Am waiting for the photos back from Mick on the CrestedWave of the largest Marlin caught this year weighing in at 333 Kilos, will post them when i get the chance. This fish was caught last Sunday..
Also, this Thursday just gone, they released a smaller marlin that took their lure, this was estimated at around the 200 Kilo mark..
Great fishing out there at the moment!!
It must have been magnificant, do you release them when you have weighed them? it would be such a shame to kill such a wonderful creature, and it must have lived a few years to get to such a massive size.
u cant really physically weigh such large fish then release it, but u can estimate the weight by taking visual measurements such as length & width etc.
when a fish of this size does come in, be assured it does not goto waste..
but yes, Mayra, its always nice to see the fish released and swim off as did the smaller marlin last Thursday..
The only time these magnificant fish should be brought to shore is if they are too badly damaged after the catch every one should be released back to the ocean and not sold to the fish markets and restaurants not sure if you can get a licence for that I am aware that you can keep a certain weight of the catch but 333 kilos is a little excessive don't you think
Is busy working in the UK lets hope that things work out in the end
Photos as promised from the CrestedWave in Los Cristianos Habour.
1st photo is the 333 Kilo marlin caught the other Sunday.
2nd photo is the release of another smaller marlin on Thursday.
Congratulations to "Crested Wave"
Hello all It's Mick,
As expected positive and negative reactions to a brilliant couple of days fishing, but I shall just carry on doing a good job, which not too many people seem to understand.
Tenerife first and foremost survives on it's tourist industry. Tourists are often looking for something to do whilst on holiday . Be it, sunbathing, swimming, dining out (maybe eating fish), drinking and socialising, Hiking, sightseeing, paragliding, windsurfing, Whale and Dolphin safaris, Fishing etc. all of it interacting with nature in some way, direct or indirect.
So any negative reports about these activities can only harm the Islands image.
What I'm trying to say is taking a " Magnificent fish" from the sea that ends up on dinner plates is no more of a crime than of slaughtering another animal that has the same destiny.
Who's to say a Marlin should be more respected and protected than a Cow or Pig, a Goat or sheep even a rabbit or chicken.
I also did not sell it to the restaurants, it was passed on to a commercial fishing business and then sold legally.
Also we have made enquirys about passing them on to several different charities and the Hospital in Candeleria, just in case any body thinks we're only doing it for the cash!
As for the weight we are allowed to keep, your correct there is a limit of 4 kilos per angler, but that is not relevent when any one fish exceeds that weight, and it is not limited.
Thanks to all the well wishers, Mick.
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