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06-20-2007, 03:43 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Washougal, WA
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Landing big fish
So there is all this talk of reels getting spooled, garbage can tuna, marlin, ect...... Seems there has bean a few marlin landed out of Westport or atleast SW Washington area.
How do you land one of these fish?
I'm thinking a standard gaff is going to be borderline for a 100+ pound tuna and not much help with a marlin. We carry our spear just in case because I think it could work.
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06-20-2007, 04:29 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Vancouver BC
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Re: Landing big fish
You're better off letting a Striped Marlin go, the meat is brownish, coarse and not all that tasty. 
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06-20-2007, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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Re: Landing big fish
I would carry a 8" or 10" flying gaff
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06-21-2007, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Landing big fish
410 and a good gaff...........Ray..........and I like Stripe Marlin
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06-21-2007, 11:09 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Landing big fish
The guys in Mexico I watched would use two gaffs, one in the head one near the tail, and a big stick  For what it's worth I've eaten striped marlin and thought it was really good also. Of course those were down near Cabo but... 
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06-21-2007, 11:26 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Portland
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Re: Landing big fish
Good leaderman with a good pair of gloves, another deckhand with a flying gaf, this is the most importantt aspect of landing a fish, ensuring that it doesnt swim away! Once the flying gaf is in, you can put as many gafs as you want into it, hold it next to the boat and start clubbing it, or pull it through your tuna door, let the kaos erupt now, Its so fun killing large tuna that go beserk on your deck! 
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06-21-2007, 11:28 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Boring, OR
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Re: Landing big fish
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiac-Fisherman
....this is the most importantt aspect of landing a fish, ensuring that it doesnt swim away!
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06-21-2007, 11:51 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Landing big fish
Just reach down and grab the bill like a man and hoist it aboard. spear, gaff, 44, man you guys a sissy's. 
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06-21-2007, 12:04 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: Landing big fish
Since I don't want to go out and spend 200 bucks on a flying gaff I will never use, if I ever hooked into a big fish that I really wanted to land, the harpoon would be put into play. If it is good enough to land a swordfish, it will be good enough for a big tuner or marlin.
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06-21-2007, 12:05 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gervais, Or
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Re: Landing big fish
As far as getting spooled on big fish, that's where a good boat operator comes in. Nothing like backin down on a big one!
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06-21-2007, 12:10 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 344
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Re: Landing big fish
One grabs the bill, another wraps the rope around the tail and pull it overboard.
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06-21-2007, 12:17 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: Landing big fish
You can back down on a big fish all you want as long as the water is relatively shallow. Otherwise if a big fish sounds you really don't have much chance of stopping it. I'm talking tuna here.
I've also eaten striped marlin and it was pretty good. Same with sailfish.
This isn't even an El Nino so I can't imagine that there would be "exotics" off of Or. or Wa. Then again the ocean is very unpredictable.
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