Duckwater 0 #1 July 19, 2007 http://www.bluemoon-outfitters.com/SkaggsMarlin/mikeskaggsgandermarlin10264.html It is the 2nd largest ever caught in Maui and I can barely move today. My back, shoulders, legs and hips are trashed. Tony Dominico....it was 10 times harder than when you and I had 5 tuna hit at the same time and we landed all 5... It makes you a celebrity in the fishing community here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 July 19, 2007 wow! congratulations! what did you do with it? mount it, or cut it up & sell it to the Japanese, or what? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckwater 0 #3 July 19, 2007 I gave it to the captain. Is only worth about 30 cents a pound and if they cut it up to give you meat it cost 2 bucks a pound (2 grand)...Having it mounted will be 3 grand and I dont want a 15 ft fish hanging anywhere anyway.....Digital pics and video will suffice for me, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #4 July 19, 2007 fuck, thats a BIG fish there.. congrats!!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #5 July 19, 2007 Was releasing it not an option? Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #6 July 19, 2007 Quote Was releasing it not an option? Walt Only if it had gotten a foot caught in a beer bottle! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #7 July 19, 2007 so the captain made $30,000 did he at least give you a couple of fat steaks?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #8 July 19, 2007 Quote so the captain made $30,000 did he at least give you a couple of fat steaks? Pssst... JT... check your math... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 July 19, 2007 Quote Quote so the captain made $30,000 did he at least give you a couple of fat steaks? Pssst... JT... check your math... Thats twice.I read "cents" but My mind registered 30, not .30. Question still stands, did the OP get a few fat steaks?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 July 19, 2007 Quote Was releasing it not an option? Walt probably not, due to the phot opportunity and scales generally being docksideYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #11 July 19, 2007 Quote Quote Was releasing it not an option? Walt probably not, due to the phot opportunity and scales generally being dockside I thought most sport fishing was "catch and release" these days. So is deep sea fishing a case of killing a spectacularly large animal and throwing it away like garbage after taking pictures? No wonder he's smiling. If that doesn't make him feel like a hero, what would?Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #12 July 19, 2007 not with deep sea fishing . Pretty much the purpose is to catch fish you can eat. Even if the cather does not want the meat the capt usually takes the fish and sells the steaks at the shore. Some charters are specifically for that. you can fish and take a portion but the fish goes to the Capt.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #13 July 19, 2007 Quotenot with deep sea fishing . Pretty much the purpose is to catch fish you can eat. Even if the cather does not want the meat the capt usually takes the fish and sells the steaks at the shore. Some charters are specifically for that. you can fish and take a portion but the fish goes to the Capt. Ok, I really didn't know. I guess deep sea fishing is not for me. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #14 July 19, 2007 Quote Quote not with deep sea fishing . Pretty much the purpose is to catch fish you can eat. Even if the Cather does not want the meat the capt usually takes the fish and sells the steaks at the shore. Some charters are specifically for that. you can fish and take a portion but the fish goes to the Capt. Ok, I really didn't know. I guess deep sea fishing is not for me. Walt REAL MEN...don't 'fish'...they hunt SHARK barehanded! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #15 July 19, 2007 QuoteQuotenot with deep sea fishing . Pretty much the purpose is to catch fish you can eat. Even if the cather does not want the meat the capt usually takes the fish and sells the steaks at the shore. Some charters are specifically for that. you can fish and take a portion but the fish goes to the Capt. Ok, I really didn't know. I guess deep sea fishing is not for me. Walt It's actually fun... I'd rather catch what I can eat... especially red snappers."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 July 19, 2007 You mean EAT what you Catch....right?! Edited to add: Ya need a bathtub and a camera to catch what ya EAT! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #17 July 19, 2007 Quote REAL MEN...don't 'fish'...they hunt SHARK barehanded! Did you see that episode of Stunt Junkies where the swooper had to land in a shark cage surrounded by sharks? Was I the only one who was *thoroughly* unimpressed by that? Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #18 July 19, 2007 Quote Quote REAL MEN...don't 'fish'...they hunt SHARK barehanded! Did you see that episode of Stunt Junkies where the swooper had to land in a shark cage surrounded by sharks? Was I the only one who was *thoroughly* unimpressed by that? Walt I would have been impressed had he missed the cage and the sharks devoured him! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #19 July 19, 2007 QuoteOk, I really didn't know. I guess deep sea fishing is not for me. Walt It's been a long time since I did any kind of fishing but I may have been as old as 14 last time I went deep sea fishing. one of my old boss' had a charter boat that he would take people on and he would get a cut of the profits in order to pay for his expenses.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #20 July 19, 2007 Quote Quote Quote REAL MEN...don't 'fish'...they hunt SHARK barehanded! Did you see that episode of Stunt Junkies where the swooper had to land in a shark cage surrounded by sharks? Was I the only one who was *thoroughly* unimpressed by that? Walt I would have been impressed had he missed the cage and the sharks devoured him! Here's why I was unimpressed. If he had missed the cage, he would have had some chance of surviving intact. Let's take the possibility of death and serious injury off the table and replace it with absolute humiliation. What if that shark cage was replaced with some spotlessly-clean container of the same size and it was surrounded with a 10-acre, 12 ft. deep pool of the most vile mixture of diarrhea shit, blood, puke, and maybe Rosie O'Donnell just to make it extra nauseating. Now, let's see some guy do swoop accuracy on *that* on live, national television where he gets paid well for the stunt if he succeeds and gets absolutely nothing if he fails. Now *that* is risk-taking. I'd say the shark guy just doesn't measure up to that standard. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #21 July 19, 2007 What if that shark cage was replaced with some spotlessly-clean container of the same size and it was surrounded with a 10-acre, 12 ft. deep pool of the most vile mixture of diarrhea shit, blood, puke, and maybe Rosie O'Donnell just to make it extra nauseating. Now, let's see some guy do swoop accuracy on *that* on live, national television where he gets paid well for the stunt if he succeeds and gets absolutely nothing if he fails. Quote So I guess you've never SEEN me do a demo huh?! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azdiver 0 #22 July 20, 2007 congrats last time i went fishing i caught a 80lb tuna and that thing kicked my ass, took me 45 mins to get it on board. couldnt imagine a 1000lb fish, how long did u have to fight it.light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #23 July 20, 2007 Quote What if that shark cage was replaced with some spotlessly-clean container of the same size and it was surrounded with a 10-acre, 12 ft. deep pool of the most vile mixture of diarrhea shit, blood, puke, and maybe Rosie O'Donnell just to make it extra nauseating. Now, let's see some guy do swoop accuracy on *that* on live, national television where he gets paid well for the stunt if he succeeds and gets absolutely nothing if he fails. Quote So I guess you've never SEEN me do a demo huh?! Shit, demo jumpers have to deal with something far more dangerous than sharks--kids and their parents in the landing area. I'm not sure whether I'd prefer the kids/parents or the pond of vile stuff. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #24 July 20, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Was releasing it not an option? Walt probably not, due to the phot opportunity and scales generally being dockside I thought most sport fishing was "catch and release" these days. So is deep sea fishing a case of killing a spectacularly large animal and throwing it away like garbage after taking pictures? No wonder he's smiling. If that doesn't make him feel like a hero, what would?Walt Count me among the unimpressed. It is (or was) a spectacular fish and she may or may not have bred; sadly, that is no longer an option for her. For the uninformed, virtually all marlin over 250 pounds are female -- it is even regarded as highly likely that they become female once getting over 250. Catching her was a workout and very impressive indeed, but the pointless taking of such fish is highly discouraged by the International Game Fish Association. Most big money tourneys these days are catch, tag, and release. There is even a highly reliable method of determining the fish's weight using length, girth and certain numeric factor (sbout 1.6 or so, bit hazy on it right now) so that it can swim off and the angler can still have his/her bragging rights. Modern taxidermists don't even need the fish to make an accurate and faithful replica for the wall. For all its beauty, Hawaii is in the dark ages regarding billfish; most other places, including Central and South America have gone to c-t-r. Maybe they'll learn when they can't find any. When I got my first Atlantic sailfish, I passed on getting a replica mount made for the same reason as the OP, but TLML had a poster size photo made for me for that Christmas and it is sitting proudly on the wall to my right as I type this; she was last seen swimming in the direction of Cuba. We love catching fish for the table, particularly dolphin (mahi-mahi) and wahoo, but not bills. Congratulations on your catch, but boo, hiss to the captain. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #25 July 20, 2007 So....where's the video No video... you know the rest Maybe a local caught it and you just stood in front of it for the pic. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
