Isla Report with Pics

[wbfish]

You think that Casa Blanca is bad, try Broncos.

[NerVousWater]

your avatar is my fish!!!!!!!

[NerVousWater]

Bent Bill

[Full Choke]

Great report and pictures!

[Questsportfishing]

frigate birds are like cockroaches down there.. just cool ones..

[Bent-Bill]

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"Swordfish" catches Grander
1,077 pound Blue Marlin
On Thursday, August 30, 2007, the custom carolina fishing vessel Swordfish set out of Oregon
Inlet, NC, on what was to be a casual day of white marlin fishing amongst friends of the crew.
"The white marlin bite has been real strong" says boat owner Brant Wise. We released nine fish
during the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, and some of the other Oregon Inlet boats have
been releasing up to six fish a day." After a slow day of trolling their patience paid off. Captain
Justin Ringer stated that he saw a huge shadow under the left teaser, "it was too big to be a fish
and (I) thought its too small to be a whale". "The fish faded off the teaser and went straight for
one of our dink baits". The crew had set out their spread for white marlin and sailfish using
smaller baits and 20 pound tackle, but as always mate Austin Robins had the elephant gun, a large
80 Shimano reel with 600 pound wire leader at his side. Captain Ringer said "elephants eat
peanuts too."
As the party cranked in the smaller baits, mate, Robins, grabbed his pitch bait and dropped back
to the fish. Robins was able to switch the fish off the teaser and hooked-up. Robins said the fish
came up to the bait all lit-up and quivering, she was hungry. They had no idea at the time how
big the fish was, "we knew she was big, but not having seen anything so big before we had no
idea" Robins said.
One of Robins friends, Steve Levins, was visiting the Outer Banks from Gloucester, Virginia. He
stopped by the boat just to see about getting a t-shirt, little did he know he would be invited to go
fishing. Levins, who had never been off-shore fishing before, jumped in the fighting chair and
Robins passed off the Rod. The fight went on for just over 3 hours. "The fish grey-hounded
several times where she came completely out of the water" Captain Ringer said. "She came up to
the boat and rolled up, unfortunately large fish like this do not live after such a fight, they spend
so much of their energy that they rarely live."
"The fish was so long that the bill was sticking into the salon of the boat and the tail was hanging
out the tuna door." stated Robins. The fish measured 186 inches overall and was 143 inches from
fork to bottom jaw. The girth was 74 inches and the fish weighed in at 1,077 pounds.
This is the first fish in over 16 years brought in to Oregon Inlet.
Although Wise was not on the boat this particular day he stated "no one deserves this catch more
than my crew. I have the utmost respect for Justin and Austin they take marlin fishing seriously,
everyday is a tournament day to them." "We have put in the time as a team and it paid off for
them." Wise said "this is every off-shore angler's dream, to catch a grander and I am proud of my
boys and happy for Steve."

Brant is also my cousin. Emailed me the picture a few years ago, i thought it would make a good avatar. If i have infringed on your copyright, i am so sorry.

[Squidnation]

Would you like a cookie? How about get up here and post a story about pics about how you caught it or is this the story?

"Swordfish" catches Grander
1,077 pound Blue Marlin
On Thursday, August 30, 2007, the custom carolina fishing vessel Swordfish set out of Oregon
Inlet, NC, on what was to be a casual day of white marlin fishing amongst friends of the crew.
"The white marlin bite has been real strong" says boat owner Brant Wise. We released nine fish
during the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, and some of the other Oregon Inlet boats have
been releasing up to six fish a day." After a slow day of trolling their patience paid off. Captain
Justin Ringer stated that he saw a huge shadow under the left teaser, "it was too big to be a fish
and (I) thought its too small to be a whale". "The fish faded off the teaser and went straight for
one of our dink baits". The crew had set out their spread for white marlin and sailfish using
smaller baits and 20 pound tackle, but as always mate Austin Robins had the elephant gun, a large
80 Shimano reel with 600 pound wire leader at his side. Captain Ringer said "elephants eat
peanuts too."
As the party cranked in the smaller baits, mate, Robins, grabbed his pitch bait and dropped back
to the fish. Robins was able to switch the fish off the teaser and hooked-up. Robins said the fish
came up to the bait all lit-up and quivering, she was hungry. They had no idea at the time how
big the fish was, "we knew she was big, but not having seen anything so big before we had no
idea" Robins said.
One of Robins friends, Steve Levins, was visiting the Outer Banks from Gloucester, Virginia. He
stopped by the boat just to see about getting a t-shirt, little did he know he would be invited to go
fishing. Levins, who had never been off-shore fishing before, jumped in the fighting chair and
Robins passed off the Rod. The fight went on for just over 3 hours. "The fish grey-hounded
several times where she came completely out of the water" Captain Ringer said. "She came up to
the boat and rolled up, unfortunately large fish like this do not live after such a fight, they spend
so much of their energy that they rarely live."
"The fish was so long that the bill was sticking into the salon of the boat and the tail was hanging
out the tuna door." stated Robins. The fish measured 186 inches overall and was 143 inches from
fork to bottom jaw. The girth was 74 inches and the fish weighed in at 1,077 pounds.
This is the first fish in over 16 years brought in to Oregon Inlet.
Although Wise was not on the boat this particular day he stated "no one deserves this catch more
than my crew. I have the utmost respect for Justin and Austin they take marlin fishing seriously,
everyday is a tournament day to them." "We have put in the time as a team and it paid off for
them." Wise said "this is every off-shore angler's dream, to catch a grander and I am proud of my
boys and happy for Steve."

Brant is also my cousin. Emailed me the picture a few years ago, i thought it would make a good avatar. If i have infringed on your copyright, i am so sorry.

Awesome account - thanks for sharing the story and the avatar.