Baby Blue Marlin

Biggar

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How cool would that be in your tank?





This awesome little fish hopefully has a big future ahead but it would make an unreal aquarium fish — until it would quickly outgrow its cage. One fisherman actually caught this baby blue marlin by hand in the ocean off the coast of South Carolina.

Richard Brackett was out fishing and trolling out to battle some swordfish. After he a few encounters with some sailfish, the sun began to set and he noticed this strange little fish following along , and had battled a couple of sailfish before the sun began to set.

“After an hour or so, I saw what we thought to be a juvenile sailfish in the transom lights. Being such a last-minute trip, I forgot the dip net so I had to resort to option two.

“I filled the bucket with water, opened the transom door, and scooped him up with my hands and set him in the bucket. I have to say even at this small size they are crazy aggressive. I got him in my hands in the bucket … and we snapped a quick picture so we could release it as quickly as possible.”

Impressive to say the least. Marlin can grow upwards of 1,500 pounds and we are hoping this one makes it.
 
cool as hell i netted up a baby dolphin a few years ago in some sargasm and btw thats a baby Sail not marlin ( Honey IM GONNA NEED A BIGGER TANK !!!!!!)
 
I maybe wrong but that looks like a sailfish not a marlin? The top fin on a sailfish is big and goes from gill to almost tail. A blue marlin has a little fin that does not go to far back. Just questioning not sure?
 
Its a sailfish. The article was taken from the reef builder website. The title and the body contradict each other. The title says marlin, but the guy they interviewed clearly says sailfish in his statement.
 
Interesting, however the title of the story and the text in the body are still contradictory. Title states marlin, the person who caught it says sailfish. Learn something new everyday.
 
Thanks for the entire article. The experts verified its a blue. Biggers was just messing with us by omitting the facts. Lol
 
Funny timing. I actually saw that very same picture in a seminar last week, on the subject of Blue Marlin :D Interestingly, they also grow incredibly fast. Not only would one outgrow a tank in a matter of weeks, but it would eat you out of house and home :eek2:
 
Funny timing. I actually saw that very same picture in a seminar last week, on the subject of Blue Marlin :D Interestingly, they also grow incredibly fast. Not only would one outgrow a tank in a matter of weeks, but it would eat you out of house and home :eek2:

No it wouldn't because I would eat it first! :lol: If you were nice to it and didn't eat it then it would eat you out of house and home.
 
No it wouldn't because I would eat it first! :lol: If you were nice to it and didn't eat it then it would eat you out of house and home.

Got to grow it up big enough to make a nice Marlin steak, instead of being an anchovy :D

BTW I do have access to some tanks big enough to do that...complete with a fence to keep you all out :D :lol:
 
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