fishmaniac Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Here is the link to a short video of the striped and black marlin we got last weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Here is the link to a short video of the striped and black marlin we got last weekend gratz on the marlin champ top video aswell welldone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 PURE AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 congrats what a top job on the camera just goes to show marlin are with in reach off everyone on all budgets no just the top end off town cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Here is the link to a short video of the striped and black marlin we got last weekend This is just awesome. The greatest prize of all. Good one, great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little marlin Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thats pretty cool man, good footage, great fishing video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer n tongs Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Wow, that's awesome, looks like you were in a Quintrex top ender? Where we're they caught from? Good work champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer n tongs Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Sorry, just realized on the beginning of your clip it says top ender, they don't handle too bad outside, I've got a place in Ulladulla, where were you fishing at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Awome footage Andrew , congrats again cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Fishmaniac, its great to see a Sydney Harbour Master mixing it with the big guns. awesome effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Well done man! That is some epic footage you got there. Can you tell us some specs on your outfits?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Hey mate, The details of the two outfits are as follows: 1) Saltist 40H Overhead Reel with a 60B Saltiga Rod. It was loaded with 50lb braid, 80lb shockleader and 80lb flourocarbon trace 2) Catalina 6500 Spin Reel with a 56B Saltiga Rod. That had 80lb braid, 80lb shockleader and 200lb trace Fishing a tad north of uladulla Edited February 19, 2012 by fishmaniac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Your a daiwa man like wise. I have a pair of saltist 50 and a mate has a 40 LW which we been using for marlin lately but was always worried that they werent up to sratch. But after seeing your video ive changed my mind. haha How much braid do you have spooled on and were you even close to getting spooled? I too have a catalina but only the 4500 for my light weight jig outfit. I probably woulnt try to get a marlin with that as i might lose my lure. haha cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookmeup Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Awesome catch & video & music, the sight of the striped completely out of the air was a great sight !! "A Plus" to the video man, well done boys !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patey Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Awesome video and a great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAP-ER Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Well done Great Footage mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Your a daiwa man like wise. I have a pair of saltist 50 and a mate has a 40 LW which we been using for marlin lately but was always worried that they werent up to sratch. But after seeing your video ive changed my mind. haha How much braid do you have spooled on and were you even close to getting spooled? I too have a catalina but only the 4500 for my light weight jig outfit. I probably woulnt try to get a marlin with that as i might lose my lure. haha cheers I have 400m of 50lb on the Saltist and 300m of 80lb on the Catalina. The most I had out on the saltist was about 200m and the most I had out on the Catalina was maybe 130m. Obviously If I kept the boat stationary i would have lost a lot more line but when the fish ran I kept the boat mving to help gain some line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdenk01 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Andrew, that is fantastic footage, your 1st marlin on your own gear, on your own boat & on video What more can you ask for. Looks like you were driving the boat aswell ? Well done mate cheers zed ps. you may struggle on a blue on that gear (just what ive heard) Edited February 21, 2012 by ALPHABET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) I have 400m of 50lb on the Saltist and 300m of 80lb on the Catalina. The most I had out on the saltist was about 200m and the most I had out on the Catalina was maybe 130m. Obviously If I kept the boat stationary i would have lost a lot more line but when the fish ran I kept the boat mving to help gain some line. Is your catalina a High speed model? Im asking cause i have a dogfight which are high speed and not sure if it is suitable for a marlin fishing. Cause im worried they havent got the pulling power u need like the low speed has. Edited February 21, 2012 by Little Hooker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Simply awesome Andrew!!! well done again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Is your catalina a High speed model? Im asking cause i have a dogfight which are high speed and not sure if it is suitable for a marlin fishing. Cause im worried they havent got the pulling power u need like the low speed has. The Catalina has a gear ratio of 4.3:1 so it would be a low speed model. I had a go with a mate's saltist high speed 6500 spinning reel and found the retrieve uncomfortably fast for jigging so I opted for the lower retrieve. You would certainly get the power out of the reel but being such a high speed I think you would struggle gaining line over a long period of time, particularly if you are struggling to move the fish much. I suppose getting one or two would certainly be doable but if you were to target marlin a lot it would probably be a bit uncomfortable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillrockn Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Great Footage mate Really enjoyed watching..... All i can say Cheers Tight Lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winki Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Great effort Andrew... Your lso lucky your girl friend likes fishin and can take video aswell, have to get her cloned maybe for the rest of us fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE BULL Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 That looked like light gear especially the first. What line class did you catch them on? What region where they caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE BULL Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 That looked like light gear especially the first. What line class did you catch them on? What region where they caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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