Blue Marlin

[mems]

Aloha, we had a nice Easter to remember. We got an ono on the troll, headed out to a bouy. Got lots of small ahi and aku. I got to break out my new 10wt and get some ahi on a popper. Then I see this shadow come by the boat. Looked like a big porpoise, no shark, saw the pecs and bill, a Marlin! I tell them to throw out a dead skipjack put a hook in the nose and put it on a dropback. Left only the clicker on. I felt the marlin grab the bait, wait for 10 looong seconds and then yell HIT IT! and the marlin busts the surface. Three and 1/2 hours later we boat the big male. Don't know how much it weighed exactly cause it busted a 300lb scale. It would have been pretty wild if it had hit my popper! Hope you all had a good day on the water, Mems.

[Darian]

WOW!!! Congrats Don!!! That's a large fish. I know you've caught others, but is this your largest

[Tony Buzolich]

Come on Don, tell us you put that dead skipjack on your 10 weight and then threw it in the water

Great fish however you did it.
Aloha, TONY

[Mr. Noodle Rod]

Woo-hoo & HANA PAA!

Nice fish, Mems!

aloha,

- Mark