Saturday, October 1, 2016

BLACK MARLIN ANNIVERSARY IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS

Scene  in Cairns  marina   where  marlin fishing boats are tied up , this year marking  the  50th anniversary  of  the catch  which  put North Queensland on the  international  big  game fishing map .  A former  American paratrooper   Captain  George  Bransford  made  history in  September  15,1966 when he  and deckhand   Richard  Obah  landed   a Black Marlin  weighing 1064lb, 482kgs, the  first of this size in  Australian waters. Over the years  the hunt  for  marlin attracted  actors  Lee Marvin and  Marlon Brando , author  Wilbur Smith ,US president  Jimmy Carter  , media mogul Rupert  Murdoch  and  golfers  Greg Norman and  Jack Nicklaus . Big game fishing  is said to bring in $60million dollars  annually  to  Cairns.