10,000th Tagged

[scratchinbottom]

Congrats and thank you for setting a new standard for sportfishing

[Younger]

Congratulations. You are quite a captain Mr. Hamlin.

[Capt Cotton]

I was about to ask when we would see you up on the stage of the Big Game Room in Miami, being inducted for the IGFA Hall of Fame.

But then it occurred to me that you've got that one too!

Amazing career. I am in awe.

Congratulations

[Marlinhunter2]

I have passed along all your good wishes and comments to Capt. Hamlin.

[Marlinhunter2]

To clarify "overall totals are over 25,500 (released) and tagged are over 10,300
Capt. Ron Hamlin"

[bpgt3]

Wow, congratulation. That is quite a feat.

[Marlinhunter2]

I'd like to say Thanks to all of you who have posted congradulations to me.

But I'd like you to remember the 4 mates names I put in the report. They have been my 1st mates for the 15 yrs. I've been here in Guatemala. All but Haron started as new too and worked his way up. They all spent 5 to 8 yrs. before going on the become Captains. It's these guys that have to have the touch to be able to pull them up without breaking the leader, to get the right tag shot. We used to be a little wild at first trying to hard to tag as many as possible. Now we take our time and try to place the tag in the upper back close to the head. Again my thanks to my mates who did the hard part. Ron

[Marlinhunter2]

To those who are wondering....I've fired off a request to Elliott Stark who heads up the count for releases at TBF for a breakdown. Most of the sails are resident fish, that much I know. The marlin and sharks are migratory.