This list, provided by the International Game Fish Association, details what each and every blue marlin record enjoyed for its last meal. Out of the 141 blue marlin line-class records they have kept, 50 were caught on lures and 21 were caught on live baits - the rest were caught on dead bait or flies. Mackerel, probably Spanish, accounted for 19 captures, while both ballyhoo and mullet accounted for eight. This information may prove helpful next time you decide what lure or bait to put on the end of your line.
| Common Name | Lbs. | Oz. | Lure or Bait |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 299 | 13 | Marlin Magic |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 433 | 0 | blackfin tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1214 | 11 | Iland Sea Surcher |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 549 | 0 | live tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 513 | 8 | "no-name" Joe Palacat |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 562 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 448 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 288 | 12 | flashy profile fly |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 263 | 0 | tube fly |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 336 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 169 | 8 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 422 | 6 | Purple/Black Big T |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 385 | 5 | Pacific Fruit Salad |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1001 | 0 | Coggins 9 in scoopnose jet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 270 | 0 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 943 | 9 | trolling lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 180 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 249 | 0 | skipjack tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 996 | 14 | Topgun Awesome |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 350 | 0 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 289 | 0 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 404 | 4 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 392 | 0 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 368 | 13 | Soft Head |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 165 | 0 | tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 231 | 0 | tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 143 | 0 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 218 | 8 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 124 | 4 | flying fish |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 183 | 0 | bluefin tuna |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 139 | 5 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 530 | 8 | jet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 674 | 0 | lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 733 | 0 | Baliste (soft lure) |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 365 | 3 | Moldcraft lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 361 | 15 | ballyhoo |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 687 | 13 | dead flying fish |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 628 | 0 | ballyhoo |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 159 | 0 | homemade popper |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1084 | 10 | Big T lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 112 | 0 | Ballyhoo |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 208 | 0 | tube fly |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 367 | 0 | Spanish mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 82 | 0 | skipjack |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 708 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 142 | 0 | aku strip |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1059 | 0 | Softhead chugger |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 573 | 0 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 872 | 0 | Spanish mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 950 | 0 | live bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 248 | 8 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 208 | 0 | custom-tied tube fly |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 381 | 0 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1166 | 0 | lure/plunger |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 266 | 0 | dead mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 295 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 604 | 0 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1402 | 2 | Moldcraft lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 820 | 0 | natural mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 303 | 0 | bonito |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 260 | 0 | Gato Azul tube fly |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 203 | 8 | Gato Azul |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 82 | 0 | goggle-eye |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 714 | 8 | dolphin |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 315 | 0 | ballyhoo |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 141 | 1 | little strong fish |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1146 | 6 | Murray Bros lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 639 | 0 | artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 162 | 6 | balao |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 950 | 8 | artificial |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1103 | 8 | skipjack |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 802 | 7 | Beaver-Yap type |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 450 | 0 | bait |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1014 | 0 | All Eye-B.Schneider |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 716 | 7 | skip bait |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1376 | 0 | Kita lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1073 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 396 | 11 | lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 768 | 10 | Kona head |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 406 | 0 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 401 | 0 | ballyoo |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 632 | 12 | bonita |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 327 | 0 | Kona Head |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 330 | 8 | Moldcraft |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 815 | 11 | BMC3 |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1112 | 14 | Williamson |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 639 | 5 | Thinker |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 804 | 0 | ballyhoo |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 506 | 0 | Sadu |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1190 | 7 | Moldgraft |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 526 | 0 | live skipjack |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 60 | 6 | flashy profile fly |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 908 | 4 | Capt. Harrys |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 500 | 7 | Lumo |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 490 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 642 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 579 | 12 | Williamson lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 272 | 9 | flashy profile |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 141 | 8 | dead bait |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 1402 | 2 | Moldcraft lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1376 | 0 | Kita lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1237 | 14 | Williamson Bartels Biggame |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 104 | 2 | Enrico Special |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 90 | 4 | Enrico Special |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 87 | 10 | Enrico Special |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 224 | 0 | bait |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 116 | 0 | plastic |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 428 | 0 | lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 264 | 0 | Lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 476 | 0 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 139 | 0 | live bonita |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 389 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 705 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 252 | 4 | Lisa (Mullet) |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 484 | 8 | Spanish mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 555 | 0 | plastic artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 224 | 8 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 814 | 0 | silver mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 814 | 0 | silver mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 161 | 7 | Enrico Special |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 187 | 4 | Enrico Special |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 172 | 11 | Joe Special |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 890 | 0 | plug with flying fish |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 528 | 10 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 185 | 0 | flying fish |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 666 | 0 | balao |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 161 | 4 | mullet |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 476 | 8 | artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 560 | 0 | artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 560 | 0 | artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 604 | 0 | squid |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 575 | 0 | artificial lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 357 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 240 | 4 | little tunny |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 842 | 6 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 249 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 716 | 0 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 144 | 8 | mackerel |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 1062 | 8 | door knob lure |
| Marlin, blue (Atlantic) | 496 | 0 | R.P.P. Bart |
| Marlin, blue (Pacific) | 252 | 9 | mackerel |
