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Catch-22 Steve
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:39 pm |
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Whats up with this fish ? spear marlin ? anyone have any more info on this fish ? new species? Longbill spear fish ?
ANOTHER "SPEARMARLIN"--Mike Croft with an unknown species of marlin or spearfish caught with Capt. Juan Garcia of East Cape. The fish, with a long bill and dorsal fin longer than a striped marlin's but lower than a sailfish's, is similar to another landed recently in the same area by Chip Shapley. Paul Oldaker of Steamboat Springs, Colo., noted that Sport Fishing Magazine coined the informal term "spearmarlin" to describe the unusual fish. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE CROFT
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Stuart
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 08:26 pm |
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I had read about an earlier catch of one of these in the East Cape area. I'm going with longbill spearfish, as well. "Spearmarlin" is just a coined term.
More info here: http://myfwc.com/marine/FishID/billlong.html Close relative of the white marlin; pelagic; short life span of 5 years or so. There's a shortbill version, too, caught primarily in Hawaii. Prime sushi material called "hebi". Kind of odd in the sense that white marlin are strictly an Atlantic/Gulf catch. I don't think there are any white marlin in the Pacific. So, who knows where these guys came from?
It's interesting how different species are showing up in non-traditional areas. Humboldt squid are a perfect example. They were catching them as far north as Washington state last year, which was unheard of. Heck, we even caught them in Puerto Penasco last year, which was a first for me in 20 years of fishing there. Global warming, whatever.
That's the beauty of saltwater fishing - you don't always know what's going to be tugging on the other end of your line!
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Posted: Thu Jul 20th, 2006 02:02 am |
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Is it possible that these fish are able to compete and are begining to move into the area because of the depletion of some the fish in the upper part of the food chain are less prolific. Just an idea.
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Catch-22 Steve
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Posted: Thu Jul 20th, 2006 02:18 pm |
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| Yes possible , But long bill spear fish are not suppose to be in the Pacific only found in the atlantic ?? Thats the strange part
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