Mike's white Marlin Season update

[Mike Fisher]

Friday june 23rd
Moon a Waning Crescent on 4%, winds on 8knots, Sea flat after heavy nighttime rainfalls, Ron Szotak went out for a half day charter of 4hrs on our 42ft Bertram Shekinah with skipper Jose Manuel Mota.
while lines been wet just 25 minutes after they cleared the reef, Jose found the right bait activities only 4-6 nmls offshore the Bavaro Beach area running in a white Marlin double at first. one missed and one hooked the first fight on 30lbs Penn tackle was on. after a 25 minutes they released a 50+lbs Marlin to meet again next season. it took one more hour in the same area to get the next hit, a white Marlin single, hook set and the fight took 30 minutes with a 30lbs line on a 20lbs penn international, sorrily the fishes tongue got badly damaged during the fight, so the gaff came out for a 60lbs on the BBQ. 30 minutes later they brought whitey number 4 up for for that morning, hook set, again a 60+lbs white Marlin, this time on a 50lbs tackle, he took the only Kona Head in the water beside the Ballyhoos on all other lines, the fight took 20 minutes and the Marlin been released unharmed to go on breeding.
i hope i get the pictures from Ron this weekend to add them to the report.
good luck to all
Mike