New Black Marlin Record

Notrealflash · Post by **Notrealflash** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:16 pm

I am with you Matt, Tyran works like a mad man I went out twice on there charter and that lad didn't stop once.

Top catch but it would pull me around in my boat like a water skier

but how good that would be to say what a catch.

meter_seeker · Post by **meter_seeker** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:03 am

Jesse wrote:I wonder how old a black marlin that big would be?

And I know that most people catch and release the big predator and breeding fish like that but are they good eating?

Scientist's estimate that both the blue and black marlin can live
up to 50years old

. They also say a Marlin around the 700kg mark is estimated to be around the 30 year age, got this information from a lazy day on the couch watching discovery channel

, i dont undersatnd why austar hasnt got a dedicated fishing channel

. So that fish may have been in its 20's

, shame to see the fish die after such a long life really

.

Ive eaten a fillet off a small blue marlin jesse and it went alright

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:11 pm

Oh ok at least the meat wouldnt have gone to waste

typethree · Post by **typethree** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:34 pm

Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Chopper361 · Post by **Chopper361** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:16 am

Tynan is probably 1 of the only guys who couldve stayed on the fish for 6hrs,i wouldve been dead on the deck after the first hr lol,but i guess the marlin didnt know that the guy on the other end is the 2 time barra nationals ironman winner lol.and referring back to 1 of the posts about not being happy if the decky was hooked up with paying customers the day the boys got it i'm pretty sure it was only the arafura boys fishing no clients

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:46 am

hey chopper,

i was working at equinox at the time. and im sure it was a charter.. just take a look at the other lads in the photo, unless there mates of theirs, they sure as hell arnt crew members

but who cares, if i had hooked it i wouldnt have passed it onto a stemie who would have more than likely dropped it.

talking to my mate glen (bigglen fffer), hes deckie on reef and wrecks and hooked a saily and brought it in. only took 15 tho.. was in paper few weeks back.

but good on tynan, hes been working there for so long, and good mates with shane, im sure steve wouldnt have cared to much...

lachmcc · Post by **lachmcc** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:14 pm

Why would they be wearing uniforms if it wasn't a charter?