Team Miss Mojo claimed all three “skins” on the third and final day of the 33rd Skins Marlin Derby with this 833.5 pound blue by Rey Rubalcava, owner. From left to right — Carlin Rinehart, Capt. James Bach, Ryan O’Halloran, Tracy Cordero and Rey Rubalcava. Full details of the week of three tournaments out later this week. (Jody Bright/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Team Miss Mojo claimed all three “skins” on the third and final day of the 33rd Skins Marlin Derby with this 833.5 pound blue by Rey Rubalcava, owner. From left to right — Carlin Rinehart, Capt. James Bach, Ryan O’Halloran, Tracy Cordero and Rey Rubalcava. Full details of the week of three tournaments out later this week. (Jody Bright/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Angler Guy Arrington (second from right) stands with teammates on “Wild Hooker” and his 672.5 pound blue marlin. Guy is leading the Series Angler Division with 3,472 points and the marlin pictured here is the second largest in the Series to date. From left to right — Allen Stuart, owner “Wild Hooker”, Mark Schubert, Charlie Bowman, Guy Arrington, Capt. Shane O’Brien. Teams mask up when off their boat. (Jody Bright/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Chad Beaudry (second from left) shaka’s his win at the Kona Throw Down, and the largest marlin to date in the Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series. Chad’s fish weighed 765.5 pounds and he has a total of 2,865.5 points, landing him in the second lace position in the Angler Division of the Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series. Left to right — Russ Nitta, Chad Beaudry, Miguel Castanada and Capt. Tracy Epstein. Teams are not required to mask up when on their own boats. (Jody Bright/Special to West Hawaii Today)