Ghana Blue Marlin Video clip

[canyongear]

Ok, now this is the way it should have gone down, sorry for the confusion..that was my brother helping computer illiterate me with the imbed of the video..

Im' interested on what you see here and your thoughts as I have watched this 20 or so times and have some of my own thoughts.

[whalebreath]

Not sure what you're asking, I see a fish that's not particularly hungry or aggressive taking a few swats at a lure and eventually hooking up, something we've all seen over the years.

You could say it's an excellent lure for that situation since he did keep after it.

[Dansar]

Canyon,

Excellent clip thanks for sharing.

Really shows how so many Marlin strikes end up getting bill wrapped/snagged.

My thought is the marlin was trying to wound or disable the fleeing meal to make it easier for the kill shot.

Drop back would have nailed him in my view.

Danny

[triniswordfish]

looks like a plastic without a bait not sure if dropping back would have the intended effect you want as the marlin may have lost interest as soon as the lure stopped performing.... maybe giving a few cranks on the reel and getting the lure to really move...much like a bait fish trying to get out of dodge would have really turned on the marlin's feeding instinct and he would have inhaled it?
sort of similar to when a billfish pulls down a rigger and you hand line it back to the surface and raise your hand above your head to keep it popping and smoking so the marlin comes back......
but then again what do i know my name is not 'capt' anything

[Dansar]

Trins,


You may be right and that is the beauty of Marlin fishing. I have done it both ways to entice a strike.

No Captain in my name either just love fishing.

Danny

[canyongear]

This clip is from a DVD called " Blue Marlin of Ghana" by Gerard Aulong.

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I don't know if you can still order the video, that's all the info available as this DVD is from circa 2001.

The clip from the DVD was on youtube. I would like to see the whole DVD, let you know if it can still be purchased. Or if someone knows, post it up.

NOTE: IF YOU RIGHT CLICK ON THE EMBED VID ABOVE YOU CAN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE IN FULLSCREEN VERSION. "CLICK WATCH ON YOUTUBE".

[canyongear]

For me, one of things I noticed many times was how as the marlin, gently tapped the lure, it seemed like she felt/sensed the hook and then turned away abrutly.

Also noticed the hook and leader "APPEARS", let me say that again, appears, long and extending beyond the end of the skirt.

Right, wrong or indifferent, perhaps the skirt should "shield" the leader and hook to the sensing taps from the bill...just a thought.

[WAHOONBOX]

THEY KILL A GRANDER IN THIS VIDEO AS WELL

[frankypettolina]

I have the VHS tape from back when it was fairly new- I intend to get all my VHS converted to DVD at some point- it is a cool video.

I am a firm believer in staking the hooks in the upright position- don't know if the hook position would have helped or not. Staking it up may have kept it in the skirt better.

[Bert Rodgers]

Makes you think about fishing lures with the drag backed off so she can finish her turn before it gets pulled away.

Bert