Posted by Craig B on March 18, 2016, 11:16 am, in reply to "Re: Our friend Alan Brand and his fishing buddy Pepe from Barra"
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Generally speaking, way more and more rod and reel anglers are releasing blue marlin, especially larger ones. it is entirely the anglers choice. Because of rod and reel anglers catch and release practices, I do not think you will be able to point at rod and reel sport anglers as responsible for significant Marlin numbers decline.
Marlin for table fare is not my favorite, but I have no doubt none was wasted.
Concerning threats to the fishery off our La Manz coast, I am far more concerned about longliner commercial fishing than the small sport fishing impacts.
Nice fish, way to go. I would have loved to be on board to watch the battle. What lure or bait was used?
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