Amazing blue marlin catch by a woman

Jada Holt, while fishing with a Kona-based crew at Ascension Island in the equatorial South Atlantic, boated a 1,305-pound Atlantic blue marlin last Saturday after only a 15-minute fight.

There was no further info about that catch on Facebook, but anglers can get lucky at times when a fish swallows the bait and bleeds out or jumps itself to death.

The big swell in NY/NJ Bight has hurt fluke fishing. Capt. Ron Santee Jr. reports very few during yesterday’s trip with the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. He’s chartered on Sunday.

Mike Monte left Nantucket surrounded by 3-5-pound bonito this week to do some surfcasting in N.J. On the other hand, Mike noted that little tunny have been very late arriving in Nantucket.

A small craft advisory is up through Sunday night. The forecast for the Bight is for northwest winds at 15-20 knots which may reduce the swell somewhat before dropping to 10-15 in the afternoon.

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227227Jada Holt, while fishing with a Kona-based crew at Ascension Island in the equatorial South Atlantic, boated a 1,305-pound Atlantic blue marlin on Saturday after only a 15-minute fight.

All reactions:

227227Jada Holt, while fishing with a Kona-based crew at Ascension Island in the equatorial South Atlantic, boated a 1,305-pound Atlantic blue marlin on Saturday after only a 15-minute fight.

All reactions:

227227Jada Holt, while fishing with a Kona-based crew at Ascension Island in the equatorial South Atlantic, boated a 1,305-pound Atlantic blue marlin on Saturday after only a 15-minute fight.

All reactions:

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