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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: Paul_A on July 18, 2014, 08:33:00 AM

Title: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Paul_A on July 18, 2014, 08:33:00 AM
So I am trolling two 9" skirts long on my rehabbed TLD50's with a 9" lure right off the transom on my tibb'ed 6/0 loaded with 80lb Jerry Brown and a 50' topshot mounted on a Calstar 6455XH when a blue shows up.

Of course he hits the 6/0 and gave me quite the workout. Got him to the boat and since I was alone I could not hold him and work the hook out of his jaw so decided to land it as the locals like to eat marlin.

Had a heck of a time killing it after I sank the gaff into it, finally got a rope around his tail and after 10 minutes or so dragging it managed to pull it into the boat.

Scaled at 245 which I know is small for a blue but given the tackle and situation was a pretty good fish. Old 6/0's can still get the job done!

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Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Ron Jones on July 18, 2014, 08:44:08 AM
Nothing wrong with that. I'd fish a narrow Tibbed 6/0H over ANYTHING with a lever any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Nice fish
Ron
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: MFB on July 18, 2014, 09:44:31 AM
Nice fish.

Rgds

Mark
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: jonnou on July 18, 2014, 10:14:38 AM
Great effort They always seem to pick the weakest link in the Tackle on offer!! Good when that link is strong enough !!

Glad you stayed safe You need a cool head with a big fish like that Even if it isnt big for a blue.

Solo fishers here in New Zealand Use a long release Tool and sacrifice a hook. You need to be prepared for that though. I like the Idea of catch and release but you always have to be prepared to Kill. better than waste. :)
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Alto Mare on July 18, 2014, 11:00:02 AM
Nice fish Paul! Was that 6/0 stock or did you have some of the upgrades available here?
I believe the 6/0 could stop anything in the water.
Thanks for sharing.
Sal
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Paul_A on July 18, 2014, 12:31:18 PM
Stock 6/0 other than Cal's greased drag washers which I love and stainless main and pinion. Since I switched to greasing my drags the start-up during a long fight is so smooth. I always hated how jerky the drags would get when they got real hot.

Thanks for the positive replies. I am in Pohnpei and here releasing a fish is considered crazy as there are plenty of mouths to feed but I know most fisherman would #### if they saw someone killing a marlin so I was a little worried about posting this. Just know there are a lot of Penn aficionados here.

Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Shark Hunter on July 18, 2014, 01:05:45 PM
Good Job Paul! ;) Very Nice!! ;D
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: gstours on July 18, 2014, 03:41:38 PM
Hi Paul;  thanks for the report and the pictures!  And a great fish story, wish I was there to watch and listen!!!!  I have no problems eating what I catch. Jesus was a fisherman too, but many now want to discount that.  I am building a narrow as we speak.   Thanks again for the post. your OK.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Bryan Young on July 18, 2014, 05:04:48 PM
What a solo catch Paul.  Killing a marlin in the water by yourself can be difficult for sure.  My first marlin catch was with my grand-uncle and his buddies.  I was 16 and the rest of the crew was 70+.  Being the youngest and least experience, they made me the gaff man...oh great.  After gaffing the fish in the gill plate, all 4 of us rocked the boat and slid the "LIVE" marlin in the boat to which I was told to jump on it, cover it's eyes, while my grand uncle spiked it.  It was an exciting scare with 4, I can only imagine catching one and boarding it as a single.

Marlin is delicious.  You don't need to apologize.  My favorite is, of course, sashimi, then dried like jerky or smoked.

Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: alantani on July 18, 2014, 05:16:56 PM
congratulations!!!!!!
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: johndtuttle on July 18, 2014, 05:23:41 PM
I tell you what that is far bigger than any fish most can say they landed solo. Fine Catch.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: conchydong on July 18, 2014, 07:53:31 PM


Awesome job. Congratulations. I like to eat Marlin also.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Islandgypsy on July 18, 2014, 09:14:28 PM
Caught a striped marlin from a tin car topper in Baja couple years back. It took TWO of us TWICE as long for fish a THIRD the size as your BLUE. Congratulations, that was quite a feat! And yes, we ate ours and shared with the locals....was delicious BBQ'd on the beach.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: ChileRelleno on July 19, 2014, 02:43:58 AM
Heck of a catch, an by yourself no less, nice job.
Screw the PETA closet brigade, land it & eat it.

Anyone who naysays the 6/0 has a case of cranial rectal inversion.
I landed a really nice 8'/200# Scalloped Hammerhead from the beach with one.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Marcq on July 19, 2014, 09:16:47 AM
Not that you are old but this reminds me of The Old Man and the Sea  :) At least you brought it back intact  8)

Marc..
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Paul_A on July 19, 2014, 05:00:40 PM
Quote from: Marcq on July 19, 2014, 09:16:47 AM
Not that you are old but this reminds me of The Old Man and the Sea  :) At least you brought it back intact  8)

Marc..

Haha, thank you... When I had the gaff in one hand and I was trying to rip it's gills out to bleed it out with the other and it was thrashing around I felt pretty old.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: broadway on July 19, 2014, 05:08:46 PM
Marcq took the words out of my mouth... Reminded me of the movie especially when I saw the ?panga? In the background. Really great catch Paul... You need a go pro camera to get that footage. Must have been a heck of a fight on a 6/0 but an even tougher fight when trying to gaff/land her.
Well done,
Dom
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: wallacewt on July 20, 2014, 01:34:39 AM
good stuff,congrats
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Dominick on July 20, 2014, 02:33:58 AM
Paul: Good job.  I've caught dozens of Marlin with my 114HLW.  Sal is correct and I agree that reel will catch almost everything in the ocean (all other things being equal).  I also caught a marlin with Sal's tank, a modified 113.  Dominick
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Paul_A on September 02, 2022, 02:19:52 AM
Was reminiscing with a friend and I pulled up this old post to show him one of my favorite fishing memories.

I am still really proud of this catch and several others that my trusty 6/0 allowed me to make.

Am living in mainland Japan now but haven't yet made it out to the deep blue where the big ones prowl. Soon I hope.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: redsetta on September 02, 2022, 04:21:31 AM
'Twas an epic adventure Paul - stoked you took us along.
Doesn't seem that long ago, but the years seem to be whipping by!
Hope you get out into the deep blue sometime soon.
All the best, Justin
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Squidder Bidder on September 02, 2022, 12:20:57 PM
Lone man on the sea, blue marlin, struggle to the death - someone ought to write a book about that!
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Wompus Cat on September 02, 2022, 12:48:55 PM
Quote from: Squidder Bidder on September 02, 2022, 12:20:57 PMLone man on the sea, blue marlin, struggle to the death - someone ought to write a book about that!
Don't think that would go  over but do something with a Big White Whale  :fish
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Paul_A on September 02, 2022, 02:50:14 PM
Quote from: redsetta on September 02, 2022, 04:21:31 AM'Twas an epic adventure Paul - stoked you took us along.
Doesn't seem that long ago, but the years seem to be whipping by!
Hope you get out into the deep blue sometime soon.
All the best, Justin

Thank you Justin. And a big shout out to Alan for creating this forum and keeping it going. Pretty cool to be able to look back at this post after 8 years.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Squidder Bidder on September 03, 2022, 12:12:47 AM
Quote from: Wompus Cat on September 02, 2022, 12:48:55 PM
Quote from: Squidder Bidder on September 02, 2022, 12:20:57 PMLone man on the sea, blue marlin, struggle to the death - someone ought to write a book about that!
Don't think that would go  over but do something with a Big White Whale  :fish

That's why the good Lord made the Penn 12/0.
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Shellbelly on September 03, 2022, 04:08:42 PM
I've always believed that solo adventures are where we are truly tested.  Video would have been awesome, but our imaginations are doing pretty good I think!
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Wompus Cat on September 03, 2022, 05:18:15 PM
Quote from: Shellbelly on September 03, 2022, 04:08:42 PMI've always believed that solo adventures are where we are truly tested.  Video would have been awesome, but our imaginations are doing pretty good I think!

I know hen I fish by myself the Fish I catch are a Lot

              BIGGER
Title: Re: Tiburon narrow framed 114H vs marlin
Post by: Benni3 on September 07, 2022, 02:54:37 AM
Great job man,,,,,, ;D