The First Marlin of the trip
Submitted by mako magic on Tue, 2010-05-25 08:27
First day out chasing the billies and we tagged and released our first one, seems not alot of big fish around this trip, all fairly average and fairly easy to find too.
nice way to christen some of the new bling too !!
Tony Halliday
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bloody well done mate, super
bloody well done mate, super catch and good conditions too by the looks of it.
nothing like christining the Bling in style.
cheers
Tony
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Lucky Tim
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yep I could sure go a marlin
yep I could sure go a marlin fix right about now. Looks like the pic of the days from what I've seen in the other photos.
Webby
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looks like you could rest it
looks like you could rest it on that belly mate, time to hit the gym haha na great catch, looks like you boys got some nice weather after we left. glad you got into a few
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mako magic
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that was first day out on
that was first day out on the billies before the comp, we only got about 1 nice day after you left, and yeah forgot to edit the pic and change the keg to a 6 pack lol
Johnyy_Boii
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dont know whats bigger, the
dont know whats bigger, the belly or the billy? doubt you can edit it lol...how much did it weigh?
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you could have at least put
you could have at least put a shirt on for the pic matt. you need to get out on the boat for a bit more of a workout , or give up drinking
. nice fish tho. dark in color. you would have been happy to get the first on the boat
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Paul G
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Lisa said its a little early
Lisa said its a little early to be getting ready to play santa for christmas,lol. Who needs a gimble belt when you have a belly button like that ha ha.
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NavyGirl
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Niiiice
What a whopper of a fish! Nice catch!
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Nice one mako
I have not seen one that big lol
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Must have pulled like a clydesdale Mako! LOL
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mako magic
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lol nah mate more for saftey
lol nah mate more for saftey of not losing the gear, better to be safe than sorry, when your talking $2500 outfits
damo6230
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put a shirt on Matt...ha ha
you're not that hot
look at the size of the Marlin
how'd the bling lights go at night.
the thurs/friday was good windless days so some trout on Helby....
good trip
mako magic
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only used the lights on the
only used the lights on the way in one night, theres a pic somewhere on here, the thursday was our last day, but that was the day we had the motor issue so no night fishing, would have been good though
lol and my blind girlfriend says i look hot lol
damo6230
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post the video footage
must be some good vid there somewhere but how long is it gona take to edit......
the marlin shots would be good
mako magic
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yeah found the shots where
yeah found the shots where the marlin jumped in the boat and got my arm with its bill, bloody funny looking back, dangerous atm, once i get time i will edit all the footage
damo6230
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what about Brads baited Marlin
no shots or doesn't it count......ha ha
he was pretty excited at the ramp
mako magic
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alot of footage with the
alot of footage with the cameras running all day, there should be footage of brads as well, just got to dig it all out