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re: Massachusetts joins the 1000 pound marlin club
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:38 am to Twenty 49
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:38 am to Twenty 49
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So I don't think they just eyeballed it and said 1260.
No I didnt think that either. I cant post pics from work to TD but I would show you the size of a couple of granders that have been weighed. That is a long fish. I was merely stating that at first few looks it appeared to be around 850
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:56 am to TideHater
One time we were tuna fishing and the boat next to us had a tuna hanging under their boat. I put my fins on and got in to shoot it. When I did, a fish that coulda been in the grander club depending on what it had eaten recently ran up in my face, it was quite the experience.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 12:47 pm to Motorboat
Friend,
That was the summer Uncle sold his Hatteras and became a Viking owner. I am of the opinion that those years between 90 and 00 were the best of years for Port Eads. The food there was incredible. I remember the chef (was his name Jack or Tony?) making the best prime rib I have ever had and making me eat three giant slabs. “You’re a growing boy!” he urged after I had finished 40 ounces of beef. “Keep eating.”
One night we had done very well on yellowfins in the evening and did not get back until 10. The clubhouse was shut for the night, but when the chef found out we had not eaten, he fired up the grills and made us a huge meal with the tuna. So many great memories down there.
I had been angling for a job with Myron Fischer on The Different Drummer, but after Mother found out what happened on Lake Pontchartrain with Captain Mike, my professional fishing days were done.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
That was the summer Uncle sold his Hatteras and became a Viking owner. I am of the opinion that those years between 90 and 00 were the best of years for Port Eads. The food there was incredible. I remember the chef (was his name Jack or Tony?) making the best prime rib I have ever had and making me eat three giant slabs. “You’re a growing boy!” he urged after I had finished 40 ounces of beef. “Keep eating.”
One night we had done very well on yellowfins in the evening and did not get back until 10. The clubhouse was shut for the night, but when the chef found out we had not eaten, he fired up the grills and made us a huge meal with the tuna. So many great memories down there.
I had been angling for a job with Myron Fischer on The Different Drummer, but after Mother found out what happened on Lake Pontchartrain with Captain Mike, my professional fishing days were done.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 8/25/26 at 1:22 pm to TulaneLSU
quote:
I am of the opinion that those years between 90 and 00 were the best of years for Port Eads.
Friend, that is not opinion, but fact. I was a young, poorly paid mate for a couple of different boats. Battleship row at Cypress Cove was a wonderful place to grow and learn the salty ways of boat people. If mother had known what went on during those tournaments, my pro days would have never occurred.
Yours,
Motorboat
Posted on 8/25/26 at 1:40 pm to TulaneLSU
Are granders becoming more common? It seems like an awful lot of them seem to be being caught the last few years. May just be the articles I read etc but it seems more common. Better boats / captains /crews / equipment or are the numbers about what they always are?
Posted on 8/25/26 at 1:44 pm to AwgustaDawg
Omni sonar brotatoe
Posted on 8/25/26 at 2:54 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Omni sonar brotatoe
No doubt.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:00 pm to TulaneLSU
This post has sent me down a rabbit hole - its astonishing how many more Granders have been caught in mid ocean locations compared to continental locations....which makes one wonder how many tonners may be present in isolated locations given the vastness of oceans...especially the Pacific.
The biggest ever caught was 1805 pounds but was not a world record because multiple anglers fought it. From Hawaii. Hell it may be possible somewhere in the vastness of the Pacific that Marlin could easily top 2000 pounds. There is a growing number of long range fishing being done in the Pacific...not the long ranger tuna stuff but long range bill fishing....it wouldn't be surprising at all for "tonners" to start being caught....
The biggest ever caught was 1805 pounds but was not a world record because multiple anglers fought it. From Hawaii. Hell it may be possible somewhere in the vastness of the Pacific that Marlin could easily top 2000 pounds. There is a growing number of long range fishing being done in the Pacific...not the long ranger tuna stuff but long range bill fishing....it wouldn't be surprising at all for "tonners" to start being caught....
This post was edited on 8/25/26 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:04 pm to TulaneLSU
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I have never let a marlin come to gaff
Is it possible to release a grander and it survive? I have only read accounts of them being caught and they were of course always brought back to the dock. I assume like all fish sometimes even a huge one will be leadered pretty quick while smaller ones fight like monsters. Hasn't been my very limited experience with Marlin but I have read accounts of such....if so it seems like it'd be possible but improbable. And of course any estimate would be open to debate....just curious.
I like sailfish me LOL...Marlin and big Tuna and Tarpon over 100 pounds are a young mans game....or at least not an old fat mans....
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:11 pm to AwgustaDawg
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.it wouldn't be surprising at all for "tonners" to start being caught....
There are certainly some out there, but hooking them and then actually boating them is going to be very difficult on conventional tackle.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:11 pm to baldona
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Damn they didn’t just join it, 1260 is a monster. I mean that’s 25% bigger than just joining it.
it is akin to about a 19.77 pound largemouth....just some quick math....only about 14 - 20+ pound largemouth have ever been recorded. By that measure that fish is about as common as a 800 pound person....thats a big damn fish for a fish that gets damned big....
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:15 pm to Hermit Crab
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There are certainly some out there, but hooking them and then actually boating them is going to be very difficult on conventional tackle.
Barring some insane aligmment of the stars I don't think I would want to try....I need a bottle of water and some down time with a 10 pound blackfin....
Posted on 8/25/26 at 8:39 pm to TideHater
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Marlin can be eaten but tastes like crap.
Wrong!
quote:
I am a registered official with the Billfish Association.
What is the "Billfish Association"?
Are you talking about the Billfish Foundation?
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