Tiny marlin

Tiny marlin

smallest ive ever seen


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Looks like a sailfish?

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:08

Looks like a sailfish?

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I stand corrected but then

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:15

I stand corrected but then ive never seen a marlin or a sail that small but i can see what you mean by the dorsal

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I saw a documentary where a

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:19

I saw a documentary where a few guys were catching marlin larvae for research purposes. They would motor along really slowly and when they spotted one (god knows how!) they would scoop them up in a little net. The marlin were about the size of ur pinkie... figure that!

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Striped

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:38

Thinking more like a striped marlin, but hey, I aint no expert.

That is a beautiful looking junior.

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Jnr Marlin!

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:50

Jnr Marlin, they loose the sail like dorsal fin as they get older!

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You learn something new

Fri, 2006-08-18 17:51

You learn something new every day

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Unreel

Fri, 2006-08-18 18:06

That is an unreal little tacker, few more footy seasons and he'll be right.

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crazy light tackle fun

Sat, 2006-08-19 10:52

looks like catching them could be a heap of fun,, i have never seen them so small before

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lol they gotta start

Sat, 2006-08-19 11:46

lol they gotta start somewhere ;)

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Heres a even littler one!

Sat, 2006-08-19 15:45

It's a juvenile sailfish however!

Full story here:-
http://www.worldbillfishseries.com/news/2003/20030813USMresearch.htm

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that's like the ones I saw

Sat, 2006-08-19 16:37

that's like the ones I saw on the documentary... pretty amzing stuff :)

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How good would one of them

Tue, 2007-05-29 13:39

How good would one of them be in a saltwater fish tank!

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nice

Sat, 2010-11-13 13:55

nice fish

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Awwwww little cutie

Sat, 2010-11-13 15:30

That would be awesome fun on my dropshot!!!!

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