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Black Marlin

airbourne black marlin in Fiji Kadavu island sees black, blue and striped marlin however the easiest marlin to target are the black marlin that are found close in to the Great Astrolabe barrier reef outer slopes.

Little is known about these blacks but it is speculated that they migrate past Kadavu island on their journey to and from the breeding grounds off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Bite Me holds the M-60 Fiji National Record with a fish of 320lbs but much larger fish have been seen by the resort's divers and a probable grander was briefly hooked by anglers aboard Offensive Tackle before throwing the hook. She was estimated to have been over 16 feet in length as she swam under the boat.
	So far, the best times for black marlin seem to support the Cairns/Lizard Island migration theory with blacks usually seen July to October and January to March however some fish have been seen outside these times so there may be a resident population.
When fishing for black marlin, as with Australia, the bite seems to be in the afternoons and we follow the traditional Cairns methods.
	We spend the morning inside the barrier reef catching and rigging bait, move outside the reef at lunch time with large lures and then switch to running two circle hook rigged baits off the outriggers for the afternoon bite.
Black marlin are extraordinary fish that jump like sails but fight like enraged bulls. They always put on a show for the cameras and will astound you as they charge across the ocean in a repeated series of spectaculor jumps.

Fishing Method	Trolling lures & skipbaits / Bait & Switch / Livebaiting
Average Size	300lbs
Matava Resort Record
Fiji All Tackle Record

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Bluewater Magazine

Issue 77

On sale 6th January 2010

Special features include:

Capt Bristow's Lure Lore
He’s one of the most successful giant marlin captains in the world, and now Capt Bristow explains how he fine-tunes his lures to catch more billfish
The history of skirted lures
Part 6 – Patents tie on interesting lure tales: The patents granted for skirted trolling lures document some fascinating developments in the lure industry.
Boat reviews: Cabo 40 with Zeus drives and Yellowfin 6700 cabin