is that a blue?

It looks like it...I caught five that day...3 makos and 2 blues. I think that was the blue that was being bit by a small 35lb mako while it was being reeled in. I can tell by the small bite mark out of its back. We got the stinger hook out safely, and he was returned to the ocean, as was the small mako. I have a video of the double hook up. It was pretty cool.

 

 

nice,. i did some mako fishing last week. while i was reeling in a small mako i noticed something out of the corner of my eye.... a blue was swimming circles around my lower unit while i was trying to take a tat photo of the mako. then i realized my steel leader was in its mouth!!??? wtf !!! steel leader and a blue stuck in the prop.  really fun while your killin a mako.

Any damage to the lower unit? When those blues panic and start to roll...it is kind of freaky. I am really big on getting hooks out prior to release, so I bring the blues onboard and wrestle with them a bit till I can get the hook out. I know kind of stupid, but I am a junky for excitement.

 

We will have to meet up out there pretty soon...share some tips and what not, and maybe a beer!

 

Talk to you soon

 

Chris aka mobilereef

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And I do realize now that the blue does not count...but I am hoping I get credit for the two makos photo, even though I caught three and let the third go without getting a shot.

 

Guess I should have read the rules!!!!