willardguy
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yet another dead marlin
2 1/2 million dollars worth! 
First-time marlin catch off Cabo San Lucas worth $2.4 million
Until arriving in Cabo San Lucas for last week's Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Jackpot Tournament, Dave Sanchez's most impressive catch was a
largemouth bass caught in his home state of Missouri.
But on Thursday, the second day of the prestigious billfish competition off the Baja California resort city, Sanchez reeled in a 465-pound marlin that
would earn $2,396,800 for his team aboard the yacht, Frantic Pace.
"I'm really starting to like this offshore fishing," Sanchez said at the awards ceremony on Saturday. "We had a lot of fun. It was a great team effort
and I'm just glad we ran across that fish. We found one, caught it, and as luck would have it, that was all it took."
The payout was the second-largest in the tournament's 32-year history. The record year was 2006, when a $4,165,960 purse was up for grabs and the
winner's share was $3.92 million.
At 465 pounds, the marlin Sanchez caught was not especially large. But it was the only marlin that met the 300-pound minimum qualifying weight, and
because the team had been entered in all of the daily side jackpots, it claimed most of the overall purse.
Frantic Pace was one of 106 teams entered in the three-day competition, and it's probably the only team that's still celebrating.
As a side note, the marlin came within one ferocious lunge of escaping because the snap swivel connecting the reel's main line to the leader had
opened toward the end of the battle. Only the quarter-inch bend in the swivel was holding the leader in place when the fish was reeled close to the
boat. But crewman Josh Temple gently grabbed the leader and slowly pulled the weary marlin close enough to be gaffed, securing the million-dollar
catch.
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bill erhardt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
2 1/2 million dollars worth!
........But crewman Josh Temple gently grabbed the leader and slowly pulled the weary marlin close enough to be gaffed, securing the million-dollar
catch. |
Josh knows his way around a big fish.
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willardguy
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now he can buy the expensive swivels!
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tiotomasbcs
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Orale, pescadores! The big fish have been coming in as Yellowfin record is pending, no?! Our calm waters and warm ocean are yielding lots of
beautiful bar- b- ques in BCS! Great Dorado bite off the beach here on the pacific. Garlic & butter w/ hint of Pacifico! Tio
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My bad.............
Pics with billfish are only for rich Tournaments.
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UMMM!!
who uses a "snap" swivel for big game !!! and before you start arm chair q.b. me be ad-vise tha tI have caught a fish or two....snap swivel's are not
good trollers and are a weak link !!! rather surprized to hear this !! and that is not a BIG fish !!!
[Edited on 10-31-2012 by captkw]
[Edited on 10-31-2012 by captkw]
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vandenberg
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Amazed that that swivel held. Definitely wrong gear for big fish. Lost many tuna and yellowtail to snap swivels.
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castaway$
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Guy catches a marlin and takes a pic of it hanging and none of the self righteous "marlin preservationists" speak up, is that because it was caught in
a tournament and was worth $2.4M?
Or do we just crucify the guys that catches his first one and keeps it for the memory and food.
Speaks volumes about some peoples ethics.
Live Indubiously!
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motoged
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Castaway,
Okay....I'll bite 
I am opposed to ALL self-righteous fishers that needlessly kill these big fish....especially for ego and $$$$.
Now, throw me back....I like swimming around
Don't believe everything you think....
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Mulegena
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I'm in the pond with Motoged on this one.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
Guy catches a marlin and takes a pic of it hanging and none of the self righteous "marlin preservationists" speak up, is that because it was caught in
a tournament and was worth $2.4M?
Or do we just crucify the guys that catches his first one and keeps it for the memory and food.
Speaks volumes about some peoples ethics. |
You typed the words right off of my keyboard, castaway. Where's the outrage?
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Castaway,
Okay....I'll bite
I am opposed to ALL self-righteous fishers that needlessly kill these big fish....especially for ego and $$$$.
Now, throw me back....I like swimming around |
Me too. I fully support basic hook and line responsible fishing. BUT, the big money trophy stuff makes me sick.
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My living room is not big enough for that elephant, but a stuffed cheetah would fit nicely in the corner.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
My living room is not big enough for that elephant, but a stuffed cheetah would fit nicely in the corner. |
Whatever it takes to make you manly... The world is yours to conquer. Chest thump you primate!!! OOOH OOOH!!!!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
Guy catches a marlin and takes a pic of it hanging and none of the self righteous "marlin preservationists" speak up, is that because it was caught in
a tournament and was worth $2.4M?
Or do we just crucify the guys that catches his first one and keeps it for the memory and food.
Speaks volumes about some peoples ethics. |
tournament could have been done as catch/release with photos of fish for comparing penis sizes!
ONLY marooonS kill bill fish
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I'd be willing to bet the only guys that weren't already millionaires on the winning team were the guys in the c-ckpit! That seems to be how it
goes...
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