THE BLUE MARLIN

BAIT AND LURES

• Artificial trolling lures
• Live, fairly large bait fish like bonito
• Rigged natural baits such as xl ballyhoo

WHERE IS IT FOUND?

• All deep blue offshore waters
• In Florida, Bahamas, and Caribbean

TECHNIQUES USED TO CATCH

• Trolling
• Sometimes drifting
• Both are in a boat of course

EQUIPMENT USED TO CATCH

• Jigging and top water tackle
• Smaller and lighter and stronger rods and reels
• Braided line to be stronger

REQUIREMENTS TO KEEP

• 99" ljf
• Ljf is lower jaw fork
• Can only catch 1
• Normally let go though

SIZE

• Usually 150 to 500 lbs
• Not rare over 500 lbs
• World record 1402 lbs
• Florida record 1046 lbs

GIGANTIC MARLIN CATCH!

• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rlQQgSmk5io