Description
A Grander is a marlin that weighs more than 1,000 lbs. There are limited numbers of places in the world where you can fish for and possibly catch a Grander.
While traveling in his capacity as a licensed captain, Mike Elias has been engaged by yacht owners who wanted to travel to remote and unusual places, many of whom were in search of the Grander. This book is a compilation from those trips and the fishing experiences that occurred.
From small sportfishers to mothership life, experience the problems and the rewards of seeking out these giant fish. The author describes fishing methods and procedures with a spirit of adventure and reader participation.
From the Azores to Australia, six continents, ten venues, 68 photos. With chapters of local marlin fishing in Southern California. Read about the time, expense and organization it takes to catch and release these fish, and have fun doing it! Wealth does not always dictate who has the luck needed to hookup with one of these monsters. The book advocates Preservation of the species by "tag and release". Largest marlin is over 3000 pounds.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael J. Elias was born in 1951 in L. A. Calif. His family had him on board a boat before he could walk. With his Captains license he worked on many fishing programs that traveled all over the world looking for the Grander. After marring in the eighties he opened a boat shop in Long Beach, Calif. where between surfing, fishing, the shop and boat deliveries all over the world he managed to write and eventually put this book together.
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