First Big Marlin for the 19´ Season
Spanish Fly just released the first Big Marlin for the season on the 4th of October. It’s been a very good start to the season and despite very few boats fishing there has been a good run since mid-September, when the first boats brought out the heavy tackle, with Vamizi getting into a number of small to mid-ranger´s up to #450 and Game Changer up to #600.
D Day…
Then on the 4th of October, Morgan O´Kennedy was fishing down south on his 25ft center console Spanish Fly with some mates and enjoyed some popping in the early morning.
They then decide to catch a live bait for Marlin and shortly after had a skipjack swimming of the transom. It did not take long for a big Marlin to show up in 70 odd meters outside wahoo.com!
Now, Spanish Fly is a center console boat design for jigging & popping with no fighting chair and the boys had the bait on a #50 wide loaded with 80-pound line.
Epic Fight…
The fish stuck on the bite and what followed was an marathon fight with this beauty of a fish the crew called 900 pounds.
The fish took them miles south during the 6 ½ hour fight….
Well done on the first Big Marlin of the season!
Thanks for the pics Morgan…
May there be many more to come….
Cheers,
Duarte A. M. Rato
Sportfishing Charters @ Vilankulos & Bazaruto Archipelago
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