Damn big fish!

Kind surprised they don't have a motorized winch though.

I love fishing, but harvesting such a specimen for a derby prize is sad to me.

Good thing they had the bigger boat.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Damn big fish!

Kind surprised they don't have a motorized winch though.

They come in the boat pretty darn easily actually. Open the Marlin door and get it's head in, when the boat comes down on a wave, the fish floats up and while grabbing it by the bill you just back up and pull and the fish kind of floats into the boat.

^^^Did not watch the video!

It adds to the spectacle having two strongmen hauling on the lines rather than just pressing a button.

I agree with ORC though, seems like a waste of a beautiful fish.

As far as the killing of a big fish, nothing lives forever. As long as it was all done legally. Not any different than shooting that massive bull elk.

If that fish wasn’t caught, no one would be the wiser. I’m sure its relative is out swimming around right now. As long as the meat(fish) is safe to eat, nothing should go to waste.

Saw one report that fish had just eaten a large swordfish and was likely going to die anyway.
What a pig.

"Marlin door"
I can call it a day, I've learned a thing today.

On the surface, “nothing lives forever” may be the dumbest reason for killing something I have ever come across. I think what you’re trying to get at is that it may have been near the end of its life which might make killing it more palatable for some.

That fish won't be ate. If anything some of it will be made into smoked fish dip.

Reports were that the fish was donated to NCSU to study. The contents of the stomach came to light in this study. By the way this was not the largest fish caught in the tourney history. The record was over 1200 pounds.