Spectacular big-game fishing in 70’s Australia (1978) | ABC Australia

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Join Stewart Faichney in the classic ABC adventure series ‘Breakaway.’
People come from all over the world to chase the elusive black marlin off the coast of Cairns, Northern Queensland.
Stewart meets an American food millionaire on a trek of the fishing grounds, and begins to understand what it is about a marlin encounter that brings someone halfway across the world.
‘Breakaway - Black Marlin’ first aired on August 1978.
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[@elvinsmatthew]

Its a shame the abc these days doesnt do stories like these.

[@queenslander954]

Not enough diversity for them in something like this

[@markspalding6092]

Absolutely brilliant! & to think that Peter bristow is still fishing & chartering today! Incredible & inspirational!

[@matui6983]

Wish Fin-nor had never stopped making those reels esp the Tri-gear. So good to watch and 100% enjoyable.

[@brucefishing]

The Avalon always finds the fish! 😀

[@qeull]

I had the pleasure of fishing on a couple of those boats, including aboard on Sea Strike skippered by Dennis "Brazzaka" Wallace. Great days those early Cairns ones.

[@zurdac4511]

This was really good quality for the time. Cant believe only got 50 likes. This should have a million likes.

[@dean19641000]

Yes I was lucky too have drink in the original marlin bar in carins I can't believe they pulled down

[@queenslander954]

Yea mate, it’s gone along with the Cairns Game Fishing Club that was on the water next to the Hilton & the Cairns Sailing Club that on the other side of the Hilton.

[@smithysfishing]

Ripper old story. Bristow still fishing day to day, now in Maderia.

[@Mick_4591]

Amazing footage. I remember when Bob " pick A Box " Dyer and i think Lee Marvin used to game fish in Australia

[@quentind4093]

AMAZING :D

[@stevencoates3382]

$1000 a day in 1978?!?! It'd be $10000 a day in todays currency 🤯🤯🤯

[@willybendit]

awesome fishing what it must be like hooking one of them