Cairns Giant Black Marlin
Submitted by Longcast on Mon, 2013-10-28 20:59
Just Finished an epic week of fishing on the GBR popping the reef in the morning and chasing Blacks in the arvo.
We got a PB for the boat as the biggest billy I will let you be the judge.
Check out on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfDrSQXZEA
Cruise Control
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There is nothing more
There is nothing more exciting than marlin fishing and if you haven't done it you don't know what you are missing.
Longcast
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Epic mate my heart is still
Epic mate my heart is still raising we had one of the hottest bites on big girls for allegedly fifteen years.
The comp was slow but last week was awesome with fish raised but not converted.
Let alone the popping which I will leave for another blog.
Rig
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Nice vid
What was the other fish following? The resolution on my phone didn't show up too great so I could see, happy days
Longcast
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Rig that is a four hundred
Rig that is a four hundred pound male black marlin.
Twk male's where with her for the duration of the fight mate.
Nauti Buoy
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Cracker
Nice fish, what charter where you on?
Longcast
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It was a cracker fish
It was a cracker fish Nauti.
We raised Nine Marlin the following day and couldn't connect we had a big girl and two males swimming beside her following the ten kilo yellow fin skip bait for five minutes but wouldn't take it.
Sea Fever Sports fishing the boat is out of Airlie Beach QLD.
Skipper is Ash Mathews he is a jet on GT and Marlin he is doing the season up here at Cairns mate.