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true-king (7/5/2008)
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I have never done the Marlin thing, but based on what I have seen (TV), I have to agree with you Hal. I would see the most fulfilling positions on the team to be Wireman and Driver. I also see where they make a huge difference, as the cranker is just hired labor if the Driver and Wireman do their part. The funny thing to me is the number of people that have sat in that chair and for years bragged about the fish they landed when it was really the Driver and Wireman, that did the deal. All the Cranker did was work, the real talent was in the other two. Glad you replied Hal. That's why I really want to get out there on the boat and get a bill by ourselves. I got to do the "hired labor" of cranking in a blue, but it wasn't really me that caught the fish. The captain and the deckhand had the experience. The real fulfillment will come when we get one on our own.  I feel the same way. I see these pictures of boxes of fish that were caught on a charter and I wouldn't feel the rush. The guy driving the boat did everything but crank, what is to be proud of? I think the thrill of chase is the best part, and if someone else does it for me, I would not enjoy the event nearly as much.
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I never really got the whole Marlin fishing/offshore trolling thing. I've done some, seen blues/whites caught, but never really got into it. The first thought that entered my head the first time I saw a bill in the spread was “that must be the stupidest fish I’ve ever laid eyes on". I mean he's chasing a big hunk of black and purple plastic at 6 kts. What exactly are you tricking them into believing it is? A pinfish has more sense than that. And all you marlin heads don’t get all mad, you like it and that’s great doesn’t matter what I think. I like sword fishing, tuna fishing with live bait/chunking, I think I just don’t like trolling. Maybe I’m just weird, everybody else likes it because of the lures, I don’t like it cause of the lures.
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Matt Mcleod (7/5/2008)
I never really got the whole Marlin fishing/offshore trolling thing. I've done some, seen blues/whites caught, but never really got into it. The first thought that entered my head the first time I saw a bill in the spread was “that must be the stupidest fish I’ve ever laid eyes on". I mean he's chasing a big hunk of black and purple plastic at 6 kts. What exactly are you tricking them into believing it is? A pinfish has more sense than that. And all you marlin heads don’t get all mad, you like it and that’s great doesn’t matter what I think. I like sword fishing, tuna fishing with live bait/chunking, I think I just don’t like trolling. Maybe I’m just weird, everybody else likes it because of the lures, I don’t like it cause of the lures. I understand completely. I have never trolled for Marlin, but it would seem much like Catfishing on the bottom with some form of bait, except the bait is moving. I don't know much about trolling for Marlin, but how much Man (Angler) to fish does it take to fool one? The right place at the right time I grant, but how much after that? The guys on the pier stalk a fish and it requires a great deal of experience, talent, game, knowledge and some hand to hand combat before the bite with each individaul fish and each is different. Unless something is different than I see, the right place at the right time will draw a Marlin bite, kinda like bottom fishing for catfish, except the bait is moving instead of dead on the bottom. Where does the thrill of chase come into it? Sure they are huge, fast and highly prized, but how much thrill is there in it that I don't understand?
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Trigger
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Now I didn't say that it doesn't take skill and/or talent to catch a blue marlin because it does. I just said it doesn't interest me. I'm not trying to down bill fishing, I have friends that do it and love it for some reason, I just don't see the romance in catching one of the big blue dummies.
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Tailing redfish or sight fishing them from a ladder
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Matt, I have never caught a blue marlin and probably never will, but have you seen how big they are? The size, strength, and athleticism are probably the main things that make bluewater guys do it.
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I forgot to add, catching a 500+ pound fish on 50 or 80 class tackle is amazing to me.
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