This year there were 162 Strikes for 123 Hook-ups and 73 Tags. 18 of the tags were Satellite Tags as detailed above and are part of the IGFA Great Marlin Race, monitored by Stanford University for scientific study into our Black Marlin.

Estimated weight range in pounds for all marlin tagged were:

1200: 1; 990: 1; 950: 2; 900: 1; 850: 2; 800: 1; 700: 1; 650: 1; 600: 1; 550: 1; 400: 5; 350: 4; 300: 3; 250: 6; 200: 6; 150: 18; 140: 1; 125: 1; 120: 3; 100: 9; 80: 1 and 50: 2. Plus 3 tagged but self disqualified for rule breaches.

Tag Nos. 17P0178; 17P0646 and 17P0650 were not deployed and were returned to Stanford University for reprogramming to use in The Great Northern 32nd Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic to be held 13 – 20 October 2018.

 

Tag No.	Date deployed	Location	Angler	Boat	Boat Captain	Estimated weight in pounds
17P0656	23/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Ichiro Takahashi	Moana 111	Daniel McCarthy	400   Teakle
17P0655	23/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Ichiro Takahashi	Moana 111	Daniel McCarthy	1200 Teakle
17P0175	24/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Sheridan Yates	Absolute	Peter Yates	200   Bertarelli
17P0657	24/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Darren Sandy	Amokura	Brett Goetze	400   Teakle
17P0158	24/10/17	Yong Reef	Wade Blizard	Dog House	Scott Thorington	350   Teakle
17P0649	24/10/17	Yong Reef	Parke Berolzheimer	Bounty Hunter	Darren Hayden	150   Teakle
17P0659	24/10/17	No. 4 Ribbon Reef	Neil Greives	Little Audrey	Daniel Carlson	150   Bertarelli
17P0661	24/10/17	No. 9 Ribbon Reef	Tomonori Omi	Top Shot	Ross Finlayson	950   Shevlin
17P0468	25/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Trevor Scott	Kanahoee	Hayden Bell	850   Bertarelli
17P0518	25/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Jeff Noldt	On Site	Daniel Klein	150   Bertarelli
17P0652	25/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Sharon Poulter	Think Big	George Poulter	150   Bertarelli
17P0627	25/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Michael Shadbolt	Kestelle	Stephen Haygarth	120   Teakle
17P0682	26/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Garry Van Den Boss	Adrenaline	Tony Van Straten	100   Teakle
17P0648	26/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Simon Atkinson	Hellraiser 11	Stephen Ahlers	200   Teakle
17P0653	26/10/17	Yong Reef	Andrew Hungerford	Zulu	Casey Dent	120   Teakle
17P0662	27/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Milton Holmes	Hattitude	Mike Dobbins	700   Teakle
17P0658	27/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Jim Stenning	Tsukiji	Peter Jenyns	350   Bertarelli
17P0184	28/10/17	No. 10 Ribbon Reef	Greg Hamilton	Black Magic	Cameron Barlett	150   Bertarelli