Saturday we had a request for meat fishing. Our group wanted nothing to do with a marlin when they saw the flag hanging in the rigger from the day before. So, we returned to the tuna grounds in hopes of better conditions. We set out and no more than 10 minutes later this blue marlin came in and ate one of our tuna baits! We fought the fish for over 2 hours on 50 lb class tackle. The leader was in sight a few times early in the fight but was never close enough to get. The fish took a long run and unfortunately tail wrapped itself. When the fish finally came up , she was dead, so we landed him and took him to the dock. His weight was around 280 lbs. This fish would typically be released....
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