This fish took the bite when my colleague Lucas was retrieving his line. The whole fighting process took about 10 to 15 minutes. This fish was landed with Shimano Torsa 16N and Spiderwire 65LB Code Red braided line and Shimano Jigwrex PE6-8.
@FishingDude71 Good catch in any case! Well, they all have those stripes, so I can' say which one it is. Only the Black one is easily recognisable, since it can't move its pectoral fins! My guess would be that this is a small blue marlin.
It's definitely a marlin. It is actually a better catch than a swordfish! A swordfish has a much longer bill, and a much taller, but shorter, dorsal fin. Did it have vertical blue stripes?
@FishingDude71 Good luck! I hope you get a big one.
mroldnewbie 7 months ago
@mroldnewbie Thx! I'm going for another fishing trip tomorrow. Gotta wake up and go at 5:00a.m. Excited.
FishingDude71 7 months ago
@FishingDude71 Good catch in any case! Well, they all have those stripes, so I can' say which one it is. Only the Black one is easily recognisable, since it can't move its pectoral fins! My guess would be that this is a small blue marlin.
mroldnewbie 7 months ago
@mroldnewbie
Hi. The guy taking the video is my uncle and those fishing are my friends. Just letting you know it had vertical blue stripes.
FishingDude71 7 months ago
It's definitely a marlin. It is actually a better catch than a swordfish! A swordfish has a much longer bill, and a much taller, but shorter, dorsal fin. Did it have vertical blue stripes?
mroldnewbie 9 months ago
that is a lucky catch
TanHckSng 10 months ago