Size 30 - 1000kg.

Habitat Blue Marlin is a free-roaming pelagic similiar in distribution to black marlin but are less abundant. They tend to follow the warm currents and the bait fish that travel along them up and down the east and west coasts of Australia. They have been caught as far south as Tasmana. Large blue marlin have been captured offshore from Bermagui, south of Sydney.

Qualities Just like the Black Marlin it is renowned for its speed and acrobatics. A challenge for the most experienced angler.

Record Australian record 319.00kg.

Best Bait

Tackle

Hints Lure fishing works best, especially over deep offshore canyons where the bigger fish prowl. Lures need to be large, as do the rods, reels and line classes, as when hooked, big blue marlin are capable of stripping 1000 metres of line from a reel.