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re: Possible new Blue Marlin record caught at Tarpon rodeo
Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:04 pm to Gulffisherman
Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:04 pm to Gulffisherman
I don't see how there's anyway that should've taken 13 hours to fight.
Hell my boss's buddy caught a 650# marlin in Costa Rica last summer and it only took I wanna say 5 hours to land.
Either way its a hell of a fish.
Hell my boss's buddy caught a 650# marlin in Costa Rica last summer and it only took I wanna say 5 hours to land.
Either way its a hell of a fish.
This post was edited on 7/27/13 at 10:06 pm
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Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:10 pm to JAB528
From my limited experience, if it took 13 hours it was on gear that it would take 13 hours on. If it was on gear that would take 13 hours on, not many guys have stamina AND A BACK, that can do that. I'd be fricked up after that.
Unless this is some odd tourney where you can pass off to other fishers.
Unless this is some odd tourney where you can pass off to other fishers.
This post was edited on 7/27/13 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:12 pm to JAB528
Like I said, some fish have more fight in them than others. Fish could have sounded in 2000' of water and had to plane it up for hours.
Could have been on 50 lb line and not able to put a lot of drag on it.
Won't know til we hear directly from the crew.
I fought a yellowfin in Costa Rica for 9 hrs one day on a 50 shimano; 327 lbs and had to rebuild the damn reel. Ate good though.
Then again, I caught a 676 lb blue out of venice in 45 minutes on a 130 flat seas and backed down hard-- fish stayed up close and never sounded.
Its all fishing. Congrats Whoo Dat and to the Tarpon Rodeo-2nd oldest fishing tournament in the good old USA.
Could have been on 50 lb line and not able to put a lot of drag on it.
Won't know til we hear directly from the crew.
I fought a yellowfin in Costa Rica for 9 hrs one day on a 50 shimano; 327 lbs and had to rebuild the damn reel. Ate good though.
Then again, I caught a 676 lb blue out of venice in 45 minutes on a 130 flat seas and backed down hard-- fish stayed up close and never sounded.
Its all fishing. Congrats Whoo Dat and to the Tarpon Rodeo-2nd oldest fishing tournament in the good old USA.
This post was edited on 7/27/13 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:22 pm to JAB528
I can promise you they had no less than 50s on the boat and more than likely 80s. That is a legit fish by a legit team, no fly by nighters I can assure you. Whether it died in the fight or not is irrelevant, it was a fish that should be brought in, particularly in a tournament. Nothing bad about that and certainly something to be proud of.
If anyone says they wouldn't do the same is full of shite. Those boys were pumped and rightly so.
If anyone says they wouldn't do the same is full of shite. Those boys were pumped and rightly so.
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