▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁fish erm en ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Cab o ▁Blan co ▁to ▁h unt ▁big ▁mar lin . ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Hem ing way ▁stayed ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁" C ab o ▁Blan co ▁Fish ing ▁Club " ▁and ▁caught ▁a ▁ 7 0 0 ▁p ound ▁mar lin ▁while ▁film ing ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁novel , ▁The ▁Old ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁Sea . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Alfred ▁G lass ell ▁Jr . ▁caught ▁the ▁I G FA ▁all ▁tack le ▁world ▁record ▁black ▁mar lin , ▁we igh ing ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁pounds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Per uv ian ▁sur fer ▁G ordo ▁Bar red a ▁discovered ▁the ▁wave ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁check ▁the ▁sur f ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁wave ▁is ▁a ▁h ollow ▁powerful ▁left ▁and ▁is ▁reck oned ▁the ▁" Per uv ian ▁P ipeline ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁B anza i ▁P ipeline ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Sw ell ▁from ▁Hawai i ▁does ▁in ▁fact ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁reach ▁Peru ; ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁sur f ▁forec ast ▁was ▁to ▁phone ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁whatever ▁sw ell ▁they ▁had ▁would ▁arrive ▁about ▁ 5 ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁wave ▁breaks ▁over ▁sand ▁and ▁rock , ▁with ▁the ▁sand ▁building ▁up ▁through ▁summer ▁and ▁being