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Report by Angler Brad Owings September 06-10 My friend (Ricky Clark) and I went out fishing two days this week (Monday & Tuesday). We had a third friend with us, but on the first day the seas were 12-14 foot rollers and raining, so he decided to stay home the second day of fishing, big mistake. We were fishing a board a 35' Cabo part of the P.V. Sport fishing fleet. Tuesday morning we headed out to "El Banko"/"The Banks" around 5:30AM, the day was beautiful, sun shining and calm seas. Our first hook up was a 200-250lb Blue Marlin, I lost the fish about 20 minuets in the fight to the hook coming out. The baits were in the water for only 10 minuets before we hooked up. After I lost the Blue, my friend Ricky hooked into a Striped Marlin and landed the 80lb fish in 15 minuets. The second we released the fish the caption saw a swirl behind the boat about 40 yards, he tossed out a live bait and we were hooked up again with a 300lb Blue Marlin. I landed the fish in about 20-25 minuets, released unharmed. It was again Ricky's turn on the chair, after about one hour, he hooked into a 400-450lb Black Marlin, this fish, was pissed, jumped at least 20 times in the first 5 minuets of the fight and through the hook back at us. Ricky was disappointed but enjoyed the fight, by the way, my friend Ricky had never been Marlin fishing prior to our trip. What a day! The biggest excitement of the trip came on the next hook up, we had been fishing for about 1-2 hours before the "Big Bite". The captain yelled, "Monster Marlin" and about that time the fish hit the bait and the fight was on. I fought the fish for about 2hrs, I had it at the boat four times, every time I thought the fight was over, it would rip out another 300+yards of line. At this point I thought I was going to die... Finally on the fifth time to the boat the fish was done, tired out, as was I. At this point we all noticed the fish had swallowed the hook, J-hook!!! I hate this part of the story because we are always catch and release anglers and this fish was almost dead. After cutting the line and trying to revive the fish for ten minuets it showed no signs of recovering, the fish died. Great reason to ALWAYS use circle hooks...for now on I will require them or will not go out. I was told the fish will be used to feed many, many families in P.V. and I'm going to mount the head of the fish on the wall, only because it died and that will be a replica. So, we ended up with five hook up's that day, 2-Black Marlin, 1-Stripe, and 2-Blue. All were released except the Big Black. In the pictures I'm sending you will see the "Big Black" flying through the air in two pic's and two pic's back at the marina later that night. The "Big Black" weighed in at 756lbs, 14' long, 66" in girth. The fish was caught on 100lb test and 150lb leader. My biggest fish to date! Enjoy the pictures! Brad Owings |