Micro Marlin
Greg Pearce sent me the above photo of a micro marlin caught on Double Island Point Fishing Charters which measured just over 70cm (short length) and weighed about 2kg. The tiny black was kept for scientific study by our own Dr. Julian Pepperell, and I hear it is the second smallest one that he's received from along the east coast. As is typical of very small juvenile blacks, the pectoral fins are not fixed and rigid (Julian says that the calcification of the pectoral joint does not occur until they get to about 10-15kg in size).
I'm sure many like me would be most curious about where this little fella comes from. I find it hard to believe at this size he is from Cairns, but we'll wait and see!
Thanks Greg for sharing - look forward to hearing more.
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Tournament Time
South East Queensland and NSW tournament season is well underway, and it's just as well that the fish have been cooperating. Both the recent Gold Coast Light Tackle Masters (click for the tournament report) and the Port Macquarie Golden Lure (click for the tournament report) events were fortunate to experience some really good fishing.
View the upcoming events in the BMFB Tournament Calendar. Clubs are invited to add their tournaments to the calendar by contacting me with all the appropriate details.
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