Blue, White, or Hatchet Marlin?!??!?!???

Scuba Steve · 07-20-2005, 10:09 PM

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...0794035aPdhqO#

If anyone can tell me how to put this pic up wihtout a link i would appreciate it....as well as someone telling me what species this is. It's pec fins and his dorsal were not very rounded either, but his anal fin was very rounded

kai akua · 07-21-2005, 06:47 AM

its a white.

nice fish, get him on stand up?

Mike · 07-21-2005, 12:46 PM

Ya nice white marlin steve. They are becoming rare catches...

Here's another white.

Marlin King · 07-21-2005, 02:30 PM

Ya thats a white marlin for sure and a nice one at that! Looks like a great day on the water!

Catch em up

Scuba Steve · 07-21-2005, 03:08 PM

Thanks guys for the iden. My buddies and i caught that fish on a bent butt 80 so it wasnt exaclty what we were aiming for but he was a beautiful fish. I just couldnt tell if it was a hatchet or a white. We actually had a double on and landed that one. The one in the picture hit a black/orange Marlin Candy and the other jumped on a black/green Polu-kai slant head.

RiskTaker · 07-21-2005, 04:17 PM

Hey Steve:

Nice fishes.
Just to answer your initial inquiry....

It looks like Mike did it for you but not sure if he explained how. But certainly you would figure it out eventually. I was a bit slow at first: but you may be needing this skill right away to start posting all these nice photos other than in the Gallery.

When you want to post the actual image in the contents of your post, I believe that it must be web-accessible. Since that first link is web accessable, you just need to bracket the link with the proper syntax.

When writing a post, you may notice some control boxes above this body field. Click on the Img box, paste your link and the click the Img box again to close it off.

ie. [img] http://image42.webshots.com/42/9/40/...5aPdhqO_ph.jpg [/img] (But no spaces between the syntax)

and Voila... (But without a link, just upload to a Gallery here, then you are linked without having to post it elsewhere if that is what you choose)

Did you catch those in the Keyes or in the Cays?

Scuba Steve · 07-21-2005, 05:09 PM

Thanks a bunch RT i got plenty of pics but im sure u guys dont want me to clutter the site with them. We actually caught them trolling from Rum Cay going to San Salvador. Another SICKKKK island that u hsould think about going to...thanks again!
~Scuba

greg1 · 07-28-2005, 04:41 PM

Nice fish.

I thought it was determined a few years ago that hatchet marlin never actually existed and that they were in fact just a large White Marlin.

One of the reasons there are no actual pictures of one, because nobody was ever able to identify one.

They were just one fisherman's description of the same fish we all know as a White marlin.

07-20-2005, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scuba Steve Lines In Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Key Largo, Florida Boat: 56' Viking, Raptor Best Catch: 152# Wahoo Occupation: Student Posts: 81	Blue, White, or Hatchet Marlin?!??!?!??? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...0794035aPdhqO# If anyone can tell me how to put this pic up wihtout a link i would appreciate it....as well as someone telling me what species this is. It's pec fins and his dorsal were not very rounded either, but his anal fin was very rounded

07-21-2005, 12:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,330	Ya nice white marlin steve. They are becoming rare catches... Here's another white. __________________ Fishing Reports

07-21-2005, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
RiskTaker Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA Best Catch: Had one once, then it took the boat away Posts: 1,967	Here is how to post the photo on a post. Hey Steve: Nice fishes. Just to answer your initial inquiry.... It looks like Mike did it for you but not sure if he explained how. But certainly you would figure it out eventually. I was a bit slow at first: but you may be needing this skill right away to start posting all these nice photos other than in the Gallery. When you want to post the actual image in the contents of your post, I believe that it must be web-accessible. Since that first link is web accessable, you just need to bracket the link with the proper syntax. When writing a post, you may notice some control boxes above this body field. Click on the Img box, paste your link and the click the Img box again to close it off. ie. [img] http://image42.webshots.com/42/9/40/...5aPdhqO_ph.jpg [/img] (But no spaces between the syntax) and Voila... (But without a link, just upload to a Gallery here, then you are linked without having to post it elsewhere if that is what you choose) Did you catch those in the Keyes or in the Cays?

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07-21-2005, 06:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
kai akua Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Califorina, Ft. Lauderdale & Hawaii! Boat: um, Fishing... Occupation: mate/student/mate Posts: 168	its a white. nice fish, get him on stand up?

07-21-2005, 02:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marlin King Grunt Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	Ya thats a white marlin for sure and a nice one at that! Looks like a great day on the water! Catch em up

07-21-2005, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scuba Steve Lines In Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Key Largo, Florida Boat: 56' Viking, Raptor Best Catch: 152# Wahoo Occupation: Student Posts: 81	Thanks guys for the iden. My buddies and i caught that fish on a bent butt 80 so it wasnt exaclty what we were aiming for but he was a beautiful fish. I just couldnt tell if it was a hatchet or a white. We actually had a double on and landed that one. The one in the picture hit a black/orange Marlin Candy and the other jumped on a black/green Polu-kai slant head.

07-21-2005, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scuba Steve Lines In Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Key Largo, Florida Boat: 56' Viking, Raptor Best Catch: 152# Wahoo Occupation: Student Posts: 81	Thanks a bunch RT i got plenty of pics but im sure u guys dont want me to clutter the site with them. We actually caught them trolling from Rum Cay going to San Salvador. Another SICKKKK island that u hsould think about going to...thanks again! ~Scuba

07-28-2005, 04:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
greg1 Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Charelston, SC Posts: 129	Nice fish. I thought it was determined a few years ago that hatchet marlin never actually existed and that they were in fact just a large White Marlin. One of the reasons there are no actual pictures of one, because nobody was ever able to identify one. They were just one fisherman's description of the same fish we all know as a White marlin.

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