:53

Oct 1982

Oct 1982

kaymulholland

Women’s 998lb black marlin on 20lb WR

08 Nov14:18

08 Nov14:18

Nov 2001

Nov 2001

1389

1389lb black – 3rd largest off Cairns

03 Dec07:40

03 Dec07:40

Dec 2001

Dec 2001

levitt

631lbs on 16lb line class World Record

24 Nov13:56

24 Nov13:56

Nov 2002

Nov 2002

alex-johnston-smallfry

Small Fry WR 407lbs

16 Oct13:25

16 Oct13:25

Oct 2005

Oct 2005

565 for Robbie Angus, small fry world record oct 2005 weighed in Cooktown

Small Fry WR 565lbs

06 Dec13:49

06 Dec13:49

Dec 2005

Dec 2005

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Junior WR 973lbs

26 Nov14:07

26 Nov14:07

Nov 2006

Nov 2006

aj-2006

Junior WR 1098lbs

30 Oct16:10

30 Oct16:10

Oct 2014

Oct 2014

50-choate

Women’s 50lb WR black marlin 1111lbs

14 Oct13:59

14 Oct13:59

Oct 2021

Oct 2021

lily-sims-world-record

Junior Female WR 711lbs