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Billfisher with 57 white marlin releases, new record.
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Billfisher with 57 white marlin releases, new record.
Boys got into em heavy today..
Ocean City MD Sunset Marina Report:
Everyone that reported to us went to the Washington today: "Osprey" released 22 whites and caught a dolphin, "Sea Slammer" released 15 whites, "Reel Joy" released 32 whites, "Pumpin Hard 58" released 19 whites, "Makara" released 32 whites, "Legasea" released 27 whites, "Tarheel" released 30 whites, 1 blue and caught 3 dolphin. But the biggest story of the night is the "Billfisher" released a record 57 whites. What a great day, all told we had 234 whites caught and released from 8 boats.
Yeah pretty incredible numbers..would of loved to be a part of a hot bite like that I can only imagine..and I sure wouldn't have had enough flags on the boat haha
Congrats to Billfisher!!! Not sure if 239 tops last Sept 23, 2009 WM bite that the boys out VA beach recorded, I was fishing the Baltimore that day and was running away from WM trying to catch YFT, ended up with 5 WM releases and 4 YFT, great to see back to back years of GREAT marlin fishing here in the mid Atlantic.
I know that I am going to sound like a prude and I don't mean to start any wars ..... but what is the post-release mortality rate of a white marlin after a 20 minute fight to exhaustion? Are sharks actively following white marlin waiting for an easy meal? Are marlin able to re-oxygenate their blood in a reasonable time?
I know that I am going to sound like a prude and I don't mean to start any wars ..... but what is the post-release mortality rate of a white marlin after a 20 minute fight to exhaustion? Are sharks actively following white marlin waiting for an easy meal? Are marlin able to re-oxygenate their blood in a reasonable time?
Dunno the data on that,but for those that fish for WM a 20min battle is rare.
When you release 57 whites in one day, you are catching them a lot faster than 20 minutes, When I talked to them that night they said they had 6 whites on at once on 3 separate occasions. My friends that were on the "Makara" went out 2 days later and have some sick video and underwater pics of swimming with the whites while they are balling up bait!!
I thought that the record for whites caught in one day was north of 100? Is that a local record? But you are right about that being a very busy day. We had a day like that catching sailfish in Isla Mujeres a couple of years back and a few other days there later in the season catching 60+ fish when the sails, whites, blackfin and HUGE dolphin are fighting over the same bait ball. There isn't a whole lot of time to rest.
I thought that the record for whites caught in one day was north of 100? Is that a local record? But you are right about that being a very busy day. We had a day like that catching sailfish in Isla Mujeres a couple of years back and a few other days there later in the season catching 60+ fish when the sails, whites, blackfin and HUGE dolphin are fighting over the same bait ball. There isn't a whole lot of time to rest.
Ocmd record, anddd Cerveza went out overnight Sunday, 67 whites and 2 sails, way to go!
Billfisher with 57 white marlin releases, new record. 
