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Blue Marlin · 278 cm · 192.0 kg
Efate Island—2026-05-06 00:30
by David KalsakauCatch & Release
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Date
2026-05-06 00:30
Solunar
Moon phase
Last quarter
Technique
Trolling
Lure
Black and purple Pakula Pacific Express
Released
Yes
Weather & Tide
Air temp
28.4 °C
Wind
3.8 m/s
SE (135°)
Pressure
1012 hPa
rising
Water temp
27.9 °C
Wind direction
SE
135° · 3.8 m/s
Weather & waves: Open-Meteo · Tide: astronomic estimate
Solunar day curve · catch at 00:30
Caught outside the major/minor windows (3★ day)
Report
“Ran the lures along the dropoff west of Efate for most of the day before the fish finally committed just before dusk. Worked it to the boat in about half an hour and let it go.”
Spot — blurred ±5 km
≈ -15.11°, 165.59°
GPS deliberately fuzzed ±5 km to protect the spot.
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