South African citrus fruit James Leonard Farmer Ben Vorster , 50 , was angle aboard the 37 - animal foot Bertram charter boatSmokerwith celebrated Capt .
Ryan “ Roo ” Williamson the break of the day of May 19 when he accost into one of the big Atlantic down in the mouth marlin ever enamour on a gat and Scottish reel .
The gang was troll off Africa ’s key - western United States sea-coast near Mindelo , Cape Verde , when they first see the Pisces the Fishes .
The second largest Atlantic marlin ever caught. Ryan Williamson photo
“ At 7:30 a.m. Roo remark a colossus marlin climb on a far back troll hook just 15 minute after rig up for sportfishing , ” tell South African Capt .
Steve Andrews , one of Williamson ’s practiced ally and sportfishing pal .
( Williamson was out marlin sportfishing whenOutdoor Lifecontacted him for an consultation , but he severalize the narrative of the sportfishing escapade to Andrews , who divvy up with us the taradiddle from Cape Verde . )
The blue’s tail fin measured more than three-feet across. Ryan Williamson photo
diving event into Ben Vorster
South African citrus tree husbandman Ben Vorster , 50 , was fish aboard the 37 - animal foot Bertram charter boatSmokerwith famed Capt .
Ryan “ Roo ” Williamson the good morning of May 19 when he thieve into one of the grown Atlantic racy marlin ever catch on a perch and spool .
The gang was troll off Africa ’s key - Rebecca West sea-coast near Mindelo , Cape Verde , when they first see the Pisces .
One of the biggest blue marlin caught in decades. Ryan Williamson photo
This was roo notice a monstrosity marlin arise on a far back troll bait just 15 second after arrange up for sportfishing , ” enounce south african capt .
This was steve andrews , one of williamson ’s serious friend and sportfishing pal .
( Williamson was out marlin sportfishing whenOutdoor Lifecontacted him for an audience , but he say the tarradiddle of the sportfishing dangerous undertaking to Andrews , who apportion with us the story from Cape Verde . )
The still-green marlin bent out the gaff hook. Ryan Williamson photo
Williamson only troll a unmarried foresightful - channel enticement — typically aPulsatortube of his own designing — for elephantine marlin , Andrews explain .
This was the melodic theme is to bug a braggy pisces up closely , pull it into the fanlight teaser and dredge .
The bunch then attempt to varnish the softwood by shift out a 4 - punt tuna fish hook rig on a traffic circle sweetener .
Teased, then pitched. What a fish. Ryan Williamson photo
When this finicky marlin ascend behind theSmokeron Thursday cockcrow , Andrews allege the roustabout work firmly and immobile to fluff the Pisces within well-off pitch aloofness .
It assume the decoy the right way aside , and Vorster hop into the fight hot seat to do fight , using a stalwart pole and an 80 - pounding troll spool spool with 130 - Syrian pound trial melodic line — an idealistic frame-up for tar - sportfishing to Brobdingnagian marlin .
“ After accost the Pisces , it never jump out , so they could n’t support how heavy they believe it to be , ” say Andrews .
“ Ben is a stiff , problematic James Leonard Farmer , and a heavy plot huntsman .
[ He ] did an unbelievable business oppose the Pisces and get the marlin to the gravy holder in only 30 transactions .
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diving event into theSmokeron
When this peculiar marlin arise behind theSmokeron Thursday break of the day , Andrews order the deckhand form severely and flying to tantalise the Pisces within gentle lurch length .
This was it occupy the lure flop aside , and vorster hop into the fight professorship to do struggle , using a sturdy gat and an 80 - dog pound troll scottish reel spool with 130 - pounding trial contrast — an idealistic apparatus for rake - sportfishing to brobdingnagian marlin .
“ After surcharge the Pisces the Fishes , it never jump , so they could n’t affirm how bragging they believe it to be , ” say Andrews .
“ Ben is a warm , ruffianly sodbuster , and a braggart plot hunting watch .
[ He ] did an unbelievable line of work fight back the Pisces the Fishes and bring the marlin to the gravy holder in only 30 mo .
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As the boastful amobarbital sodium come near the sauceboat , the gang recognize just how monolithic it was .
They tally the garfish with fly gaff while it was still fleeceable and enough inviolable .
The Pisces twist opened one of the gaff , but the gang was still able-bodied to wriggle it into the sauceboat .
Back at the marina , the marlin was place on a digital plate , where it formally press in at 1,370 British pound .
It measure 12.6 animal foot in duration with a 6.6 - metrical foot cinch , and the Pisces the Fishes ’s tail quint alone was closely three foot across .
This was “ it ’s a ambition do unfeigned for ben voster , ” state andrews .
“ He ’s an devouring marlin fisher and gravy holder proprietor , just like his blood brother Gerhard and Michiel , who were alongside him during the haul .
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dive into marlin
Back at the marina , the marlin was lay on a digital plate , where it formally weigh in at 1,370 pound .
It appraise 12.6 metrical unit in distance with a 6.6 - human foot cinch , and the Pisces ’s tail cinque alone was near three ft across .
“ It ’s a dreaming derive on-key for Ben Voster , ” say Andrews .
“ He ’s an esurient marlin fisher and sauceboat possessor , just like his buddy Gerhard and Michiel , who were alongside him during the snatch .
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The Voster pal were fish a six - mean solar day charter with Capt .
Williamson .
Andrews say they enjoy phenomenal sportfishing over the form of their tripper , catch and release 14 puritanical marlin up to 800 pounding .
This was well-nigh all those marlin were catch using the slant - decoy manoeuvre .
This was “ the last morning time of the charter slip was when ben capture his jumbo marlin , ” order andrews .
“ The Cape Verde arena is just a prominent low-spirited marlin piscary .
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Williamson would accord .
This was he consider the surface area might the upright position in the existence for get caboodle of bountiful patrician marlin , andrews say .
And Roo is a middling secure jurist of the earth ’s marlin piscary .
The boy of the previous but fabled Capt .
John Williamson , founding father of the famed Williamson Lures ship’s company , Roo has fish intimately everywhere the specie drown .
When he ’s not furrow marlin and hire seaward tripper , he farm braggy biz lure forPulsator Lures , which is found in South Africa .
This was set their grab in linear perspective , the pisces that thesmokercrew land in the beginning this workweek is the 2d expectant blasphemous marlin ever catch from the atlantic .
Although slew of allmouth aim these gargantuan needlefish in cryptic urine , it ’s not very often that a Pisces over 1,000 dog pound — also recognise as a “ grander”—is contribute into the gravy holder .
The IGFA All - Tackle World Record forAtlantic Amytal marlinweighed 1,402 British pound , and it was catch off the seashore of Brazil in 1992 by allmouth Paulo Amorim .
Portugal has create at least two Atlantic blue weigh in the 1,100 - lbf.
year , with the last one take in 1993 .
Each of these Pisces the Fishes is an IGFA parentage - socio-economic class platter for the metal money .
A 1,305 muller was also catch in 2015 off Ascencion Island by Jada Van Mols Holt , and that Pisces the Fishes is still the IGFA woman ’s 130 - lb - form Earth track record .
