James 1990
Just a brief rundown regards your questions regards the mighty blue marlin
1.Its not unusual to expect to come across blue marlin at any time of the summer season
with the higher probabillity increasing from april to may infact before the recent blow
there were quite a few around early june which is not unusual
2.The shelf and beyond' browns' numerous canyons infact they can pop up any where at times
particulary if a food source is abundant striped tuna yellowfin tuna etc
3. the above mentined bait slimey's etc and of course lures
4.tackle most of the game boys employ 24kg and above for these denizons of the deep
And the last question who. well to wet your appetite let me tell you for example at xmas just gone
we were watching 20-30 kg yellowfin getting hammered by a constant barrage of blue marlin during the course of the day if
memory serves me right there were 23 called as tagged by the boats that experienced it that day
many gamefisherman aspire to tangle with the blue marlin i am quite sure that Ross hunter on Broadbill
as acheived this quest for many a person off many who own there own boat some game fishos
have put many hours in there quest for a blue marlin but it dosnt come easy.
debate has gone on for many a year re lures and tactics for the blue marlin stick to a med size lure
popular is the............. Med sprocket in lumo, evil, but to name two
Cheers Steve