Mantas 3 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Absolutely nothing to do with snow or Japan. But i thought people might find it interesting anyway. if you knew what a woeful fisherman i am then you would understand how special these photos are. As far as Marlin go this is just a baby, bearly 60lbs.They can grow in excess of 800lbs. Note the satellite tag we put in this one. They are worth $6000 ea. they are designed to release at a latter date. This one released early and was handed in. The fisheries then emailed us with the chartered course of the fish. Interesting stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Is that your job, Mantas? What do you do exactly? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Man, that's a 'kin expensive hobby. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by me jane: Is that your job, Mantas? What do you do exactly? I wish.... Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by thursday: Man, that's a 'kin expensive hobby. It is and it isn't thursday. The guy I went with would be one of the best in the world, no joke. We hold one of the largest game fish comps in the world every year down here. This guy won it last year. While hundreds of huge boats travelled 100s of km, trolling up and down the continental shelf, spending 1000s of dollars on fuel. This guy caught (and released) the winning fish just a few km from port. His share of the fuel bill was $8 !!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Impressive. The fish too. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Mate thats a nice fish. My fav thing about boat trips is the trawling part!Snagged a small swordfish in Mex with a few mahi mahi and bonito. Get me back to OZ and give me a boat..! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 Mahi Mahi are pretty common out here, but none this day. Has to be my fav table fish. I was spearfishing in Fiji once and a school of Mahi Mahi swam past, they were as big as me. I was so stunned I never even got a shot in. Link to post Share on other sites
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