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2005 season results : 107 marlin
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Bermagui's location on the south coast
is where the continental shelf is only 13 miles wide and inside the edge of the shelf there are
substantial reef systems like the 12 mile reef.
These factors make Bermagui a place marlin can gather in numbers, with days where more than six marlin are raised and hooked on a fishing charter common. The striped marlin are some of the largest in the world with fish over 135 kg (300 lbs) hooked regularly. |
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The billfish mainly are striped marlin with black and blue marlin crashing the party ,
the three biggest
blues caught in Australia come from the south coast and some large
marlin have been tagged, every season a 1000 pound marlin is
hooked by one of the vessels in the fleet.
Black marlin are in the range 90kg to 200 kg with an occasional monster. The blue marlin range from 160 kg to 400 kg plus. |
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The crew use a variety of techniques depending on the
conditions, these include lures, live baits, skip baits and bait
and switch teaser fishing. Lure fishing is used mainly for blue marlin
while the other techniques are primarily used for striped and black marlin.
the boat is equipped with 80 lbs and 130 lbs heavy tackle for chair fishing for blue and black marlin and stand-up 50 lbs tackle for striped marlin fishing. |
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