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Epic 10-hour battle to land a 464.5-kilogram black marlin off Northland’s Cavalli Islands.
“Absolutely nuts” — that’s how an exhausted angler described his epic 10-hour battle to land a 464.5-kilogram black marlin off Northland’s Cavalli Islands.
Ross Tuydor, from Fife in Scotland, finally wrestled the giant billfish aboard Raptor, a private launch, just before 9pm on Sunday.
The catch instantly propels him into an exclusive ‘grander’ club for fish weighing more than 1000 pounds (453.6kg) and, if certified, will earn him a New Zealand record.
Read the full NZ Herald story here
Photo Credit: Ken Lousey
