The_King_Hunter Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 While on my honeymoon in fiji thought I would leave the new mrs behind for just a few hrs to get some fishing in. Staying on Viwa island ( Part of the Yasawa group), I went out with the resort owner Glenn. Didnt head to far off the island as the water gets very deep pretty close to the reort. Not having caught many large scale fish before I was excited to hear that there were many large dolly's around along with tuna and that they had previously caught a few marlin. After a few hrs of putting around, much to my excitment the line started spooling off the real like a flash and there was all sorts of comotion behind the boat as I set sight of a marlin that had just latched on. In Fiji they eat just about everything so it wasnt tagged and released. Was dragged in to the boat for village dinner. Measured 2.3m, Not sure what it weighed. Have ahd multiple comments on it being blue or black.. Not a 100% sure. What are your thoughts? Made for some great excitement and a great story for my honeymoon. Very pleased to be in the Marlin club! King Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayoox Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Congratulations. And you are obviously still married so win win. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secho Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Well done mate.. Dr. Julian Pepperell wrote the following in a Bluewater edition back in 2010.. (this is just a small extract of his full column on the issue of identifying Marlin) "The first feature to look at for Marlin is the pectoral (side) fin. If it sticks out from the body and is locked in that position (it cant be pushed back to lie against the body) its a black. If the fins do fold flat, look at the dorsal fin, preferably fully extended. If the height of this fin is about equal to, or greater than, the depth of the body (measured behind the gill cover) its a striped. If the height is about two thirds the depth of the body, its a blue. Here's a picture that he put with the article that helps: Going off the height of the dorsal fin, I'd say it looks to be a black.. do you know if the pectoral fins could fold flat against the body before rigor mortis set in? Cheers Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 well done you have caught the hardest one first now for a stripe and a blue then a short billed and a sword fish fishing for flattys will never be the same cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King_Hunter Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Well done mate.. Dr. Julian Pepperell wrote the following in a Bluewater edition back in 2010.. (this is just a small extract of his full column on the issue of identifying Marlin) "The first feature to look at for Marlin is the pectoral (side) fin. If it sticks out from the body and is locked in that position (it cant be pushed back to lie against the body) its a black. If the fins do fold flat, look at the dorsal fin, preferably fully extended. If the height of this fin is about equal to, or greater than, the depth of the body (measured behind the gill cover) its a striped. If the height is about two thirds the depth of the body, its a blue. Here's a picture that he put with the article that helps: Going off the height of the dorsal fin, I'd say it looks to be a black.. do you know if the pectoral fins could fold flat against the body before rigor mortis set in? Cheers Marty Agree with pretty much everything that youve said above... Only thing is, the fish was bronze when it come to the boat and was in the boat. It hen went electric blue after it got knocked on the head. This made me think it was a blue marlin as i heard they are bronze when at the boat.... Is this true ? or is that typical for all types? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowan-cowboy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Agree with pretty much everything that youve said above... Only thing is, the fish was bronze when it come to the boat and was in the boat. It hen went electric blue after it got knocked on the head. This made me think it was a blue marlin as i heard they are bronze when at the boat.... Is this true ? or is that typical for all types? Was the marlin eaten? I have never heard of someone eating them Great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King_Hunter Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Was the marlin eaten? I have never heard of someone eating them Great catch! YEp sure was... they eat pretty much anything in the water over there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigbody23t Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 with the pec fins out wide and fixed like they are in the photos thats a black 100% nice fish aint fiji just great ! great fish congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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