Atlantic Blue Marlin Photos - pg. 1 of 3

Big Fish of the Azores

Left, Capt. Joseph Franck and the IGFA 80-pound world record Atlantic blue marlin (1,189 lbs.) caught by Jacky Delbrel off the island of� Faial in the Azores.� (Photo, G. Wouters)

Above, David Lauzen's 1,001 lb. Atlantic blue marlin caught on 80-pound standup tackle near Faial in the Azores.� Pictured too are Capt. Joseph Franck and their� friend.� (Photo, G. Wouters)

"Rocketing blue."� (Photo, J. Vertommen)

Below, a big blue marlin fights for freedom.� (Photo, J. Vertommen)

Above, Peter Ganz's estimated 1,400 lb. Atlantic blue marlin tagged and released in good shape near Faial in the Azores.� (The current IGFA 130-pound line class world record is 1402 lbs.)��� (Photo, P. Ganz)

Below, a massive blue marlin weighing in the 2000-pound range heading for the horizon after a short, one-sided battle near Faial.� (Photo, I. Haupt)

About to become a member of the "lost grander club."� (Photo, P. Ganz)

Above, Jacky Delbrel and 80-lb. line class world record Atlantic blue marlin (1,189 lbs.) caught in 1993 on Azores Bank and weighed at the port of Horta on the island of Faial.�� (Photo, C. Guigo, standing)

"On the leader."� (Photo, J. Vertommen� )

Above, big blue marlin "showing off."� (Photo, J. Vertommen)

Another grander fully revived and ready for release.� (Photo,� Jo Dove)

Left, "cranking" and below, another "sacrificial lamb"�� (Photos, J. Vertommen)

Michael Koltgen looking for the captain's agreement� to release his Azorean grander.� (Photo, M. Koltgen)

Shanghai Charters is the top big game fishing operation in the Azores.� Its owners, Capt. Joseph Franck and his wife, Greet Wouters, follow a policy of tagging and releasing all marlin.� The only exception would be to establish a new world record.� In my view, the best place in the world to have a good chance to catch a seriously large Atlantic blue marlin is the Azores.� Six of the 10 current men's world record Atlantic blues were also caught here.� See www.ciberacores.pt/shanghai Most of these photos were taken from a great new book, "Close to the Surface" by Greet Wouters.� It's a pictorial history of 50 years of big game fishing in the Azores.

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