Marlin
Submitted by CAPTAIN BERNIE on Tue, 2010-11-09 20:20
Since leaving Coral Bay on 18 October, for Exmouth to start charters to the Montebello Islands, punters on the Mahi Mahi 11 have raised 16 marlin,
tagged and released 11 of them, and at least 6 of them have been over 200k.
Faulkner Family
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sounds like its going to be
sounds like its going to be a great season for them. some good ones taken
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Lucky Tim
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I'd heard your last few
I'd heard your last few months have been going off. Do you push out wide on the way to the Monties or just head out deep once there? Also, what lb leader do you run for the bigger fish when towing lures?
CAPTAIN BERNIE
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Do some fishing going
Do some fishing going over, stay around Long Island the first night, then pick a good day and head out wide, some times stay out overnight. Had a big one up last week, reckon it was around 310kg.
Marky
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Thats awesome, how do you
Thats awesome, how do you estimate it was 310kg but?
CAPTAIN BERNIE
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You measure the length and
You measure the length and girth and go by estimated weight on IGFA chart
Marky
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aww ok, nice one. Didnt know
aww ok, nice one. Didnt know about the estimated weight charts, cheers.
Alan James
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Here you go
This explains it.
http://www.themarlinclub.com/fishformula.htm
allrounder
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come on Bernie
let a few get down this way.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
deepwater
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Hi Bernie are you running
Hi Bernie are you running baits or lures ?? and how are you rigging the baits when you run them ???
that is some great numbers well done
jeff
CAPTAIN BERNIE
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Baits, swimming
Baits, swimming queenies and lures
mitch
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some big girls there
some big girls there bernie.had a crack last week running swimming mullet then skipped a few dollies tried lures ,,did the lot.only saw the one fish that was about 40kg .how deep ??? and were they blues or blacks??????
cheers mitch
CAPTAIN BERNIE
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Vrious depths, few on the
Vrious depths, few on the way up to Exmouth from Coral Bay, some on the way over to the Monties and some way out deep from the Monties, about 30nm out and in about 200mt drop. Some blues but mainly blacks, and 1 strippy.
Andy Mac
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Hi Bernie
Have you had any more Broadbill encounters up there of late?
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
Youngest member of the Fishwrecked Old Farts Club
CAPTAIN BERNIE
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Hi Andy, no, no more,
Hi Andy, no, no more, just very big marlin, trying for the grander, must be out there somewhere. Would be great to get another Broadbill though!