blower Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Have waited to get out amongst the recent inshore action in my boat but what with the weather the next best offer came up late last night to join my mate on his more capable vessel. Anyway we saw no bait or action for the whole troll out to the shelf and back except for the mayhem of a black and a striped marlin fighting over our long corner pakula sprocket in lumo colour. The bigger black won out with a spectacular swerve and shouldering on strike - but the striped still shadowed him for enough time to think we must have hooked him on another lure. The striped was jumping and carrying on then gave up and away he went. An hour later we had the black boatside and it didn't look good but he finally kicked and looked okay as he swam away. We got him on the outside of the warm water just over the shelf and didn't see a thing on the way back. Not a bad late call day off work Tuesday and am in a bit of a purple patch after last weeks kingy. Fork to mouth length looked about seven foot and I don't know - maybe eighty or so kilo as he was in real good nick and pretty big around the girth. Edited January 26, 2012 by blower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekiifisher Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Great story. And nice marlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hawkesbass Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 well done on a top catch hope you catch more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Congrats, nice pointy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayoox Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Nice Beak. I am sure that you were wishing you were at work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 well done on the black thats one i've yet to tick off the list but hopfully this year cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little marlin Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well said. You must of been stoked to see 2 marlin fighting over your lures. I bet there would of been some happy faces when those 2 decided to show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaniel Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 good beak mate, sounds like its still abit patchy atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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