240 kg Blue Marlin & 2 Albacores

Written by:
Hans Kruit, 5 August 2017

Friday afternoon we had the Samsonsen family from Norway aboard the Cavalier
They had booked their fishing trip with the chance to catch Tuna or Marlin or maybe both

A few hundreds hunting seagulls were found soon enough, which suggested that there was a lot of baitfish.
It did not take long before we hooked up with 3 rods at the same time.
Only 15 mimutes later were 2 of the 3 hunting Albacores caught with weights around 20 kilos each.

A little later, they hooked up again, when the reel of one of the heavier rods starts screaming.
Woooooooooow, what a power.

This time it was a Blue Marlin, which gave really a brillant show and the fish could be photographed from all sides.
After a good fight, the crew of the Cavalier estimated this Blue Marlin at about 240 kilos.
The fish has been released in a very good condition.

Hereby our congratulations go to the Samsonsen Family.
Thanks for a lovely fishing trip.

Hans
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