ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!! line was literally flying off the reel...it was being pulled off the reel so fast, the drag wasn't slowing it down; threatening to pull all of the line off. Holy Mackerel (pun intended) !! Suddenly a blue marlin, between 5 and 6 feet long, shot straight out of the water about fifty yards behind Persephone. My eyes nearly popped out !! Again, the fish jumped clearing the surface by several feet. By now, I'm on my feet, with my rod and reel in hand not knowing what to do. On the third jump, the marlin "tail walked" on the water from left to right behind the boat. Just as quickly as he was caught, the fish was gone....it bit clean through the stainless steel leader! Marlin are protected, and are "catch and release"...I took care of the catch, he took care of the release!
We re-rigged and 15 minutes later, we hooked a nice mahi-mahi about 12-15 lbs. Trudie reeled him in and I put on gloves and hauled it over the side, spraying cheap rum in the gills to anesthetize the ticked off fish. We rigged the fishing table and processed some nice sized fillets, enough for 4 good sized dinners for two.....pictures to follow.
And, yes, the sailing has been great too !
Current location: 22 41.19 N 073 00.00 W Appx 31 km north of Mayaguana Island.
We are having a blast !!
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