KLC Lewis wrote:
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Holy Wah, Tom! Land many Marlin? lol

We hooked into a pretty large marlin just east of the Phonex Islands
and got him along side. Got some nice pictures and then were able to
release him. We try to keep fish size down by using small lures and
hooks but it doesn't always work. The real monsters usually break the
hooks, but I've had 300lb line snapped too.

-- Tom.



Ya, trying to figure what fish will bite on what is frustrating. I've hooked
(and landed) 30" northern pike on little trout spoons, and hooked (and
released) tiny little perch on lures meant for the pipe that were bigger
than the perch. Catching a marlin could be useful, though -- especially if
you need more power.

I gained a lot of respect for the size of fish
that may hit your lure while sailing from Cat key
to Bimini a few years back. The lure we were
trolling had a very large stainless steel hook
fastened to wire line. We momentarily felt
something hit the line, and when we reeled it back
in the hook was snapped off.

Don W.