Monday's Marlin Round-up

Today was a beautiful day on the water, as the winds from yesterday were long gone. Everyone reported super smooth seas with just enough breeze to make it enjoyable out there. Water temps have stayed in the mid to high 70's and the bait fisherman are even starting to sell a few Mackeral. For those of you that don't know, when the Mackeral arrive each year it usually is a sign that we'll start catching more and more Marlin.

Alfred Menard and his wife Vickie from Starks, Louisiana joined us today aboard TantRum. An avid Bass fisherman back in the States, Alfred was really looking forward to battling something bigger than 10 lbs. Well, we certainly took care of that! Juan and Ramon pitched bait to several fish before the fish of a lifetime for Alfred, took the bait. Alfred did battle with a huge Striped Marlin, a much bigger fish than we normally catch here (striped marlin speaking) that was in the 240lb class. Alfred and Vickie couldn't say enough about how great the crew was and they are even looking into a replica of Alfred's "fish of a lifetime."

Dan Banales, his sons Chad and Jason and Chad's fiance Cheryl joined the guys on ReelRum today in search of some Marlin as well. It didn't take long for Captain Jesus to get the guys hooked into a nice 120lb Striped Marlin. While they spotted several more fish througout the day, the first fish was the only one interested in eating the bait.

Finally, we had the Shank family aboard El Nuevo RedRum. Alan, Kelly, Ilene and Jim had a phenominal day on the water, each able to catch and release a Striped Marlin. It's not often that everyone on the boat gets to catch their own Marlin, but today was one of those lucky days for the Shanks. Alex and Manuel were the Captain and Mate today and they did a great job getting everyone hooked up.

-Ryan