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50th Anniversary Black Marlin Classic Tournament Report

By Kelly Fallon | Events | Comments are Closed | 11 January, 2017 | 2

The 50th Anniversary Black Marlin & AIBT Tournament Cairns   On 25 September 1966, Capt. George Bransford made world fishing history when he and deckhand Richard Obach landed a 1,064lb black marlin marking the first grander ever landed in Australian waters. The capture of this first ‘grander’ black marlin put Cairns on the world game fishingRead more

Entering 2016 and 50th tournament countdown

By Kelly Fallon | News | Comments are Closed | 6 January, 2016 | 3

This story appeared in the Cairns post on 6 January 2016. Massive 2016 tournament will celebrate 50 years of black marlin fishing in Cairns HAYDEN SMITH THE CAIRNS POST JANUARY 06, 2016 6:00AM George Bransford (left) and Richard Obach with a 1064lb black marlin caught off Cairns in 1966. RECREATIONAL anglers are geared up forRead more

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  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • History
    • Aims & Objectives
    • Hall of Fame
    • Information & Resources
    • Cairns black marlin commemorative sculpture
    • 50th Anniversary Black Marlin Classic Tournament Report
  • Shop
  • Membership
    • Apply Online
    • Members
  • Cairns Professional Fleet
  • Fishing the reef
  • News
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