zmk1962 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) On Saturday we originally set out live baiting for kings off Sydney Heads and then out at 12 Mile. But with nothing in the bag at 11am and with water at 24degC we decided to troll some skirts in a round trip back past the Sydney Fad.An hour later we hooked, landed, photographed and successfully released this beauty. First Striped Marlin for my boat (thanks for all the tips Glen!). The fight took about an hour with each of us taking 15min turns - lots of head shakes and tail walking in the initial runs - the Penn 330GTi got very warm but held up to the task. What a fish on a 14cm Pink Pakula skirt and gear targeting Kings, Bonnies and Dollies. Just shows it pays to keep your gear well maintained - you never know what will hook up! Heres a link to the YouTube clip of the day, we only got the video working 1/2 through the tussle (fast fwd the bits you find boring): L to R: John, Glen, me and Wayne - smiles all around. Edited January 8, 2015 by zmk1962 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Fantastic effort- well done. Forever have that memory. Stoked for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailfish123 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Congratulations guys well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 well done boys and a great video as well cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks Raiders ... we are all still buzzing today ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howbig Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 well done boys my turn sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 We all hope when we go out for a day with the boys fishing that something special will happen. And to have that happen and capture it all on video, even better! I bet the beer tasted awesome after that! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks Scratchie.... yup beers were awesome (and consumed in moderation while on the vessel of course). But I think this adventure will help with beers for a few sessions yet to come !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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