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mauichas 07-04-2012 02:57 PM

Monster Blue Marlin caught off Maui, Hawaii
 
The Finest Kind Sportfishing boat "Ikaika Kai" has landed one huge marlin. The big fish weighed in at 915 lbs. Caught off the Lanai lighthouse on July 1, 2012, the blue marlin is the biggest caught in Maui County this year. The previous biggest one was caught on Finest Kind and weighed 760 lbs.
Check out the pictures here: http://www.mauisportfishingcharters.com/daily_catch.htm'

http://www.mauisportfishingcharters....ka-Kai-915.jpg

calcutta37 07-04-2012 03:35 PM

Thats a big fish

Likeuhboss 07-04-2012 05:52 PM

That's a big ole bream

simplepeddler 07-04-2012 06:48 PM

Holee mackeral.............I mean marlin

Big Kahunaz 07-04-2012 09:15 PM

Gonna make a lot of marlin jerky right there! Thanks for the report from the islands.

BayBolt23 07-04-2012 09:24 PM

Damn son

ScubaLatt 07-12-2012 09:32 PM

shame they killed it. Of course, it could have died while fighting. Otherwise shame on him for keeping it.

PUREBAY2200 07-12-2012 09:48 PM

How long does a fight like that take??
What's the gear set up??
And how u get that back to the dock??

rreed04 07-12-2012 10:25 PM

High five on that one ScubaLatt!!

YellowMouth7 07-13-2012 08:41 AM

Big Big Big

shellman 07-13-2012 09:16 AM

BIG UN.....

Goosepond Monster 07-13-2012 09:16 AM

That thing is a monster. I can't imagine hooking up with something like that.

jsethl13 07-13-2012 10:39 AM

Beast

swamp snorkler 07-13-2012 10:44 AM

caught on a zebco 888

swamp snorkler 07-13-2012 10:47 AM

I can't believe the # of Giant Marlin these guys keep. Look on there daily catch page and see what I mean. Do they even eat them?

DUCKGOGETTER 07-13-2012 12:10 PM

Good lawd!!

Big Kahunaz 07-13-2012 12:59 PM

There are no regulations in hawaii. No island conservation association. The locals keep the catch to feed the family/families as they are very tight knit. No meat goes to waste this I promise. They use he marlin to make jerky which is sold in stores and some of the restaurants use it in tacos or as a signature dish. I've eaten blue marlin striped marlin and spearfish while there and I can tell u it's all really good. The jerky is a little odd but still good. Te striped marlin lightly pan seared on a cracker with cream cheese and some type of oil vinegar drizzled over the top was delicious.

Big Kahunaz 07-13-2012 01:03 PM

It used to be worse back in the day. U had buyers waiting at the docks to bid on fresh marlin. I know they have scaled it way back and now catch and release isn't the way but it's slowly catching on (for the charters anyhow). Telling a local to throw any of there catch back whether it be a marlin , mackerel, or parrot fish caught in a cast net will probably end with a black eye! ;)

Saltysacalait 07-13-2012 11:36 PM

Nice!


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