Big Blues of the Gulf         

THE LARGEST BLUE MARLIN CAUGHT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO               

 OVER 700 LBS                 

 

 

 WEIGHT           ANGLER                BOAT                    LOCATION                        DATE

1-  1054.6               Barry Carr                    Sea Wolff                   Biloxi, Miss. (S.R.)                            6/8/02

 2-  1046                  Conrad Hawkins           Lucky II                     Panama City, Fl (S.R.)                     7/14/01

 3-  1018.5               Linda Koerner              Damifino                     South Pass, La (S.R.)                      7/23/77

 4-   998.6                Barry Carr                    Sea Wolff                   Panama City, Fl                               7/16/06

 5-    980.7               Warren Culbertson      Dixie Darling              Destin, Fl                                          6/14/85

 6-    958.6               Cliff Stanich                  Last Stall                   Venice, La                                         9/7/03

  7-    917.4               David Pippin                 Miss Orleans              Gulfport, Mississippi                       6/13/97

    8-    876.5               James Farrow               Defense Rests            S. Padre Island, Tx(S.R.)              8/20/88   

9-    828.4               Glenn Summers            Backdown II               Pensacola, Fl                                     6/01

10-   809                  Mauricio  Moreno         Kaiser                        Veracruz, Mexico                           4/20/06

  11-  779.3                Marcus Kennedy           Kwazar                       Orange Beach, Al (S.R.)                5/27/89

 12-  759.5               Phil Hurst                      Sancha                         Port O’Connor, Tx                        7/16/95

   13-  751.6               Keith English                Click Through             Pensacola, Fl                                  6/30/07   

14-  745                  Manning McPhillips       Huntress                    Panama City, Fl                                 7/85  

15-  743.5               Greg Keffer                   Wild Thing                 Freeport, Tx                                   6/17/95

16-  738                  Archie Lowery               Invader                      South Pass, La                                  7/4/80

 17-  730.2               Ken McIlhenny               Kismet                       Pensacola, Fl                                      8/88  

18-  725                  Jerry Pickett                  Little Mako               Port Mansfield, Tx                            7/87 

 19-  723                  Louis Gautreaux            C’est Tout Bon        Grand Isle, La                                 7/23/04

 20-  722.8               Joel Broussard               C-Ya                         Biloxi, Miss                                      6/10/06

21-  722                  Terry Affolter                Freda B                     Port Mansfield,Tx                               7/82

22-  712.25             Brian Barnhill                 High Risk                  South Pass, La                                 6/5/97

23-  707.9               Dixie Snellgrove             Karma                       Pensacola, Fl                                       7/99

 24-  706                  Bob Byrd                         Cajun Playboy          Freeport, Tx                                   6/20/92

 25-  700.5              Gary Middleton              Mechanical Man       Port O’Connor, Tx                        7/15/05

(S.R.) – DENOTES STATE RECORD  

This is an unofficial list. I have compiled this information with my best intentions through limited research. If you have more information on these fish or a fish not listed weighing 700+  lbs.  please contact me @ 409-739-4817. This list is for actual weighed fish only.

©2008 CAPT. JOHN COCHRANE

 

              1054.6 Blue Marlin - Gulf of Mexico Record                               1046 Blue Marlin - Florida State Record   

                    

             706 Blue caught off Freeport, Texas - Bob Byrd                           700.5 Blue caught off Port O'Connor, Tx. during the Poco Bueno Tournament
  722 lb. Blue caught off Port Mansfield, Tx. by Terry Affolter                                    958 lb Blue caught  off Venice, La - Capt. John Teal                          

 

   723 lb Blue - Louis Gautreaux - Grand isle, Louisiana.                   725 lb blue - Jerry Pickett - Port Mansfield, Texas

 

              809 lb. Blue Marlin - Mauricio Moreno  Veracruz, Mexico              722 .8 lb. Blue caught aboard the "C-YA" - Biloxi 2006

                                                                      Estimated 800+ caught aboard "Grandson" out of Biloxi, MS. - 5 hours for female angler Robin David - June 2008

   

 

 

                

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