179 Marlin and 1 sailfish released in one day - Cabo San Lucas Mexico - World record

[Finnseeker]

Cabo San Lucas Mexico , 4th November 2007

World Record 179 Striped Marlin Released and 1 Sailfish

After the Bisbee's Black and Blue Team Reelaxe with the Brazilians went up to the finger bank for some fun fishing and striped marlin fishing.
The Team released 61 striped marlin in one day. Seeing this called Dave Brackmann and advised him and we decided to fly down and fish it.

We left the dock at 3.00am with 6 feet seas and only 14 knts heading towards the Golden gate and made +- 60 pcs bait then headed up to Finger bank 54 nautical miles from cabo. We arrived at 8.30 am after a head sea and winds but this started to die down when we arrived.
Anglers - Dave Brackmann, Steve Brackmann, Alex Rogers - Jose Espanoza , Saul Contrearus, Dennis and myself. Camera's rolling onboard Reelaxe we found the marlin crashing the bait balls and we were hooked up.

We had Released 102 fish by 12.00 noon with Dave successfully releasing number 100 but were running out of live baits. We had to run 3.5 miles away each time in search of bait, made macs but lost many sabiki rigs due to marlin taking them full with macs on. Making 5 runs back to make bait each time took 2 hrs off our fishing time as the marlin, seals and dorado were splitting the bait balls up and took longer to make bait as the afternoon progressed.

We fished our tournament tackle that that we used in the www.wcbrt.com with 14 Melton Custom rods GTN 40lb fitted with Shimano reels, Torsa's and Trinidads spooled with 30 lb Spectra tuff line topped with Berkley high test and 8' 0 Eagle claw circle hooks using live bait and dead bait including fresh Ballyhoo.

The bite was non stop wide open in a wide area on bait balls from the time we arrived , doubles, triples, and quads. An absolutely amazing day of fun fishing with some great guys, we all live for days like this and certainly suggest anyone sitting there reading this should get themselves down to Cabo and experience this for themselves.

At 5.10 pm every bat, bird, seal, porpoise and marlin disappeared, we tried to slow trol live and dead bait but the bite shut down as quick as it had started. Left the area 6.30pm and back into Cabo by 7.45pm

Pictures attached are of Bait balls with breaking marlin all over, Dave releasing fish and the team. The CD and underwater footage and video will be edited and online as soon as we can get it done. Dave the the team will post with additional pictures and comments.





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Sequential pictures of a marlin with Dave going to leader it off boat camera

[LuckyDrew]

Great accomplishment Chris, Brackmann Bros., et al. The outer high spots around Cabo are as or more productive than any in the world when it comes to Billfish. Love this pic. Drew

[SeaBiscuit]

Absolutely incredible stuff!
I don't think I've caught that many spots in a single trip, never mind marlins!
Very interesting to hear that you have gone to spectra on your rigs. How long are you topshots? What kind of material (mono or fluoro)?
Thanks for the brilliant report and photos & congratulations on an accomplishment likely to never be equaled.
SeaBiscuit

[carom]

great report and pics....thanks for sharing

[POON MAN]

wow is all i can say .....That must have been one insane day

[Ozimo2]

This is one for Ripley's.

Pardon me, if I don't believe it. You're saying that in four hours fishing time, your crew boated and released 100 striped marlin? Unbelieveable - that's 25 fish an hour.

How many were tagged?

[flatbottom]

Incredable
What a record to have
What a record to try and beat

[Ravens16]

WOW!
CONGRATS', GREAT PIC'S

[Finishing Touch]

This is one for Ripley's.

Pardon me, if I don't believe it. You're saying that in four hours fishing time, your crew boated and released 100 striped marlin? Unbelieveable - that's 25 fish an hour.

How many were tagged?

I did the numbers as well.

I took the times they reported and figured it out to be a release every 2.22 min. for 400 min (6 hours 40 min)fishing time. On 30lb.

I came to find out they are backing into a bait ball and pitching live baits to the fish without the leader coming off the rod. Just hook and break off=release.

[LuckyDrew]

I did the numbers as well.

I took the times they reported and figured it out to be a release every 2.22 min. for 400 min (6 hours 40 min)fishing time. On 30lb.

I came to find out they are backing into a bait ball and pitching live baits to the fish without the leader coming off the rod. Just hook and break off=release.

There isn't an angler or crewman on that boat that I would consider doubting the accomplishment. I guarantee that the integrity of the anglers in question is above reproach. There were triples and quads in this feat, and I guarantee Chris was backing down hard and fast, and he has been prepared for a day like this for a long time. To say the leader never came off the rod shows your an idiot and the only numbers you need to crunch is your aptitude for saying stupid chit. Either applaud the accomplishment or STFU. Drew