Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin are generally colored dark or medium blue over the upper area of their bodies, including the dorsal fin and their tail, under this area they have a series of sky blue colored stripes or lines that run the length of their main body, between these stripes and over the rest of the body area, including the belly, they are silvery white colored. Blue Marlin can grow to be very large, in fact it's not too uncommon to catch one that weighs over 1,000 lbs, and over 6 feet in length.
Blue Marlin are one of the top sports fish to catch, and are favored by thousands of anglers, they make an incredible mount for the wall of a den, sports bar, office, man cave, or any other room, and there's nothing that beats a photo of an angler posing next to a huge Blue Marlin, he or she has caught. When fishing for Blue Marlin, you must hire a charter boat with a crew that is experienced in catching them, as their size and strength can make them very dangerous.
When fishing for Blue Marlin, you must be securely belted or fastened to your seat on the charter boat, you should not attempt to try landing one while standing, as even the most powerful muscle man alive would have a struggle on his hands, that would do him in. You should certainly use a anchor or harness system for your pole also, as Blue Marlin can easily snatch the rod from your hands, especially after you become tired.
Break away harnesses are a must, if you have the rod attached to your body instead of the boat. Numerous anglers have been pulled overboard by Blue marlin, and some have even lost their lives when fishing for them.
You will need to be using heavy duty equipment when fishing for Blue Marlin, they will easily break a cheap rod, reel or line in seconds when hooked or when you try to reel them in. Be ready for the fight of your life once you hook one, this is one of the reasons sports fishermen love catching them. As stated earlier you will want to be securely harnessed to the chair on the boat, to prevent from being pulled overboard by the extremely heavy and powerful fish.
When reeling in and actually landing the fish, you must be in good physical shape, as it can take hours to do so. You will need to rest, or risk severe injury or worse, and at these times you need to have your rod securely anchored to the boat to prevent it from being pulled overboard as well.
When fishing for Blue Marlin using bait, the most common and successfully way is by trolling from the boat you have chartered or own. Some of the best baits for catching Blue Marlin are live baitfish such as; tuna, ballyhoo, mackerel and skipjack, another great choice is live squid.
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