The History of Big Game Fishing

Big Game 1896–1978

The "good old times", great moments of the pioneers – we have always to think about the fact that the Big Gamer hadn´t (useful) mono-lines or fiber-glass-rods until the end of the 50's. They fished hickory-, bamboo or steel rods -,; the lines were twisted natural fibers (cotton, silk …)

The initial members of the Tuna club of Avalon 1896.
C.P. Morehouse with a Bluefintuna 251 lb, Catalina Island 1899.
William C. Boschen with the first rod- and reel-broadbill Catalina Island 1913.
Zane Gray with his world record Bluefintuna 758 lb, 1924 new Scotland, at that time an unbelievable brilliant feat.
Michael Lerner with two Broadbills, Chile in the 30's.
Helen Lerner caught eleven Bluefintuna in the year 1938.
W. G. Schauffler with 664 lb Bluefintuna, Maine 1940.
Tommy Gifford with 880 lb Bluefin, in the 30ties world record on the 24-thread/70 lb-class.
Jim Porters Black Marlin 672 lb, 1937 Viktoria Australia.
S. Kip Farrington with Pacific Sail 141 lb, Panama 1939.
Marjory G. Drexel with tarpoon record 187 lb, Boca Grande, Florida 1943.
Cat Cay Blue Fin Tournament, Bimini 1939 - in Europe began the 2. Worldwar…
Harlan Major with a Atlantik Sail, 69 1/2 lb, 6-thread-Leine, North Carolina, August 1936.
Baxter Ross mit Mako Weltrekord 1.041 lb, Tauranga Neuseeland, März 1943, in Deutschland fing man mit dem „Endsieg“ an ...
Alf Dean with a white shark 2.664 lb, South Australia 1959 – the biggest, IGFA-Rules conform fish ever caught.
Alfred Glasell with his 1.560 lb Black Marlin, 1953 Cabo Blanko Peru – the actual world record …
Lou Marron with a 848 lb Broadbill.
Bill Carpenter with his 300st! Bluefintuna, 1959 Cat Cay Bimini.
Lou Marron with his legendary Broadbill – the actual record.
Carl Stewart with a 221 lb Pacific Sail, Ecuador 1947 – the actual record.
Richard Orbach with the first „Australien-Grander“, Black Marlin 1.064 lb, 80 lb world record, 1966 Great Barrier Reef.
Zane Gray, Avalon 1926 with Broadbill world record.
Cliff Fitzgerald and Jimmie Albright with the first tarpons, caught with the fly-rod, 1940 Florida Keys.
from the left: Cecil Keith, Ernie Maxim, Horace Atkins und Jimmie Albright with two Tarpons, 12 lb Tippet (without Shockleader).
Mark Sosin with a big Yellowfin Tuna.
Lefty Kreh, the „SW-Flyfishgod“ with a Giant Silver King.
Lee Wulf mit 148 lb Striped Marlin, 12 lb IGFA-Rekord, Mai 1967 Ecuador – steht immer noch.
Doc Robinson mit einem der ersten Fliegenruten-Marline.
Stu Apte with Pacific Sail 136 lb, 12 lb IGFA-Rekord, Juni 1965 Panama.
Billy Pate with the first Atlantik Blue Marlin 96 lb, 16 lb Tippet, 1978 Kuba.
S. Kip Farrington mit 765 lb Blauflossenthun, 9-thread/100 lb Leine, North Carolina, August 1936.