Listed below are Hawaii's illustrious "Granders." These are both black and Pacific blue marlin caught in Hawaii waters that have weighed 1,000 lbs or more.
If you have additional information on these or any other granders caught in Hawaii's waters or have a better photograph than the one depicted and would like to shore it with us, please contact us at fishnews@hawaii.rr.com
HAWAII FISHING NEWS, P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825, Phone (808) 395-4499, FAX (808) 396-3474.
Grander Fishing,
Hawaii-Style!
In Hawaii's waters even small boats have the opportunity
to catch monster-sized fish like the revered 1,000-lb marlin.
Some of the largest marlin in the world have been caught
near the shores of the Hawaiian Islands in some of the
smallest boats you can imagine! In fact, the largest blue
marlin ever caught on a rod and reel was caught by Capt.
Cornelius Choy and his daughter Gail on the COREENE-C
in 1971. The fish weighed an astonishing 1,805 lbs.
The fish to the left is a 1,269-lb Pacific blue marlin caught
by Capt. Lee Gonsalves, Jesse Masagatani and Tommy
Medeiros on the boat, EKENA ELUA, in 1986. They were
only 15 miles off the windward coast of Oahu when the
marlin attacked a lure. It was the second grander in two
days for the fishermen plying the windward coast.
| Fish | Weight | Angler | Location | Date |
| Blue Marlin | 1207 | Al Bento | South Shore, Oahu | 05/00/94 |
| Blue Marlin | 1650 | All of us | II-buoy, Oahu | 03/00/91 |
| Blue Marlin | 1101 | Andrew Mau | North Shore, Molokai | 10/25/97 |
| Blue Marlin | 1178 | Armando Pacheco and Ryan Wilson | Haleiwa, Oahu | 06/26/02 |
| Blue Marlin | 1045 | Barrett O'Donnell | Kona, Hawaii | 07/12/01 |
| Black Marlin | 1205 | Bill and Brad Brontseme and Frank Di Donna | Kona, Hawaii | 07/19/80 |
| Blue Marlin | 1236 | Bill Risso, Kenny Risso and Miles Iwasaki | Kaneohe, Oahu | 6/18/11 |
| Blue Marlin | 1058 | Bob Leggio | Kona, Hawaii | 09/05/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1148 | Bob Unger | Kona, Hawaii | 09/08/65 |
| Blue Marlin | 1170 | Bobby Brown | Kona, Hawaii | 01/20/74 |
| Blue Marlin | 1005 | Butch Chee | Kona, Hawaii | 07/10/62 |
| Blue Marlin | 1112 | Capt. Andy Anderson | Honolulu, Oahu | 00/00/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1070 | Capt. Mike DeRego | Honolulu, Oahu | 06/00/72 |
| Blue Marlin | 1202 | Chris Kam and Randy Marks | Kaneohe, Oahu | 01/12/88 |
| Black Marlin | 1051 | Chris Robb | Kona, Hawaii | 06/13/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1008 | Chuck Blesso | Nawiliwili, Kauai | 08/08/97 |
| Blue Marlin | 1319 | Chuck Sullivan | Kona, Hawaii | 09/26/80 |
| Blue Marlin | 1090 | Coates Cobb Adams Sr. | Kaneohe, Oahu | 09/09/75 |
| Blue Marlin | 1089 | Cory Vellalos | Hale'iwa, O'ahu | 7/19/03 |
| Blue Marlin | 1450 | Cyril and Paul Burgoyne | Kona, Hawaii | 01/05/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1213 | Daisuke Yamazaki | Kona, Hawaii | 01/30/00 |
| Blue Marlin | 1140 | Daniel Fuchigami | Lanai, Hawaii | 6/1/09 |
| Blue Marlin | 1019 | Daniel O'Callaghan and Capt. Brian Toney | Kona, Hawaii | 07/01/98 |
| Blue Marlin | 1111 | Darien and Clifford Jr. | Kona, Hawaii | 03/30/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1002 | David Davidson | Maui | 00/00/81 |
| Blue Marlin | 1050 | David Murasaki and Ricky Urada | Kona, Hawaii | 05/25/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1115 | David Wolfsen | Kona, Hawaii | 04/06/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1000 | Del Marsh | Kona, Hawaii | 03/28/89 |
| Blue Marlin | 1100 | Dennis Kunahisa and Crew | Haleiwa, Oahu | 05/25/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1032 | Dirk Britton | Waianae, Oahu | 04/01/82 |
| Blue Marlin | 1195 | Don and Joan Taylor | Kona, Hawaii | 06/10/84 |
| Blue Marlin | 1157 | Donnita Hamilton | Nanakuli, Oahu | 00/00/87 |
| Blue Marlin | 1199 | Doug Jorgensen | Lahaina, Maui | 10/29/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1109 | Drew Richardson and David Harvey | Kona, Hawaii | 06/28/94 |
| Blue Marlin | 1252 | Ed Noinain | Kona, Hawaii | 3/25/08 |
| Blue Marlin | 1008 | Ernie France | Kona, Hawaii | 1/15/13 |
| Blue Marlin | 1019 | Frank Barone | Kona, Hawaii | 09/07/91 |
| Blue Marlin | 1009 | Fred Erickson | Kona, Hawaii | 04/26/62 |
| Blue Marlin | 1077 | Frieder Boeck and Fred Patricio | Kaneohe, Oahu | 09/00/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1062 | Garrett Handwork | Kona, Hawaii | 3/13/11 |
| Blue Marlin | 1299 | Gary Largo and Nasario Quemado Jr. | Waianae, Oahu | 9/3/03 |
| Blue Marlin | 1656 | Gary Merriman, Rankin Smith Jr. & Roy Imamura | Kona, Hawaii | 03/16/84 |
| Blue Marlin | 1050 | Gary Nakashima and Wesley Takazono | Kaneohe, Oahu | 05/11/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1477 | Gary Silva | Kaneohe, Oahu | 12/16/88 |
| Blue Marlin | 1002 | George Parker | Hawaii-Kai, Oahu | 11/13/54 |
| Blue Marlin | 1062 | Gil Kraemer | Kona, Hawaii | 08/08/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1049 | Gilbert Hun | Waianae, Oahu | 04/14/92 |
| Blue Marlin | 1082 | Greg Bridler | Kona, Hawaii | 06/09/91 |
| Blue Marlin | 1350 | Harry Grace Jr. | Milolii, Hawaii | 06/18/77 |
| Blue Marlin | 1095 | Henry Chee | Kona, Hawaii | 05/30/64 |
| Blue Marlin | 1060 | Herman Gomes and John Langsi | Kona, Hawaii | 07/22/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1000 | Howard Hose | Hilo, Hawaii | 00/00/98 |
| Blue Marlin | 1265 | Hunter Clawson | Milolii, Hawaii | 09/13/83 |
| Blue Marlin | 1230 | Isaac Kaialau | Waianae, Oahu | 02/16/97 |
| Blue Marlin | 1212 | Ivan Mochida | Hilo, Hawaii | 06/17/95 |
| Blue Marlin | 1050 | James Celestino | Waianae, Oahu | 08/28/87 |
| Blue Marlin | 1376 | Jay DeBeaubien | Kona, Hawaii | 05/31/82 |
| Blue Marlin | 1132.5 | Jeff Van Hove | Kona, Hawaii | 05/20/05 |
| Blue Marlin | 1053 | Jeffery McLaughlin | Kona, Hawaii | 08/07/00 |
| Blue Marlin | 1174 | Jeffrey Russell | Kona, Hawaii | 04/08/02 |
| Blue Marlin | 1269 | Jesse Masagatani and Tommy Medeiros | Kaneohe, Oahu | 03/08/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1104 | Jill and John Anderson | Kona, Hawaii | 4/10/10 |
| Blue Marlin | 1014 | Jim Schultz | Kona, Hawaii | 03/25/60 |
| Blue Marlin | 1053 | Jimmy Akiona Sr. | Kona, Hawaii | 03/12/89 |
| Blue Marlin | 1150 | Jimmy Fernandez | Kaneohe, Oahu | 00/00/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1020 | Jimmy Tomei | Waianae, Oahu | 07/08/84 |
| Blue Marlin | 1070 | John "L.J." Benson and Mark Perkins | Kaneohe, Oahu | 12/29/00 |
| Blue Marlin | 1016 | John Davis | Kona, Hawaii | 02/28/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1140 | John Eddy | Maui (JJ-buoy) | 02/10/92 |
| Blue Marlin | 1356 | John Livingstone, Bruce Graham and Pete Miccolly | Kona, Hawaii | 06/06/92 |
| Blue Marlin | 1039.6 lbs | Johnathan Harris | Maalaea, Maui | 2012 |
| Blue Marlin | 1103 | Kelly Everette | Kona, Hawaii | 06/25/87 |
| Blue Marlin | 1165 | Ken Cort | Kona, Hawaii | 12/28/94 |
| Blue Marlin | 1150 | Keone Hoopii | Kaneohe, Oahu | 03/07/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1140 | Kerwin Masunaga | Kona, Hawaii | 08/09/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1200 | Leonard Huddy | Waianae, Oahu | 07/00/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1055 | Lloyd Toriano | Kona, Hawaii | 07/01/84 |
| Blue Marlin | 1209 | Louis Paulo | Milolii, Hawaii | 04/14/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1041 | Mark Wilby | Kona, Hawaii | 07/19/99 |
| Blue Marlin | 1245 | Marvin Bethune | Oahu, Hawaii | 01/00/10 |
| Blue Marlin | 1056 | Matt Prater | Kona, Hawaii | 3/31/08 |
| Blue Marlin | 1190 | Michelle Kobayashi | Hilo, Hawaii | 06/23/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1120 | Mickey Waddopus | Kona, Hawaii | 04/20/90 |
| Blue Marlin | 1258.5 | Miguel Koenig | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | 7/6/03 |
| Blue Marlin | 1144 | Mike Banks | Kona, Hawaii | 07/27/95 |
| Blue Marlin | 1040 | Mike Benham | Kona, Hawaii | 06/15/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1026.4 | Mike Bixler, Jim Bierd and Michael Skaggs | Lahaina, Maui | 7/18/07 |
| Blue Marlin | 1148 | Mike Contrares | Port Allen, Kauai | 11/11/98 |
| Blue Marlin | 1065.5 | Mike Nesbitt & Drew Bradley | Miloli'i, Big Island | 8/12/03 |
| Blue Marlin | 1805 | Mike Wachtier, Pat Morello, Charles Lewis and Gail Choy | Waianae, Oahu | 06/10/71 |
| Blue Marlin | 1022 | Molly Palmer | Kona, Hawaii | 8/18/12 |
| Blue Marlin | 1143 | Pat Smith and Andrea Stamiforth | Kona, Hawaii | 01/30/92 |
| Blue Marlin | 1012.5 | Pat Wond, Mitchell Meyer and Ricardo Rellin | Waianae, Oahu | 03/31/82 |
| Blue Marlin | 1174 | Paul Ortiz and Chris Cena | Kewalo, Oahu | 11/01/96 |
| Blue Marlin | 1036 | Paula Pattinson | Kona, Hawaii | 04/01/02 |
| Blue Marlin | 1021 | Ramon Flores | Kona, Hawaii | 05/18/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1143.5 | Ray Bayner and Paul Chiakas | Kona, Hawaii | 02/25/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1051 | Ray Dela Cruz | Kaneohe, Oahu | 00/00/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1166 | Ray Hawkes | Kona, Hawaii | 08/19/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1118 | Reese Randall | Lanai, Hawaii | 08/03/02 |
| Blue Marlin | 1229 | Richard Hartom | Kona, Hawaii | 01/01/86 |
| Blue Marlin | 1117 | Rik Jones | Kona, Hawaii | 06/00/77 |
| Blue Marlin | 1257 | Robert H. Waryas | Kona, Hawaii | 09/25/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1106 | Rodney Kam | North Shore, Molokai | 10/25/97 |
| Blue Marlin | 1277 | Ron Foo | Kewalo, Oahu | 10/02/93 |
| Blue Marlin | 1171 | Ron Walker and Walt Mahoney Jr. | Kona, Hawaii | 07/20/88 |
| Blue Marlin | 1100 | Ross Kawawaki and Charlie Ching | Waianae, Oahu | 03/05/89 |
| Blue Marlin | 1400 | Roy Hudson | Kona, Hawaii | 05/05/90 |
| Blue Marlin | 1048 | Rudy Basmayor | Kona, Hawaii | 06/26/99 |
| Blue Marlin | 1015 | Rudy Puana | Kaneohe, Oahu | 00/00/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1067 | Sandy Haught | Barber's Point, Oahu | 05/05/95 |
| Blue Marlin | 1168 | Scott Preece | Kona, Hawaii | 04/22/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1092 | Stacy, Kelly, Elijah & Denver | Waianae, Oahu | 7/30/12 |
| Blue Marlin | 1037 | Stan Phillips and Donald Graciidis Jr. | Kona, Hawaii | 05/21/90 |
| Blue Marlin | 1153 | Stan Sack | Kona, Hawaii | 06/30/87 |
| Blue Marlin | 1183 | Steve and Sue Gibbons | Kona, Hawaii | 09/17/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1299 | Steve Aoki | Kona, Hawaii | 07/03/88 |
| Blue Marlin | 1188 | Thomas Duarte and Del Leid | Kona, Hawaii | 03/21/85 |
| Blue Marlin | 1064 | Tim O'Hallaran | Kona, Hawaii | 6/5/09 |
| Blue Marlin | 1049 | Tommy Werner | Kona, Hawai'i | 03/16/06 |
| Blue Marlin | 1053 | Tony Cordero and Leslie Cansibog | Waianae, Oahu | 00/00/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1015 | Tori Hesedahl | Kahe Power Plant , Oahu | 03/05/01 |
| Blue Marlin | 1014 | Tosh Ervin | Kona, Hawaii | 04/29/03 |
| Black Marlin | 1088 | Vaughn Miyauchi | Kona, Hawaii | 07/05/78 |
| Blue Marlin | 1007 | Vivian Kekahuna and Larry Ho | Kaneohe, Oahu | 06/00/94 |
| Blue Marlin | 1112 | Walter Koyanagi | Kona, Hawaii | 07/01/79 |
| Blue Marlin | 1010 | Walter Uza | Waianae, Oahu | 08/16/94 |
| Blue Marlin | 1024 | Wayne Thompson & Robert Weidenger | Waianae, Oahu | 8/21/12 |
| Blue Marlin | 1012 | Wayne Watanabe | South of O'ahu | 03/19/06 |
| Blue Marlin | 1252 | William Frando and Nathan Libarios | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | 04/00/77 |
| Blue Marlin | 1100 | Willie Erickson | Kona, Hawaii | 05/23/67 |
| Blue Marlin | 1161 | Yasuo Takahashi | Kona, Hawaii | 01/10/92 |
