This is my Dad's 97kg marlin. Dad and his friend Tom caught it. Tom was the skipper and Dad was the angler. The tackle was 28kg. The marlin was caught by trolling between the Tank Farm and Tapuae. They trolled for about half an hour before Dad got the strike. It took Dad about 45 minutes to play the marlin and to land it. The marlin was caught around 7.30am under fine weather and a calm sea. This is the second marlin my Dad has caught with Tom.The first one weighed 129kg so it was a bit bigger than this one. Both marlin have been smoked and the steaks stored in the freezer. Since writing this Dad has caught a third marlin in the same spot that was also 97kg, exactly the same weight as the other one. In the future any marlin Dad catches will be tagged and released.
By Reuben
