120# Blue Marlin

Amazing!! How did you even bring it back?

It's too heavy to put on my lap, so the best way I've found is to attach it to the side of the kayak, as snug as possible. Make sure the mouth is shut. If you're doing less than 1 knot, you'll need to retie it. I averaged 1.8 knots on the paddle back yesterday, not the greatest but it worked.

Then haul ass back to shore, as you are now the bait

Tiger sharks out there... must be scary..

What kind of knots did you use?

uni and palomar

Amazing!! How did you even bring it back?

It's too heavy to put on my lap, so the best way I've found is to attach it to the side of the kayak, as snug as possible. Make sure the mouth is shut. If you're doing less than 1 knot, you'll need to retie it. I averaged 1.8 knots on the paddle back yesterday, not the greatest but it worked.

Then haul ass back to shore, as you are now the bait

Tiger sharks out there... must be scary..

It was a five mile, slow moving scent trail
completely exhausted by the time I reached shore.

Dude, thats badass!

I still remember years ago watching you launch solo at the Bean while the rest of us bitched out lol.  You are hardcore man! 

Congrats to you HG
Thats Freakin  AMAZING!!
I thought a 37” Ling was a rush!
That would put me on Cloud 9!

Scotty

Wow! This is not fish; it’s inspiration. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

STUDLY to say the least!!!

Geeezus!

I can't believe it only took you 30 minutes to bring that thing in. Absolutely amazing. Nice work.

Shimano Talica 16 for the reel. The 2 speed comes in clutch.

Curious how you used the 2 speeds to your advantage in fighting it?

Shimano Talica 16 for the reel. The 2 speed comes in clutch.

Curious how you used the 2 speeds to your advantage in fighting it?

When the fight went vertical, I engaged the low gear to gain ground on it. winch by winch.

I submitted my 120-lb marlin story and pics to Hawaii Fishing News.
Got lucky with this month's cover.

For those that asked, here's the story:
https://www.paubox.com/blog/kayak-fishing-marlin-hoala-greevy/

That's awesome man...very jelly

 

Dude that is an awesome story and beautifully written!