A 1,058-Pound Blue Marlin Was Just Caught In Hawaii And This Fish Is Bigger Than My NYC Apartment

It took 145 days into the year 2015 before a second blue marlin weighing over 1,000-pounds (a grander) was caught. The first ‘grander’ of 2015 was caught 96 days ago, in Kona, Hawaii. Miraculously both granders caught so far this year weighed exactly 1,058-pounds. Today’s fish was caught aboard the Jun Ken Po, by captains Jay Riffin and Chris Cole, fishing in 200 fathoms (1,200 feet) of water off Menele Bay, Lanai, and was weighed in the town of Lahaina, Maui.

According to the website GranderWatch the team aboard the Jun Ken Po also caught a second blue marlin weighing 200-pounds. For more on this exciting catch you should click on over to Grander Watch (where the above image came from).

The catching of a ‘grander’ blue marlin is often the pipe dream of many fisherman, as very few are caught each year. When a grander is caught it’s most often a blue marlin, but 1,000-pound black marlin often show up as well. This is an incredible fishing achievement for the Jun Ken Po fishing team, and one that they’re not likely to forget about any time soon.

As for this fish being bigger than my apartment, as I blog this sitting on my couch I’m looking out on my living room and am 100% convinced this fish would not fit end-to-end in my NYC abode. It’s truly that small, and this 1,058-pound blue marlin is truly that gargantuan.

Last but not least, here’s the 1,058-pound blue marlin caught in Lahaina as it’s being carted off to feed all of the locals:

The 1st ‘grander’ blue marlin of 2015 that also weighed exactly 1,058 pounds click here to check out all the photos from that incredible catch. And for a list of all the other 500+ pound billfish caught across the globe in the month of May you can click on over to the ‘Billfish Report‘.

If you want to go out fishing with the Jun Ken Po team and catch a grander blue marlin of your own you can book that charter through ‘The Charter Locker‘ website, or email them for rates at info @ charterlockerdotcom.