Originally posted by Pescador
You bet, if a Marlin or big sail is fighting you, it is pretty easy to get them to the boat, but if a Marlin dies, and is over a couple hundred
pounds, it is almost impossible to get them up to the top. One of the things that can be done is to let out a pretty good length of line, move the
boat forward and let the drag of the line pull the fish towards the top. It is still brutal work, but can be done. Much better than letting the fish
sink to the depths. The new superbraids do not do this as well as bigger diameter mono, but it is amazing at the amount of drag that can be created
by 100 yds of line in the water. |