[MrBill]

Nice fish. Oct is prime time down under. Fishing off lizard island and a mothership has gotten very expensive. You also have to wait two years to get a spot. I almost went last year when a spot came open at the last minute because of an illness. I should have gone. They caught 3 granders in five days of fishing.

 

[MrBill]

I believe the Texas state record for a blue marlin is 876 pounds. It was caught in the late 80s. Those Blacks in Australia get up to 2000 pounds. Rare, but it does happen.

 

[MrBill]

My wife had a great report for me at dinner tonight. She ran into one of her friends today and was told about their fishing trip to Australia. Four couples spent 7 days fishing off the Great Barrier Reef fishing out of a mothership. They used two sportfishing boats each of the 7 days fishing for black marlin. They caught and released all fish. 6 were in the 900 pound range and the average black caught was around 500 pounds. They caught 21 marlin in the 7 days off the two boats. Women caught zero. Fish and tackle were to much for the women. The women spent most of the time on the mothership as the seas were very rough for a few days.

I know 3 of the guys that went on that trip. I'll try to get some more info and maybe some pics.