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140 lb. Striped Marlin Caught Off Cabo San Lucas

A 140 lb. striped marlin caught with 30# test in a 20 minute fight from the “Compensator” on March 6, 1985. Photo shows the old  dock weigh station in Cabo San Lucas. Captain Vince Muccillo.

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Whale Watching Off Point Loma, California

Vinnie Muccillo and daughter, Gabby, out for a day of Whale Watching on the Compensator off Point Loma, San Diego, CA.  This picture was taken back in March of 1997.

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Dan Strople Lands 88 lb. Striped Marlin in Cabo

Cabo San Lucas, old weigh in station at the docks.  Angler Dan Strople of San Gabriel, CA caught a 88 lb. striped marlin off the “Compensator” with 50# test in 21 minutes. Pictured left to right: Dan Strople, unknown, Vince … Continue reading

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Pamela Basco Lands 203.5 World Record Ahi

IGFA Past Trustee & Current Trustee Emeritus, Pamela S. Basco, on 7-16-92 in Kona, Hawaii with a World Record Ahi weighing 203.5 lbs., caught on the Northern Lights and weighed on a Scale Master II.

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