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re: WYMI- albino blue marlin!!

Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:55 pm to
Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
poolside at Cocal (UA since 2010)
Member since Dec 2009
2053 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:55 pm to
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beautiful area

Indeed, it is!

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we mostly dove the times i have been

Did you head out to dive Isla Tortuga, or hit the sites near in Herradura Bay?
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48938 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:00 pm to
UPDATE

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The IGFA has confirmed that the "albino" marlin recently caught off Costa Rica is in fact a blue - and it's leucistic, not albino: "Although common names for marlin generally focus on color (e.g., black marlin, blue marlin, white marlin, etc.) color is typically not the best feature to use in identifying billfish. Especially in this case! The shape and size of this marlin’s dorsal and pectoral fins clearly indicate that it’s a blue marlin even though it’s not blue at all. The eye color - black, rather than red or pink - also indicates that this marlin is leucistic (which is a reduction in pigmentation) rather than albino." Either way, it's still a beautiful fish!
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
8963 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:00 pm to
How cool is that!
Posted by GotDucks?
The swamp
Member since May 2013
1775 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:11 pm to
Would of kept and made grilled marlin sammiches.
Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
poolside at Cocal (UA since 2010)
Member since Dec 2009
2053 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:25 pm to
mack,
I travel down there at least once a year.
The cost of a diving & fishing trip can vary widely depending on many things:
when will you go ("green season" is cheaper)
where will you be staying? (there are accomodations for almost every budget)
how long will you be staying?
what kind of fish are you after? marlin, sails, rooster, mahi, snapper, etc.
how much do you want to fish? (half days or full days)
how much do you want to dive?
will you travel with your own dive gear or will you rent gear?
what other activities (and there are many) do you want to do while you are there?

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