Photo Source: Wikipedia(ABC) - A group of mates experienced the ultimate
case of "the one that got away" when a 300kg black marlin jumped on
board their charter boat, then shook itself free.
The seven friends were on a six-day
catch-and-release fishing trip off Cooktown when they latched on to the big
marlin last week
Little Audrey skipper Daniel Carlson said the
crew was lucky to walk away unharmed when the marlin's spear-like snout came
straight at them.
"We were out there heavy tackle fishing
up the Reef when this 600-pound marlin latched on and was fighting for about
five minutes and started backing down," he said.
"But then it's done the big U-bolt, spun
around and jumped into the boat and just missed a few people.
Mr Carlson runs a charter company from Sydney
and visits Cooktown each year for marlin season, which runs from September to
December.
He said while it wasn't the biggest marlin he
had come across, it was certainly the most memorable catch.
We were just lucky we got away. We were all
pretty scared and glad that no one got injured and the fish wasn't
injured."
An on board video, which catches the action
from several angles, has become a viral hit, notching up more than 1.7m views
in a few days.
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