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Old 04-09-2008, 10:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MrBill
I caught a 232 Kilo black marlin off the Gordo Bank. That's a little over 500 pounds!!!! I wasn't on a panga, but it took me a long time as it died about two hours into the fight. I was using a older style penn international 20 at the time. I was not expecting that black marlin to hit. We were high speed trolling with pointed softheads for wahoo at the time on a 31 bertram.

I have a framed picture of that hanging on the wall. Never again will I be under powered with tackle on the Gordo Bank. Fighting a big fish like that on light tackle is not fun. It takes to long and the fish is either going to be eaten by sharks or die in the process.
MR BILL ur avatar is KILLING MEEEE!!!!
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