Spearfisher gets 480 lb Blue Marlin

[Double D]

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=72...d&f=00&fg=blog

[Sea Frog]

Hold on tight, can you imagine the ride. I won't judge a man...I would not have shot it even if it was a world record.

[Double D]

Same here, but I woulda kept filming, that was pretty cool

[thejack]

Wow!! That is a huge fish. Did he just hold on to the line? Did he have a float on the line. Even on a 80W that fish would be hard to get in. I guess that shot just killed the fish fast enough!

Now I know why marlin jump into boats and spear men!!!!

[Bay Fishin]

I dont know if I would do this even if it is a world record. Does any one if this is the new camera guy on reel adventures?

[deskperado]

I think the guy is a tool bag - What's the point of killing this fish?

[Reeltitanium]

cajones es muy grande!!!!

[Mike Roni]

“conservationist” my ass. This guy seems like he took some pictures, cut the bill off and that was it.

[shoefish]

Not to refute, but this fish probably didn't go to waste. I just came back from Mexico and they keep and eat everything down there including billfish. I've been told it's the same throughout central america, though I could be wrong. I don't think I would have popped it either, but we probably shouldn't draw and quarter the guy for it.

[Nimrod]

I'm not sure how I feel about this one. When I first saw the video/reort I thought this guy was a total jerk and should be chastised. Then I started thinking about tournament fishing. If this was a qualifying fish during a money tourney I would certainly be planning on hanging it back at the scales. How would I feel if it were a legal fish and a potential world record or if the angler was a paying customer on a charter and wanted to keep his trophy?

After calming down and thinking about it I am not sure. My gut is that I still think it was wrong and that I am simply a hypocrite. It was some very cool video footage and probably quite an accomplishment for the guy. But like Mike Roni said – to call this guy a conservationist during the report seems very counter intuitive….