Well, I finally went and done it... I got the fish of my dreams. I went out fidhing yesterday and it was a beautiful day for fishing. But a bad day for catching. Not many fish were caught and those that we did get were small. At 3 the captain said bring it up were are done. So I spent a about 30 minutes cleaning the blood off the boat and went to the back. One guy was trying to troll but the boat was going to fast. I ask my wife's uncle if the captain would let me troll. He asked and captain said what are you using? I showed him my rig and lure. He said ok and I threw out. We were in the heart of some great Mahi Mahi fishing areas so I thought Maybe I would get one or two to make up for the bad day of fishing... Boy was I ever wrong. 45 minutes after I started, the reel went screaming and I though oh cool I got a mahi... until my wife's uncle said you got a marlin. It jumped 3 times but I never saw it because I was trying to get the rod under control and hold on. I asked the wife's uncle to grab my belt and harness and strap me up so when he finally did, I had 2nd degree burns on my arm from the reel getting so hot. I then asked for water to cool the reel down. Anyway, long story short, It took me 30 minutes to bring in around a 200 lbs, 7.5 ft blue marlin. What a rush!!! I have been dreaming about this day for a while and finally I de-virginized my new rod and new lure with a great catch. I can't wait to do this again!