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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
basil-mitchell-first-to-weigh-2-fish-over1200

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