North Carolina new marlin record

bluffman2 · 08-15-2008, 10:23 PM

Blue weighed in at 1228.5 in the pirates cove tourney...(OBX) caught aboard the Mimi out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.

more pics at the homepage to this site

http://reelbuzz.com/fishreports/fish...amp;Reply=7909

reelfinatical · 08-16-2008, 12:05 AM

Capt Mike King (at the helm) is from my homeKure Beach (NC). =) woot woot! Way to represent! lol

More pics from FryingPanTower.com:

the donkey · 08-16-2008, 02:50 AM

Sweet lord what a badass fish! And why do we still have kill tournaments, again?

JoshH · 08-16-2008, 02:51 AM

It was caught on a Black Bart breakfast, on 80 pound tackle.

bluffman2 · 08-16-2008, 11:18 AM

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the donkey (8/16/2008)Sweet lord what a badass fish! And why do we still have kill tournaments, again?

that was the only one brought in......$493.000.00 and so its known, there were 103 billfish releasedduring this tourney(23 being blue marlin)and only 1 weighed in.....thats a 96% release rate on blues and 100% release on whites and sails.......

John B. · 08-16-2008, 01:17 PM

dang what a fish...

thanks for posting the math Bluffman!:clap

Caspr21 · 08-16-2008, 02:58 PM

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bluffman2 (8/16/2008)

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the donkey (8/16/2008)Sweet lord what a badass fish! And why do we still have kill tournaments, again?

that was the only one brought in......$493.000.00 and so its known, there were 103 billfish releasedduring this tourney(23 being blue marlin)and only 1 weighed in.....thats a 96% release rate on blues and 100% release on whites and sails.......

good god, now where all the bills are. They are in the atlantic!:doh I bet in the gulf we havent had 103 billfish tagged TOTAL in all the touries this year. That is one stud of a fish!

sirmashalot · 08-17-2008, 03:59 AM

the top three boats in the tournament were spencer boats

redeyes · 08-18-2008, 05:05 PM

Hell of a fish...but it looks mutilated

Chris Hood · 08-18-2008, 05:35 PM

The hole in the fish's side is where the angler punched through and ripped the Marlin's heart out....he did that instead of using a bat.

08-15-2008, 10:23 PM	#1
bluffman2 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,940	North Carolina new marlin record Blue weighed in at 1228.5 in the pirates cove tourney...(OBX) caught aboard the Mimi out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. more pics at the homepage to this site http://reelbuzz.com/fishreports/fish...amp;Reply=7909

08-16-2008, 12:05 AM	#2
reelfinatical Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NC Posts: 1,895	RE: North Carolina new marlin record Capt Mike King (at the helm) is from my homeKure Beach (NC). =) woot woot! Way to represent! lol More pics from FryingPanTower.com:

08-16-2008, 02:50 AM	#3
the donkey Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	RE: North Carolina new marlin record Sweet lord what a badass fish! And why do we still have kill tournaments, again?

08-16-2008, 02:51 AM	#4
JoshH Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beulah Posts: 1,385	RE: North Carolina new marlin record It was caught on a Black Bart breakfast, on 80 pound tackle.

08-16-2008, 01:17 PM	#6
John B. bluefish killer White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: pensacola, fl Posts: 3,983	RE: North Carolina new marlin record dang what a fish... thanks for posting the math Bluffman!:clap __________________ Hot Spots Bait & Tackle http://www.hotspotstackle.com/

08-17-2008, 03:59 AM	#8
sirmashalot Team Overkill Ruby Red Lip Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pcola Posts: 90	RE: North Carolina new marlin record the top three boats in the tournament were spencer boats __________________ Captain Ed

08-18-2008, 05:05 PM	#9
redeyes Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 159	RE: North Carolina new marlin record Hell of a fish...but it looks mutilated

08-18-2008, 05:35 PM	#10
Chris Hood Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orange Beach, AL Posts: 352	RE: North Carolina new marlin record The hole in the fish's side is where the angler punched through and ripped the Marlin's heart out....he did that instead of using a bat.

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