I saw a documentary where a few guys were catching marlin larvae for research purposes. They would motor along really slowly and when they spotted one (god knows how!) they would scoop them up in a little net. The marlin were about the size of ur pinkie... figure that!
jay_burgess
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Looks like a sailfish?
Looks like a sailfish?
Nealez
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I stand corrected but then
I stand corrected but then ive never seen a marlin or a sail that small but i can see what you mean by the dorsal
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jay_burgess
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I saw a documentary where a
I saw a documentary where a few guys were catching marlin larvae for research purposes. They would motor along really slowly and when they spotted one (god knows how!) they would scoop them up in a little net. The marlin were about the size of ur pinkie... figure that!
Adam Gallash
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Striped
Thinking more like a striped marlin, but hey, I aint no expert.
That is a beautiful looking junior.
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Jnr Marlin!
Jnr Marlin, they loose the sail like dorsal fin as they get older!
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You learn something new
You learn something new every day
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That is an unreal little tacker, few more footy seasons and he'll be right.
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crazy light tackle fun
looks like catching them could be a heap of fun,, i have never seen them so small before
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lol they gotta start
lol they gotta start somewhere ;)
Fly
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Heres a even littler one!
It's a juvenile sailfish however!
Full story here:-
http://www.worldbillfishseries.com/news/2003/20030813USMresearch.htm
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that's like the ones I saw
that's like the ones I saw on the documentary... pretty amzing stuff :)
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How good would one of them
How good would one of them be in a saltwater fish tank!
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nice
nice fish
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Awwwww little cutie
That would be awesome fun on my dropshot!!!!
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