Thanks! I've definitely let some fish go over the years that I know died so I'm glad to keep some I normally wouldn't when I know the chances of survival are slim but we can feed a lot of people and not let it go to waste

I feel you bro. I always think about how far the fish has made it. I live on a smallish lake so I think of how long it’s been learning and thriving just for some scumbag (me 😂) to come and catch it and kill it. So I usually throw back trophies. Plus makes for good future generations

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As rare these fish are getting to be and you kill it ! circle hooks!!! as you said you know better you just wanted to hang it up and kill it and take pictures shame on you

@@paulmurray8734 the only rod they had rigged large enough to handle that fish was a swordfish setup. You don’t have time to cut, re rig and tie a circle hook on when a fish like this comes close enough to the boat to pitch to it. If you need to go embrace a tree and hug it to feel better… maybe this isn’t the Channel for you.

Well having fished bluefin tuna since before you were born most likely 1969 to be exact you're not very well prepared if you go out there with no circle hooks that would be a good excuse to be used at 15 years ago and don't worry I will not be subscribing to your channel have a great day

Sry but I can’t understand why people doing catch and release. Can you please explain to me? In my opinion the only reason to go fishing should be to get a meal and not just taking a picture of the fish as a trophy. I think it’s really unnecessary, there are dozens of scientific studies saying that fishes feel pain equal to humans. Please tell me if I’m wrong

@@lucapasch4426 people often release the really big catches of most fish because of a couple of reasons 1. they are old and play bigs parts in the ecosystem and breed a lot . 2. If they fish is over tired or stressed its more likely they will die when released 3. Seldomly it happens (like in this video for example) where the fish will bite the bait and instead of it getting hooked close to their mouth they swallow the hook and you cant really take it out without killing them. 4. also with some fishes the older they get, the worse they taste, usually you'd want to catch them just when they hit their mature size. 5. its nice to release them so someone else can get a trophy catch and make memories, I've had friends whos have gone to the same lake and have caught the same fish 3 times because of the marking and scars on the fish. hopefully that answers your questions

@@CARNAGExDeStRoY in a certain way yes but I still don’t understand why people hunt for trophies i think it’s just wrong and doesn’t make any sense

@@lucapasch4426 if you caught a 1805 pound marlin wouldn’t you want to have a trophy of one?

@@lucapasch4426 i mean if you still don't get why after those reasons I'm pretty sure there isn't any reasoning that is good enough for you so id just get over it and move on lmao........

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Did the capn mount it?

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arent Marlins expensive, why release?

Because Marlin fishing is the realm of the wealthy who care more about the future of their Marlin fishery than keeping every Marlin they catch; and since they're wealthy they don't find the sport to be so "expensive" as the rest of us schleppers consider it to be. @@Alpacabowl98

It was a fun few days!

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They get that chance in every kill tournament in the state. thats why i dont want to see that type of tournament go away. the vast majority of marlin get released so its one of the few opprotunities they have to harvest data.

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Well, when using a J hook than gut hooks are oa part of fishing, a circle hook will slide thru the deep ingestion of the bait, come back up and into the mouth and snag the side lip, all this happens during the beginning stage of the bite, you mostly can be assured that while using a circle hook the fish is not harmed and can be released

@@ryeckley7267 and he let it run with it for quite a while.. 4:00 to 4:30.

@@PKB94 is there a problem with him catching this fish ? I’m trying to understand whtz the issue.

@@josephvalentine7 no, just with pretending they didn't mean to gut hook

@@PKB94 Ok got you, meaning more painful than necessary.

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Forget electric reel, that's just magic. What about 2 speed reels and line technology? Metallurgy of the hooks? Technology permeates every inch of our lives and it's amazing.

@@scottleggejr it's an irony we have taken so much from nature that one day nature will reclaim everything we every had

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Thanks @BG! We're trying

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Very similar. Had some fresh from a recent tournament. The rest of the steaks are in the freezer. I should’ve smoked a chunk of it. Also prepared some as sashimi and ceviche.

I did swordfish in Italian dressing a few times, agreed it’s very good

I don't know why you'd equate legal with right especially in the field of deep sea fishing where the law is mostly decades behind on reality. I'd rather have the also endangered sharks get a good meal out of an endangered fish than people.

@@jonttul shark populations in Florida are very healthy, those who actually have experience on Florida waters will tell you that the population is probably a little too healthy.

@@brrr8904 You're a kook if you think that a "too healthy" shark population is bad for the fish population. Are the fish doing better in the Bahamas? Yep, and a "way too healthy" shark population is a key part of that. They have strong immune systems, and thus can prey on the most infection prone specimens of a species, which very much helps that stock stay robust (for millions of years). And, for what it's worth, every one involved in the catch in question is a sorry excuse for an angler, with no pride about how they do things.

@@bobh1208 you clearly don’t spend any time in our waters here in east coast Florida. Yes, sharks are amazing creatures that are necessary for a balanced ecosystem. However, when you have these so called “shark conservationists” off the south east coast of Florida who go out and profit off of these sharks by feeding them and getting them accustomed to human interaction, this creates changes in the sharks’ behavior. This is problematic for both humans and sharks. These sharks are more aggressive and have lost their fear of humans. These sharks have learned to follow boats and have very clearly associated humans with food. This is what I was referring to, I never once mentioned in my comment that sharks are bad for fish populations.

@@brrr8904 Clearly you don't have much of a clue if you think I don't spend a "too healthy" amount of time in our waters. Then again, what sort of nonsense is "too healthy"?? The people who have too much trouble with sharks are anchored bait fishermen, who at too many spots condition fish (and sharks) to be welfare types, waiting for a free meal which they do not have to run down, with no regard for such behavior modification that they are causing, because it makes the fish lamer and lamer 'til they succumb to even their dorky rigs. If everybody would fish only lures (which you can make, can't make bait) instead of friggin electrics with chicken rigs and other loser gear, (including commercial guys, since most of the uncrusty ones know how to catch fish with lures and recreational gear better than most recreationals these days), they would catch only the most competitive fish, that there are enough of to make competitive, and things would stay better balanced, with less need for regulations other than closed spawning seasons. Or, you can just keep blaming the "behavior modification" messenger, next time one takes "your" fish. (Which, by the way, happens in plenty of the least fished parts of the Bahamas, without much behavior modification, cuz that's what sharks are there for, to eat the most defective fish before they can spawn... such as the ones lame enough to fall for "free" lunches.)

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Oo a Marlin Tournament? That sounds hype asf!

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i hate people killing animals or fish for "fun" .

@@itsmenoname2247 they didn't kill the fish for fun

@@itsmenoname2247 didn’t go to waste. Didn’t plan on taking him home. But would of been wasted if they didn’t bring it home

@@itsmenoname2247 their initial plan wasn't to keep him Listen and read please He wasn't wasted and he went to science!

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Definitely more fun on a conventional reels, but the only big reels we had were the electric swordfish reels on the boat, hence hooking the bait on there

@@StanzFam understood, thanks for the reply!

So agree it’s a shame that the fish was hooked on a power reel, would have loved to see such an amazing fish given the respect of being fought by hand. But it’s legal and circumstances didn’t allow it, so congrats to Capt Nick and the lucky angler.

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Are you concerned about mercury?

@@keyanuka don't eat Fish stick to your Burger King, or dominos pizza

Ones in while we buy fresh free cut blue marlin at the market, its so expensive here in my country..

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I feel the same way. Heard the excuse that for deeper baits it takes to long to reel in. This cheapens the catch big time imo. Hate that power reels are legal.

late july during his last swordfish camp, it says it in his last vid i think

Depend on what fish you eat. It can be cooked out. As much as ppl love shrimp their one of the worst creatures to eat

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