BajaNomad

check out the marlin and dorado from today's catch !

BajaBlanca - 9-24-2012 at 01:14 PM

Udo - 9-24-2012 at 01:45 PM

Were they caught in La Bocana, Blanca?

rts551 - 9-24-2012 at 05:13 PM

Obvious sportfishing. You should be supporting catch and release of bill fish Blanca.

bigmike58 - 9-24-2012 at 08:08 PM

Nice!! Can't wait to get back to fishing baja!! Nice pics!! ty Blanca

monoloco - 9-24-2012 at 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by rts551
Obvious sportfishing. You should be supporting catch and release of bill fish Blanca.
IMO there is nothing wrong with keeping a marlin to eat, they are delicious and occur on the Pacific coast in greater numbers than other fish like wahoo and grouper that are commonly targeted for food. How many of those marlin that are caught and hauled out of the boat for photos then released actually survive? I have seen no evidence that striped marlin are endangered as I see them in great numbers every year.

Bob H - 9-24-2012 at 11:17 PM

Is that a striped Marlin?

http://www.igfa.org/species/164-marlin-striped.aspx

aguachico - 9-25-2012 at 04:26 AM

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Originally posted by rts551
Obvious sportfishing. You should be supporting catch and release of bill fish Blanca.


smoked marlin tacos. Que rico.

Congrats Blanca, I've caught and released them in Loreto, but the next one is headed to the smoker.

Cardon Man - 9-25-2012 at 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by monoloco
IMO there is nothing wrong with keeping a marlin to eat, they are delicious and occur on the Pacific coast in greater numbers than other fish like wahoo and grouper that are commonly targeted for food.


That's a good point. It has never made much sense to me that the sport limits on wahoo, for example, is 5 fish. When, as you pointed out, they are not as numerous as the striped marlin.

BajaBlanca - 9-25-2012 at 04:26 PM

these boys released so many fish it was ridiculous.

they wanted to take marlin to share with the family back home.

actually, this is the first time I have heard of marlin in la bocana. are they endangered ?

rts551 -I don't fish at all, I just eat them and post the pics. but
Please, Educate me about billfish. This is actually the very first time I have heard of them even being fished here in la bocana .... It was Ernest's first ever caught and he wanted to keep it.

Cardon Man - 9-25-2012 at 05:37 PM

Recent news on the subject of billfish...

"After four years of work, recreational anglers and ocean conservationists can today celebrate a rare feat: the Billfish Conservation Act passed the Senate and is now headed to President Obama’s desk for his signature. Very few bills have become law this Congress due to partisan disagreements, but the Billfish Conservation Act has been overwhelmingly supported... "

http:// http://www.igfa.org/Conserve/MARLIN-OFF-THE-MENU.asp...

BajaBlanca - 9-25-2012 at 05:57 PM

wow. amazing information. THANKS for sharing.

rts551 - 9-25-2012 at 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by monoloco
Quote:
Originally posted by rts551
Obvious sportfishing. You should be supporting catch and release of bill fish Blanca.
IMO there is nothing wrong with keeping a marlin to eat, they are delicious and occur on the Pacific coast in greater numbers than other fish like wahoo and grouper that are commonly targeted for food. How many of those marlin that are caught and hauled out of the boat for photos then released actually survive? I have seen no evidence that striped marlin are endangered as I see them in great numbers every year.


Oh I see. well I guess I stand corrected by an expert.

Cardon Man - 9-26-2012 at 06:16 AM

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Originally posted by rts551

Oh I see. well I guess I stand corrected by an expert.



Monoloco is making a very valid point. However, I disagree with his assertion that marlin are not endangered. Marlin numbers are way down world wide.

His observation regarding wahoo and grouper is spot on. They do not gather in the numbers that striped marlin do. Nonetheless, they are killed almost each and every time they end up hooked. Yet no tears are shed for these species.

I guess some fish are more noble than others...

[Edited on 9-26-2012 by Cardon Man]

monoloco - 9-26-2012 at 06:47 AM

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Originally posted by Cardon Man
Quote:
Originally posted by rts551

Oh I see. well I guess I stand corrected by an expert.



Monoloco is making a very valid point. However, I disagree with his assertion that marlin are not endangered. Marlin numbers are way down world wide.

His observation regarding wahoo and grouper is spot on. They do not gather in the numbers that striped marlin do. Nonetheless, they are killed almost each and every time they end up hooked. Yet no tears are shed for these species.

I guess some fish are more noble than others...

[Edited on 9-26-2012 by Cardon Man]
I don't dispute that the numbers of marlin worldwide are most likely in decline as are almost every species taken from the sea. I just believe that it is hypocritical to jump on someone for taking a marlin while consuming other species that are just as threatened. I think that the difference with marlin is that we have been influenced by an effective ad campaign by sports fishing interests that make a living providing a Disneyland type experience of catching the same fish multiple times before it finally succumbs.

[Edited on 9-26-2012 by monoloco]