Eight large marlin were weighed Wednesday, for considerable riches, during the first day of the three-day Bisbee's Black & Blue jackpot tournament off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. But what does not show in the standings was by far the largest marlin, an 800-pound beast, that took five hours to land and was brought to the scale nine minutes past the 9 p.m. deadline, disqualifying a catch that would have netted a team from Texas more than $430,000.
What's more disappointing for Team Great Escape is that if no other team beats that weight during the remainder of the competition -- and marlin that large are rarely caught off Cabo San Lucas -- the catch would have been worth $1 million or more.
"I'm not in that good of shape. I should have worked out," Carl Riley, the angler who fought the blue marlin, told a Pisces Sportfishing representative during the late weigh-in. "I just want a massage and to go to bed."
The fishermen, who comprise one of 103 teams vying for more than $2 million in prize money, were aware that a 599-pound marlin, caught earlier Wednesday aboard the vessel Reelaxe, was the fish to beat when the 800-pounder struck a large lure being trolled behind the boat.
It was about 3 p.m. and the team was more than 20 miles north of Cabo in the Sea of Cortez. Time should not have been a factor but Riley and the crew did not count on the marlin dying at great depth during the fight. Because the person fighting the fish cannot accept assistance from teammates, Riley was saddled with the task of reeling in 800 pounds of dead weight against an opposing current, and many times felt like giving up.
When the marlin was finally aboard, the team had only an hour to get back in the darkness. Word had spread of the giant marlin coming shore and about 1,000 people gathered around the dock-side scale.
"I spoke to the crew on the phone and was told, 'It's a really big fish -- 700 or 800 pounds,' " Tracy Ehrenberg, general manager of the Pisces fleet, said on the landing's blog.
Tournament director Wayne Bisbee was among those on the dock, official time piece in hand.
"We willed them to go faster and imagined we would see their lights at any second," wrote Ehrenberg, whose business charters the Great Escape. "But it was not to be. The 9 p.m. deadline came and the fish was disqualified. The boat came into view nine minutes after 9 to everybody's dismay... well, except the team that was now in first place."
That was the team aboard Reelaxe, who through late-morning Thursday was still in the overall lead. However, Team Great Escape at mid-morning Thursday boated a 430-pound marlin, which it hoped would hold as the largest of Day 2 and ensure it at least earns a slice of the Black & Blue pie.
The Bisbee's competition, which attracts anglers from around the world, is in its 30th year and famous for producing drama and controversy.
Epic battles between man and fish have raged long into the darkness. Accusations of cheating have flown, and because of the amount of money involved, winning teams must pass lie-detector tests to determine if all rules were followed. One of many classic stories involved an angler who failed the test, became belligerent and smashed the windows of the hotel that served as tournament headquarters.
First-place prize money varies from year to year, depending on the number of entries and how many side jackpots a winning team has entered. A record check of $2,162,035 was written to the winners in 2008.
-- Top image showing a disappointed Carl Riley (back left, in back shirt) and Team Great Escape is courtesy of Dave Lear. Bottom photo showing start of a past Bisbee's Black & Blue marlin tournament courtesy of Geno Perches via Wayne Bisbee
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Posted by majorcatfish October 21, 2010 04:29pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
another sad day killing a great fish for money and it will never be able to help the gene pool, heres a new twist or idea make so all fish must be weighted in alive and released...... now that will be news worthly
Reply by edgar andy cazes October 21, 2010 05:03pm PDTReport Abuse
Yes tagged weighed with picture taken at time of catch right there at boat side.......this would be a much better practice as i am a very avid catch & release angler myself.
Reply by 101tech October 21, 2010 06:12pm PDTReport Abuse
"it will never be able to help the gene pool"
Like your "First!" post helps anything.....
Reply by smile October 21, 2010 07:09pm PDTReport Abuse
If it was 800 pounds then it had probably already done more than its fair share of helping the gene pool as you call it.. Plus the fish was dead before they got it to the boat so why would you release a dead fish?
Reply by evan s October 21, 2010 08:04pm PDTReport Abuse
are you joking? first of all, you cant precisely weigh a 15lb bass while its alive, let alone an 800 lb marlin. not only would that not work but it would also be extremely dangerous for the people in the boat. a marlin "helps the gene pool" before it is fully grown. and there is no way in hell an 800 lb one isnt fully grown
Reply by happygrl41 October 22, 2010 04:23am PDTReport Abuse
You are an idiot.
Reply by andy prince October 22, 2010 09:06am PDTReport Abuse
The fish died at great depths. The man was essentially reeling in dead weight. If you all read the article, you would have caught that and sa that this was the reason tey were late to the weigh in. Although I am a fan of catch and release, it was unavoidable except if they had not been fishing at all. As for the gene pool arguement, this great fish probably has decades of offspring under it's belt. Te best thing to have done would to be to donate the fish to a local soup kitchen or church that would feed it to the poor. Last, I've heard of plenty of Marlin tourneys where they measure the fish by a large scale on the side of their boats. Then they take a picture, and then release the lure or bait from the fish's mouth and release it. I don't agree or disagree with any of you, but you gotta all open up your perspectives and look at the BIG picture! Have a good day and tght lines to all of you!
Reply by case man October 22, 2010 10:14am PDTReport Abuse
I eat what I catch. Nom nom nom!
Reply by super dave October 22, 2010 10:20am PDTReport Abuse
Fish are there for our use. You Liberals are all alike, your all a bunch of cry babies. To help our genepool why don't you go out right not and sterilize yourself. That would be your greatest contribution to the human race.
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 10:28am PDTReport Abuse
super dave i agree 100%
Reply by rosenkeimer October 22, 2010 11:46am PDTReport Abuse
I disagree 100%. I love fishing for the open ocean and sky. The determined fight of man against beast. The moments I share with friends of all persuasions. The fresh caught meal with a glass of wine at the end of day.
Fish may be small minded but not so narrow minded as those hooked on bigotry , anger and paranoia. You spoil the beauty and comradery of fishing. Your not welcome on my boat.
Reply by troutmaster19 October 22, 2010 12:07pm PDTReport Abuse
Right on @rosenkeimer! As avid sportsmen, we must find the equilibrium between complete harvesting ignorance and only taking small harvests for basic needs. The perspective that these natural resources are here solely for human use was abandonned in the early 20th century, and it should remain there. Ignorance is not welcome on my trips either.
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 12:54pm PDTReport Abuse
I eat every thing I kill or catch and I dont just fish or hunt for fun or "complete harvest". I am much more concerned with the people making statements in here that have no clue about sportfishing. I GUARENTEE I SPEND MORE MONEY ANNUALLY ON CONSERVATION THAN MOST PEOPLE IN THIS FORUM!!! Rosenkiemer, I respect anyone who enjoys the outdoors and does so responsibly,but, you say you share moments with friends of "all persuasions", but then say Im not welcomed on your boat ? Well i dont want to sip wine on your dingy . I'll be on my Scarab catchin tuna and drinkin beer!!! Anybody wanna come?
Reply by rebel912 October 22, 2010 02:05pm PDTReport Abuse
Super Dave for President lol
Reply by geovy alamo October 22, 2010 03:39pm PDTReport Abuse
YOU GUYS ARE ALL F%^#* IDIOTS .... THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING LIBERAL OR NOT.... I HOPE ALL OF YOU WHO AGREE WITH THIS HORRIBLE KILLING OF MARLINS FALL OFF YOUR LITTLE BOATS AND GET EATEN BY A BUNCH OF HUNGRY SHARKS .
Reply by geovy alamo October 22, 2010 03:40pm PDTReport Abuse
.............. AND THEN AN 800 POUND MARLIN EATS THE REST OF YOUR REMAINS :)
Reply by desirae vaughn October 22, 2010 04:09pm PDTReport Abuse
Okay, super dave, there's no reason to be nasty. Everyone's entitled to an opinion.
Fish are being overharvested EVERYWHERE and are not here just for us. Humans have to share resources with every other living thing and we're already taking more than our fair share as it is.
And honestly, right now, you just sounded like a Nazi sympathizer. And who really wants that again?
Reply by andy prince October 22, 2010 09:26pm PDTReport Abuse
Listen, fish are no longer their for US TO HARVEST. In the 50's their were mybe a billion people on the planet. There are now over 3 billion. If each of us ate one portion of marlin per day, which is unrealistic, but lets just say. We'd deplete the population of marlin in one season. So no, the fish are not there for us. We need to be responsible. You always hear stories of BIG marlin back a long time ago, now your lucky to catch anything over a buck fifty. So no, the fish are not here for us. That is a narrow minded view hat will lead you to a future of nothing but paying a captain to take you out fishing for three days and all you'll catch is a buzz. You won't catch any marlin. Or tuna for that matter, but that's another story. This has nothing to do with being a liberal or being a conservative. It has everything to do with not being an idiot and realizing that if we want to keep fishing and CATCHING record fish, we have to realize that we need to practice responsible harvesting. Not just keep everything you catch.
Posted by mallake October 21, 2010 05:02pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Agree we are the "Beasts" let the fish go, we are the locust of the planet.
Those are the most amazing fish i never order Marlin "Ever".
Reply by bonahoe October 22, 2010 10:15am PDTReport Abuse
They want to save Chickens from KFC now this!?, People saving fish!?
Reply by super dave October 22, 2010 10:21am PDTReport Abuse
birds gotta fly, fish gotta fry!
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 10:29am PDTReport Abuse
If animals didn't want to get eatin they wouldnt be so tasty
Reply by zeroray October 22, 2010 11:01am PDTReport Abuse
and they are very tasty
Reply by diana reill holden October 22, 2010 12:51pm PDTReport Abuse
@mallake you are def a beastly locust. we need pest control up in here.lol
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 12:57pm PDTReport Abuse
you should try it smothered in unicorn tears...mmmmm
Posted by mark barrows October 21, 2010 05:03pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
the same thing happened in noth caroliia except the winner was disqualified becouse the 1st mate forgot too get a 15 doller licence go figure thats one 1st mate that will never forgive himself ouch congrats too the winners fish on marky b
Posted by mark barrows October 21, 2010 05:05pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
i put you in the tree huggers brackett there r plenty of rules and regs too insure there are fish in the ocean fish on marky b
Reply by christina heikens October 22, 2010 02:08am PDTReport Abuse
No there arent plenty of fish in the ocean,and because of the wonderful fish market in japan and other large fishery nations chances are 1-2 generations from nows children wont even know that 60% of the worlds big game fish were ever here........overfishing on a global level is rapidly decreasing our chances of survival......the ocean has been supplying LIFE both on and offshore for as far back as we can date and WHEN it CRUMBLES we wont be far behind...dont get me wrong i love everything there is to do with fish from consumption to just watchn them swim in your household tank,and have myself fished for many years,but unless ALL countries see the BIG PICTURE and severly tighten rules and restrictions or even suspend fishing in the next 2-10 years our global society(the viruses that we are)wont have anything or anyway to continue LIFE as we know it
Reply by life October 22, 2010 07:35am PDTReport Abuse
youre right but youre asking too much of mark to see the big picture, its kinda hard to do that with a narrow mind, all he can see is that sandwich in front of him, i hope the sword cut of your tongue then lets see what you have to say, atleast you can tell us how it tastes, emm emm uh huh emmmm zaz goo. i wish people could see the whole picture instead of that darn swordfish sandwich again jeez,
Reply by holle ford October 22, 2010 08:31am PDTReport Abuse
life as we know it shouldn't be......this world (as a whole) cannot sustain itself, overpopulation will destroy this planet as we know it, too many people, not enough resources....don't blame the fisherman, no matter what it won't be here much longer...enjoy what we have while we have it....live life to the fullest, the next asteroid is on the horizon live life!!!
Reply by todd mcintire October 22, 2010 08:38am PDTReport Abuse
Thank God for cows, chickens, pigs and other furry or feathered animals because with them we can fish the ocean empty and still grow fat and happy on farm fresh foods. Bunch of slack jawed faggots in here
Reply by diana reill holden October 22, 2010 01:07pm PDTReport Abuse
@todd mcintire where is the like button?lol
Posted by mark barrows October 21, 2010 05:08pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
have you ever had a swordfish sandwich ??? very tasty,,,,,,,,,,,
Reply by super dave October 22, 2010 10:22am PDTReport Abuse
yum yum
Posted by pauljames October 21, 2010 05:14pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
catch and filet!!!
Reply by t_sal October 22, 2010 09:19am PDTReport Abuse
LMAO!
Reply by samantha lang October 22, 2010 12:42pm PDTReport Abuse
LOL, nice
Posted by paul gallegos October 21, 2010 05:17pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
CATCH, PHOTOGRAPH, RELEASE--DUH!
Reply by smile October 21, 2010 07:06pm PDTReport Abuse
the fish was dead
Reply by tim price October 21, 2010 09:25pm PDTReport Abuse
So, it was dead. So much for the argument that sport fishing is harmless to fish then! I don't think the marlin died of old age. It died fighting for its life with a painful piece of steel hooked in its mouth.
If you want to make it an even fight put the other end of the line through a hook through the fisherman's cheek.
I'm not against the catching of fish but I am against the hypocrisy of those who claim line fishing is not painful or stressful to fish. Fishing should be done to catch food for the pot (and the small ones should be released to help boost stocks), not for fun.
Here we had a large competition with many boats with powerful engines burning a lot of fuel with all the accompanying ecological factors. There was nothing 'correct' about any part of the competition. It was a typical scene of wasting resources for entertainment.
What good was achieved by this competition?
Reply by azami October 22, 2010 05:39am PDTReport Abuse
The resources spent certainly went to better use than the resources spent to keep trash like you alive.
Reply by todd mcintire October 22, 2010 08:41am PDTReport Abuse
its a freaking fish, a fish that people eat I don't care how much it weighs or how cool it is it is FOOD.......you stupid tree hugging liberal fucktards need to take a long walk off a short pier.......then maybe you can contribute to society in a positive manner by becoming fish food....
Reply by life October 22, 2010 09:02am PDTReport Abuse
do you know anything scientific about anything, do you understand about how all life affects all other life and if we lose certain species the amount of problems that can cause, the simple bee, yep the insect. if we lose the bee species how long will it take to create famine all over the world including the U.S. you have no idea what im talking about do you, i shouldnt expect you to. youre head is so far up your ass you have no idea about anything except what your shit looks like before it comes out. hey im curious what does it look like,
Posted by rick howe October 21, 2010 05:32pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
I have an idea that'll make everyone happy, since you hail from the Lone Star State. I just cannot share all the great details here. I know this sounds kind of fishy, but email me if you want to make up for the loss and help your fellow members of humanity too. hope.alliance@yahoo.com. Thanks
Posted by dhm eddie buchanan October 21, 2010 05:49pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
All sports need rules . Hopefully this Marlin wasn't just served up as bait for the next day . Hopefully it fed a lot of people at a grand party for the fishermen .
Posted by peggy hoyes matthews October 21, 2010 06:02pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Catch and release is a great idea but a moot point in this case...did nobody read that the fish died at great depth and had to be reeled in dead weight against the current.
Reply by smile October 21, 2010 07:11pm PDTReport Abuse
Ha most people probably just looked at the photo and made themselves experts
Reply by life October 22, 2010 07:55am PDTReport Abuse
i read that the fish died at great depth and had to be reeled in dead weight against the current. so did he catch the fish after it died then it wasnt his fault, but my guess is he caught it alive and it died trying to survive with a giant steel hook inside it, they say the angler didnt factor in the fish would die at great depths, maybe since youre an expert angler you should learn about the fish before you try to catch them einstein. oh wait einstein wouldve done that, sorry einstein i tarnished your name
Reply by diana reill holden October 22, 2010 01:11pm PDTReport Abuse
I personally think the fishy had a heart attack...ack...ack...ack...ack
Posted by unfangus October 21, 2010 06:08pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
With 90% of the oceans' big fish decimated by overfishing ,pollution,and climate change conditions,it seems this contest is something of an anachronism, and your coverage of the event pathetically ignorant and misplaced.When is main stream media going resume its duty to inform the citizens of this planet of the dangers and concerns that threaten their very survival and relinquish what they now do to the comics?
Reply by pierced armor October 21, 2010 06:45pm PDTReport Abuse
...and you are who? ....and what are your credentials? Just another sheeple hack who's mouth never closes so whomever can poor their Kool-Aide in at any given time. Get a brain of your own and quit propagandising the rest of us.
Reply by clark mceachern October 21, 2010 06:51pm PDTReport Abuse
How about all you people that are complaining about the fish population and catch and release.
why dont you start your own fish hatchery and contribute to the problem then you might have a beef. But intill then its called the food chain deal with it.......Hunt, Fish like you mean it!!!!!!!
Reply by clark mceachern October 21, 2010 07:08pm PDTReport Abuse
Were you talking to me ???? I am a very avid fisherman, And have been since i was a little boy
And when i retire i think i will go fishing. because thats who i am
Reply by shawty ballard October 21, 2010 08:22pm PDTReport Abuse
Hunt for food not for sport, Don't kill for antlers, or a head trophy. that is the meaning of food chain. Not killing animals, because you think you are at the top of the food chain.
Reply by agostino matteucci October 21, 2010 08:39pm PDTReport Abuse
Clark, it would be very difficult and prohibitively expensive to create or have a BILLFISH fishery. The truth of it is, that we do need to express concern over all the large species of bill fish and their well being. Mexico is doing their best to preserve this bill fishing resource. The trick is to not waste big fish; and I completely understand that they ate most of this marlin as I have been to several of these contests. I think that my solution below merits some consideration, it allows for the fish to be taken with the hopes of victory for the captures. As far a lessening the gene pool, right now It's a problem, the big fish are becoming increasingly harder to find..
Reply by beautifullyborn October 22, 2010 12:49am PDTReport Abuse
clark.... maybe instead of being an avid fisherman, you should take grammer school. Intill? It is until. You state fishing and killing fish is part of the food chain; and you are correct. However , this is a competetion to catch the biggest fish. These people are not fishing to eat and survive. Egotism at its best. So clark, you may hunt and fish like you mean it, but you need to go to school again, like you mean it, and work on your grammer.... and yourself.
Reply by ron rex October 22, 2010 05:38am PDTReport Abuse
Beautiful.... people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. It is spelled grammar, not grammer. You are right, they are not fishing to survive. But the fish they catch do not go to waste.
Reply by azami October 22, 2010 05:43am PDTReport Abuse
@beautifullyborn Seriously? Correcting someone's grammar on the internet? I see no point to that little addition other than giving your post 10+ words and to prove that you have nothing on topic to say. the keys "I" and "U" are right next to each other, is it too hard to assume that clark could have simply made a mistake?
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:03am PDTReport Abuse
its called the food chain. how about we let lions and tigers out in the open running around just enjoying there lives, i wonder what you'll have to say about the food chain when youre holding on at the bottom of that same chain trying to climb up trying to avoid being the FOOD. i wonder what you'd say if your wife or child got eaten by a shark while swimming on the beach, would you say oh well its the food chain honey sorry the shark was a tad bit higher than you
Reply by martymoose October 22, 2010 09:25am PDTReport Abuse
Lions and tigers ARE out in the open, enjoying their lives. And they DO eat people. I don't think I've seen and lions and tigers posting about how cruel it is...
Just because it isn't in your backyard doesn't mean it's not happening...
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 01:07pm PDTReport Abuse
unfungus...r u serious? 90% huh? did you just pull that number out your ass? marty moose...i was about to say the same thing. these people think a zoo is there natural habitat or something...look people, things have to die for us to eat...period. never seen lion king..its the circle of life...lol. and don't anyone dare say we could eat vegetables and shit. If you eat meat at all, that hamburger had a MUCH worse life than that marlin did, go waste your breath on a meat packing forum. when you solve that problem then come bitch at the rest of us....gotta go light the pit and cook some cows.
Posted by shawty ballard October 21, 2010 08:17pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
And you guys where mad at MIKe Vic.
Reply by brv October 22, 2010 12:59pm PDTReport Abuse
You BET! That POS Should STILL be jail! His "apologies" ring about as true as blood-spattered fishermen saying "I'm so sorry I hurt the fishie!"
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 01:29pm PDTReport Abuse
you weren't?
Posted by laiebay2010 October 21, 2010 08:19pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
A considerable grace period should have applied to the tournament. Be real now, these true "FISHERMEN S" put their heart and commitment into this type of sport. 9 minutes you got too be kidding Tracey E. Out at sea?
This isn't just a sport its also how the WORLD enjoys sea food because, people like all the fishermen s are willing to take that chance and because for some its their life.
Reply by agostino matteucci October 21, 2010 08:31pm PDTReport Abuse
hey i agree with you.. what do you think of my post below.. it doesn't have any sticking points, other than the winner possibly getting in late late late,,, but if you've actually been to one of these tournaments, then you know that its mostly a BBQ and drink fest afterwords, theres no reason that the drinking and the BBQ'ing can't go one while they wait for a big fish to come to port.. As for the TV sponsorship? they can edit it down to fit the time slot.. NO down side to this..
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 10:07am PDTReport Abuse
rules are rules..ive been to one when a 900 lb marlin was cut by the prop and it was dissqualified...the sad fact is there has to be rules or people would be 30 minutes or an hour late...There has to be a definative end time...period
Posted by agostino matteucci October 21, 2010 08:27pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
The obvious solution to this problem is this: set up the system so that each team gets a variance to the time schedule; one per team per season . in other wards, if you see that you've hooked a big marlin and you're having trouble bringing it in on time then the captain can get on the horn and ask the judges for a time variance. I think that would prevent the loss of a big fish, I think all the teams would agree to it because it is probable that it could happen to them as well. And down deep, no one wants to take the life of a big fish knowing that they cant win with it.
Reply by ron rex October 22, 2010 05:41am PDTReport Abuse
Hmm..... good idea agostino. And then maybe in the super bowl next year the losing team should tell the referees they can score but need a little more time. I am sure the other team will agree because it may happen to them sometime too. You are an idiot. Time limits are set for a reason.
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:13am PDTReport Abuse
scoring a td in super bowl is just as important as a life huh. youve got your priorities in line i see. you are the idiot, every life is precious, im sure that fish was fighting, it was doing what you would have done if you had a big piece of metal ripping apart your insides, he was just trying to survive. speaking about the food chain, when you die, instead of a funeral, how about a party for the lions and tiger and sharks, im sure they would love to try a fillet of ron rex what do you think,
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 10:09am PDTReport Abuse
i agree with ron rex...I also agree that life is dumbass
Posted by john pollard October 21, 2010 10:51pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
agostino matteucci---I agree with your post, it's far more insightful and intellectual than many of the other rants and ravings over everything with many that don't even apply to this contest. I understand that rules that are laid out must be adhered to with vigor to make everything fair but nine minutes is quite strict when such an incident with such a huge, no massive, fish occurs so every consideration should be taken into account. Maybe they'll implement something like that in the future, hopefully they will anyway.
Reply by ron rex October 22, 2010 05:42am PDTReport Abuse
John, check my reply to agostino. It is relevent to your stupid post too.
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:21am PDTReport Abuse
hey ron rex, i gotta hunch tell me if im right. youre a communist huh. its your way or no way if john doesnt agree with you then he's stupid, you'll do great in north korea dude, they have the same ideas and principles as you do. Hey that guy disagreed with me, he must be stupid, lets imprison him until he agrees with me
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 10:11am PDTReport Abuse
hey life, I gotta hunch tell me if im right. youre more of a communist than anybody in here
Posted by p3fe8251 October 22, 2010 12:33am PDTReply | Report Abuse
All of you crying over a fish are PUSSIES! Get a fucking life. Worse case here is the crews sell the meat (people need to eat right?) so they can make up for the entry fee. Best case is they win the tournament (sell the meat anyway) and get a great pay day. Either way, they were out on the water having fun.
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:24am PDTReport Abuse
wow thats crazy, unless you have your tournament the restaurants cant get fish, without your "fishing games" i wonder if the restaurants stop selling fish for the rest of the year until the next tournament.
Posted by fadam360 October 22, 2010 12:42am PDTReply | Report Abuse
uhhhhh.. is anyone forgetting that the fishing business in Cabo is one of the biggest industiers they have. They normlly give the fish to local restarauts. I was down there this summer and everything we caught went to the restarants that were on or near the docks. Funny enuogh, I was with the man who caught that beast, who's a good friend of mine. Damn, really wish i coulda been there for this one.
Posted by happygrl41 October 22, 2010 04:26am PDTReply | Report Abuse
Fishing is not a sport anymore than hunting is sport. What are you going to fish for when there are no fish left? Perhaps you can fish for hunters. I feel sorry for the 800 lb marlin, how many of these are really left in the world? Perhaps you avid fishermen should try thinking about tomorrow and not about me, me, me, right now. Take a picture and don't harm the animal.
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:40am PDTReport Abuse
that marlin survived so much obstacles to live that long, how often do we see 800 lb marlins, maybe a little respect for what that fish accomplished, its not easy to do that without human interferance, it comes down to people not appreciating how important life is, to experience life is the single greatest privelidge, weighing 800 lbs that marlin probably had a long life, it must feel great to be the one that ended it huh. woohoooo i stopped him from getting to 900 lbs. oh yeah i wonder how good does an 800 lb fish taste, is it realy that good, with every bite of that marlin when you swallow does it leave a nasty taste in your mouth, thats the taste of ignorance. emm eat up. i heard thers a fish about to reach 1000 lbs and we cant have that now can we, imagine what would happen if you left it to grow and live. how dare he that darn fish wants to enjoy his life, we cant have that, lets go boys, we got another life to end just cuz hes big we are going to kill him. PUSSY
Posted by van smith October 22, 2010 04:31am PDTReply | Report Abuse
If it died down deep why didn't the Capt. plain it to the surface? I've heard of this being done with big Tuna. Simple Idea drive forward then back down on it while reeling in line till line is coming strait up. Article says there was a strong current so I would think an experienced captain could have used the current to help. But I'm no Marlin fisherman.
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:45am PDTReport Abuse
because that only makes sense to you and me, i always say work smart not hard, i think there motto is, im not smart so im going to kill big fish to compensate for my lack of "nawlidge"
Reply by zeroray October 22, 2010 10:53am PDTReport Abuse
because it's against the god damn rules! the dude who hooks it has to fight it HIMSELF. no help, IT WAS IN THE FREAKING ARTICLE
Reply by van smith October 23, 2010 05:25am PDTReport Abuse
Those rule apply to the rod in most cases. Just like rest of crew can help strap him in seat, gaff the fish or tag, and boat can chase the fish down. Angler that hooks it can't let go of rod.
Posted by airbrushbill October 22, 2010 05:22am PDTReply | Report Abuse
They caught the bigger fish . They won! If I was awarded the money because someone lost on time ,but had the biggest fish ever, I would not feel good about the money. I would make it right. And be a good sportsmen.
Reply by ron rex October 22, 2010 05:48am PDTReport Abuse
Apparently you have never won anything in your life or didn't win anything fair and square. The other team got their big catch in to the docks on time. Everybody knows the rules going into the tournament. Just like in any other competition there is some type of time limit to follow. Football has 15 min quarters, baseball has 9 innings and three outs per inning, a race has a set ammount of laps, a spelling bee has a time limit. There are no exceptions!
Reply by life October 22, 2010 08:54am PDTReport Abuse
i agree with you , everything has rules. maybe if a rule was the fish has to be alive to count, i think they would find a way to do it. time limit rule is fine but a better rule would be your fish has to be alive the next day. but what fun would that be. if people looked at life instead of specie things would be different. why dont we have the hhl, Hunting Human league, give me a gun and you hide from me and i try to catch you for a prize. that sounds like a fun game dont you think. i want you to swollow a little old #1 circle hook then let me pull on the line and you try to get away, its not that pretty from that point of view is it
Reply by blubuhda2000 October 22, 2010 09:59am PDTReport Abuse
There already is a "Hunting Human League " its called WAR
Reply by zeroray October 22, 2010 10:57am PDTReport Abuse
Life...your pansy hippie ass holding a gun...you'd probably hold it barrel toward your face, so go for it. do the world a fucking favor, slit your wrists and jump into the ocean so sharks can get well-fed
Reply by notadumbass October 22, 2010 01:26pm PDTReport Abuse
life...i gotta feeling you wouldnt make it very long in the HHL, i wouldnt be giving people ideas. And you are absolutely clueless about what it would take to bring in a fish that big alive to a marina to be weighed. I bet you never caught a fish at all before. Thats why you bitch so much, cause daddy didnt like you enough to bring you fishing...wah. Don't worry pussies, we will catch all the fish and kill all the animals you liberals need to survive, then you can continue wining about how we are killing all the worlds creatures....its like that with everything with you pussies...friend lost a job putting up WINDMILLS because the treehuggers wouldn't let em cut down the damn trees to put them up! wtf could you possibly do to make you dumbasses happy??
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