Phar Cue Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Bez and I headed up to South West Rocks between Boxing Day and New Years. Fairly quiet all in all though we did release an estimated 80-90kg Black on 15kg mono. Caught her on the troll with a Pakula. The fish came out of no where and launched out of the prop wash and on top of the skirt. Tail walked and porpoised like a maniac for a few minutes then spent the next 30 minutes under the blue stuff. Got her to the side of the boat, took out the hook, couple of photo's and swam her back to freedom. Very nice. Edited January 4, 2007 by Phar Cue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 AWESOME effort mate must of been a thrill to see that baby jump out and nail the lure.. even better to watch her swim away after the big battle well done and congrats cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Congrats on a very fine fish Maybe the pic is tricking me but it looks like it may be a Blue marlin from where i'm sitting. What sort of depth were you in mate? Regards Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saqa Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Nice beakie mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phar Cue Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Congrats on a very fine fish Maybe the pic is tricking me but it looks like it may be a Blue marlin from where i'm sitting. What sort of depth were you in mate? Regards Red Depth was about 280m, 24.6C water. It did run some nice blue through it though it was fairly dark almost to the underbelly. Not many full shots to tell. Edited January 4, 2007 by Phar Cue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 well done on the black. can you please put a pic of the lure it hit if you can . cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phar Cue Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 well done on the black. can you please put a pic of the lure it hit if you can . cheers Hi John Don't have a pic other than the last photo. You can see the skirt behind the fish. It was a Pakula Lumo Sproket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano35 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thats an excellent fish, well done and top photos too. I bet a few coldies got sunk that night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow top fish must have been fun trying to get him in. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Have i completely lost the plot? Am i the only person who thinks its a Blue??? Regards Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 i have heard they are going for the lumo lures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) Hi Guys, well done on teh fish. and red is spot on. that looks like a nice little BLUE fella to me. specially that first pic. good stuff!! Edited January 5, 2007 by djmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reel Addiction (Sea Jay) Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) Hi John Don't have a pic other than the last photo. You can see the skirt behind the fish. It was a Pakula Lumo Sproket. Well done mate on an awsome fish i am still patiently waiting for my first and cant wait, ill keep a close eye on my lumo sprocket, actually that is the same lure that i hooked but on but dropped the fish a couple of weeks ago. What size sprocket is it mate appears to be a mini in the photo, can you confrim???? That lure is gold for marlin, but i guess nearly every boat i know runs one so they are bound to get a few fish, they have a great action though. Edited January 5, 2007 by Reel Addiction (Sea Jay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reely Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Definitely a blue, from the first pic, Red you still got it brother! Dont despair! K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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