New Zealand - Fishing - People standing next to a 683 lb black marlin, being weighed on the wharf at Whangaroa Swordfish and Big Gamefish Club - 1971-01-10 - National Publicity Studios Photo Marlin fishing - Considered by some game fishermen to be a pinnacle of offshore game fishing, due to the size and power of the four marlin species and their relative rareness - Fishing for marlin captured the imagination of some sport fishermen in the 1930s, when well-known angler/authors Zane Grey, who fished for black, striped, and blue marlin in the Pacific, and Ernest Hemingway, who fished the Florida Keys, Bahamas and Cuba for Atlantic blue marlin and white marlin, wrote extensively about their pursuit and enthused about the sporting qualities of their quarry. (Reference: Wikipedia) -------------------- Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 895-A95907 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/60598