Seazar

That is in incredible. What an awesome day for you. Definitely unforgettable. Well done !!!

Well done.

Maybe yu misunderstood. I did say that they were not in that category. [emoji4]

Wow!!! You covered some ground that's for sure. Sorry to hear.

Don't know if anyone else like yourself fisholb have noticed a massive amount fishos dropping fish like myself. Never have had this happen. The only thing that has changed in my fishing style is that I've gained a lot more confidence in fishing lite tackle with heavy braid line and 50 to 80lbs trace. So I've upped the drag a fair bit. Didn't think sbt had semi soft mouths but maybe not tuff enough to hold a hook under heavy drag. One of the SBTs on Monday that we caught had the hook just fall out as we sat her in the boat. Would love to hear what people's thoughts are on that. Sorry if it's hijacking the thread but thought it all fits into the prepping for the next run of fish.

It was a little like that Monday too. My lines in another's prop whilst cubing. Let's hope your wrong and it doesn't stop people from communicating. Numbers will hold some action. Proof was Monday. Boats held the fish virtually all day. Unheard of.

Kingies do the same thing. People just choose to nail it at sunset for the fight. The light the tackle the higher they stay. Generally speaking. There are exceptions to the rule. Sometimes one can just be unlucky.

Haha. I can only imagine the pain and dilemma about where to fit the fish. Must've been terrible. [emoji12]I think I'd wee myself from excitement if I saw that in the end of my line. Hahaha. The best thing is that it was caught in Sydney I might add. [emoji106]

thanks. I would say that a green tuna is so much safer to boat than a green marlin. That's for sure. Hahaha

If yr aware of that then you should also be aware of crews feeding a fish to the boat just above a gaff whilst getting fed super lite tackle in his mouth. Just for the record in the past. I think that is bull. I think all fast catches deserve questioning. 35 mins is not one of them. I think that was a combo of a good fisherman, team and a lucky run on the fish. 15kg is the breaking strain so drag would not be been more than 10 to 12kg. Not much to hold back on a beast like that. Infact the luck is the low drag. Fish would've maybe stayed on the surface without diving because prolly didn't really feel in trouble. Next step is to chase it down. Hit the drag hard as it gets close to catch up and if luck played their way which it did they'd gaff it green. That's where all the experience lays. Even though I don't support that kind of fishing I don't really chase records or fish for marlin. I fish to eat but enjoy a fight. I will only chase a fish if I run out of line. Even then I prolly let it spool me in a fair fight as he deserves to live. He earnt it. 15 mins as first mentioned was perfectly fair to question as to how a monster 143kg bft could be caught. 35mins is possible depending on the above mentioned.

30mins sounds feasible with an experienced crew.

Wtf??? 15mins?????

I think changing up and raising them with cubes is on the cards. They haven't left.

Cracker fish. Well done. It was an unforgettable day out there

Glad to hear.