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Thanks for the kind comments Chris.

Well done Bas. 80cms dollies goes along way on the table . .

That's if you can pull it into the boat . Thanks mate... Show us your kings.

Hey Mike..thanks..nice meeting you the other day. Yeh line was getting low...had to chase it. At least you still getting the big dollies. Thanks Swano. Thanks Meng..was well within my bag limit Thanks Pete ..And for the tips a few days before.

It was hooked on the neck and bleeding pretty bad, after a long fight..It doesn't look like it will live. So we kept it and fed about 7 families. Will try to release the next one.

Nice looking fish there very good size. well done and awsome boat!

Yeh I do..hehe Thanks Chewie..yeh all the above make it special. Thanks Mate Cheers! Egg-Soup Thanks Nick..once u crack it many will come? Good to know. Thanks..Were you there? didn't see you. Would of said Hi. Thanks Bailey.. Whatever comes I guess. Cheers Dan..thanks for the comment.145m and williamson skirts.

Thanks mate yes certainly wont. Thanks 70lb braid and 100lb leader,

Thanks Danrob Thanks Simda..We take our videoing seriously. LOL. It is just good to keep it for memory sake and watch it back in a few years time. 14 kms out.Just had 2 skirts out.

Thanks mate. Cheers Mangus. Andrenaline rush i guess and 3 people nearly bust a gut.got it over the side. Thanks..Killer. Yes..I hope you get yours soon. 14 ms out and a 6 Inch Williamson skirt. Thanks..Good luck tomorrow. Thanks Trung. Congrats to you guys as well. Cant let you and Peter have all the fun . yep seeya out wide. Thanks Andrew..I was very inspired by your capture a few years ago on spin gear .

Thanks... the first 5 minutes were very exciting. Thanks Mr Moderator..that's sweet lullaby. Still abit sore..thanks for the comment. Thanks..I was about 14 kms out. Thanks for recognising this mate.I was very lucky..Appreciate the comment.

Well done Andrew. I remember seeing the pics on your first Marlin a few years back. Now u r into them consistantly. Awsome effort.

Hi Guys We took two boats out on sunday ( Quintrex480 and My boat Formosa). Our game plan was slightly different. He was targeting kings, Where as I was to join him for a few passes for kings then head wide looking for dollies, stripies and hopefully a Marlin. He got into a few decent size kings..he might post pics later. We got a keeper king at 75cm and some rats, then head wide on the troll and as expected we got into stripe tunas every 5-10 mins. Heading east and the water was getting warmer at 25.4 degrees. Then what looked like another standard stripie where everyone was in no rush to pickup the rod, My deckies yell out for me to wind it in..ho hum.. I was thinking maybe a dollie..not pulling hard at all..then shit! it go some weight on it..then it jumped in the air! Black marlin!!. The reel screamed with line peeling off at a rate of knots..I yelled out to the driver to chase it before i get spooled. This is on a saltist 6000 spin outfit..After some good driving by my bro in laws , coaching and filming , 1 hr of pain later. I got our first and PB marlin. The fish I had hope to catch and never thought it would come so soon on the first attempt. I was pretty much spent after that. Couldn't have done it without my deckies brother in laws, It was a good team effort. We didn't get any dollies but we ticked a few boxes today and got 3/4 species. Kings, Stripe Tunas and PB Marlin . As usual i will share some video. Got some good footage and under water footages will post later. Like to thank this site and it is a great site to connect people and learn a lot of new tactics. Met and learnt quite a lot from the people I met here, so thanks guys. I am entering COTM of the month for this fish, If you think it is worthy please vote.

Congrats to you both. Awsome effort.

Nice work chewie! That's a monster.

Well done Col and Theson. always good to blood a new reel with a decent fish . Legal kings are Xraps..marvelous effort that.

Nice squids..You are giving away the spots by leaving background in your pics..

Thanks guys..Just posted some videos of recently caught king's videos See first post.

Brilliant info ! champ thanks. I was thinking how I can import some that I cant eat.

Heard good things about the Simrad. It suppose to be a step up from the lowrances. Tempting to upgrade to it myself. Can you show us some pics of it sounding out fish Paul?

Can you target snapper for a day in between the kings? You didn't come from auckland airport did you? hence 6hrs drive?

Looks awsome Alberto. I am going in 3 months time. Is 3 days fishing in a row a bit taxing?

thanks Dan. dont worry about the hoodies..what about the flatties? btw I got Vids too..you know where to find them.

epic trip sir. nothing beats sharing this with the family.Those boys if they not already are.. will be gun fishos.

Thanks Mike..Going out with Pete? Good luck.