Fish: Blue Marlin
Weight: 500 pounds
Where: Pinas Bay, Panama
Bait: Live Bonito
Line: 50 pound
At the rod: Andi Marcher
Boat: South Africa, a 31 foot Bertram
Captain: Gilberto
Mate: Jacob
During a fishing tournament at Tropic Star Lodge in Panama, Andi Marcher, owner of Ragazzi Restaurant, caught and released a 500 pound blue marlin. The massive fish was caught using a live 5 pound bonito as bait with a 20/0 circle hook and took 35 minutes to reel in and release. It was the biggest of three marlin he caught during the tournament.