A buddy of mine recently landed a 935 lb blue marlin on 80 lb tuna standup tackle. There was a pretty good tuna bite going on and Trevor hooked up to a 30 - 40 lb Yellowfin using a double hook squid skirt yamashita. About 15 minutes into the fight, the Yellowfin was taken by a marlin and the trailing hook caught the marlin. After a 4+ hour fight on 80 lb tackle with a black-magic tuna belt he landed the blue.
Chris - that fish would be a solid second at any UVI. Tell Stephen the Silicone Girls are still asking about him at the Prop Stop on the Tickfaw River. Good to hear from you, trust all is well with you and your family.
You're right Uncle Vic, the jostling for 2nd place at all past UVII's would have been a done deal with a fish like that.
Stephen always gets a glassy look in his eye thinking about the Silicone Sisters. I am told that he still keeps his hula-hooping skills finely honed for his comeback one day.
