Great Marlin Race Blog
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The Great Marlin Race Teams 2011
The Great Marlin Race couldn't happen without the generosity of our sponsors and the hard work of the folks at HIBT, as well as the angling teams, boat captains and crews who helped us get the tags out. Thank you all very much! For the sake of simplicity, we'll refer to the teams by the tagged fish, in the order they were tagged:
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Fish 1
Date: 7/28/2011
Size: 200 lbs.
Sponsors: Pajaro Valley Gamefish Club #1, Shoalhaven Game Fishing Club
Angler: Bill Evans
Tagger: Randy Kochevar
Boat: Topshape
Captain: Al Gustavson
Crew: John Bennett
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Fish 2
Date: 7/28/2011
Size: 200 lbs.
Sponsors: Bay of Islands Swordfish Club #1&2; Steven Chow
Angler: Fred Duerr
Tagger: Jeff Metzler
Boat: Anxious
Captain: Neal Isaacs
Crew: Jeff Metzler, Brian Schumaker
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Fish 3
Date: 7/29/2011
Size: 165 lbs.
Sponsor: John C. Johnston on behalf of the Game Fishing Club of South Australia
Angler: Rolf Czabayski
Tagger: Ryan Deverse
Boat: Kona Blue
Captain: David Crawford
Crew: Ryan Deverse, Jim Rolland
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Fish 4
Date: 7/29/2011
Size: 90 lbs.
Sponsor: Louisiana Hot Sauce Angling Club
Angler: Allen Stuart
Tagger: Bo Godfrey
Boat: Marlin Magic II
Captain: Marlin Parker
Crew: Keith Robinson, Carol Lynne
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Fish 5
Date: 7/29/2011
Size: 200 lbs.
Sponsor: Kona Game Fishing Club - Taiyo
Angler: Masaharu Matsushita
Tagger: Keith "OB" Morton
Boat: Strong Persuader
Captain: Shane O'Brien
Crew: Charlie Bowman, Keith "OB" Morton
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Fish 6
Date: 8/1/2011
Size: 175 lbs.
Sponsor: Balboa Angling Club
Angler: Bob O'Dea
Tagger: Guy Terwilliger
Boat: Sea Baby III
Captain: Guy Terwilliger
Crew: A.J. Friend
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Fish 7
Date: 8/2/2011
Size: 300 lbs.
Sponsor: Laguna Niguel Billfish Club #1&2
Angler: Bob Kurz
Tagger: McGrew Rice
Boat: Ihu Nui
Captain: McGrew Rice
Crew: Carlton Arai
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Fish 8 - "West Marie"
Date: 8/3/2011
Size: 170 lbs.
Sponsor: West Marine
Angler: Ed Abele
Tagger: Marlin Parker
Boat: Marlin Magic II
Captain: Marlin Parker
Crew: Keith Robinson, Carol Lynne
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Fish 9
Date: 8/12/2011
Size: 800 lbs. Sponsor: Nautilus Marine Insurance Agency Team: Lyndon Turner and Ian Frith, Shoalhaven Game Fishing Club
Angler: Ann Fohey Tagger: Terry Fohey Boat: Northern Lights Captain: Kevin Nakamaru Crew: Mat Bowman |
Fish 10 - "Merlin the Marlin"
Date: 8/28/2011
Size: 180 lbs. Sponsor: Patricia Steele and Sherry Vann Angler: Barry Alty Tagger: Joe Thrasher Boat: Bwana Captain: Teddy Hoogs Crew: Joe Thrasher |