Black Marlin Takes Kayaker For A Ride

Occurred on January 28, 2017 / Cambutal, Panama

Info from Licensor: "I was fishing in Panama at the Los Buzos Fishing Lodge. They are known for their great marlin fishing but I was mainly focused on catching rooster fish at the time and was not prepared for such a big fish. I was only fishing in about 70 feet of water at the time of the bite. I was dragged around for about a minute before it tried to jump about 20 feet away from me. It was so big it could barely even get its head out of the water. That is when I turn the camera forward and just miss the close shot. After that it took a long run and ended up jumping 7 times before breaking the line with its tail. I had 12 feet of 150 pound line connected to 3 feet of doubled 40 pound line. The double line is what broke from the marlin's tail hitting it repeatedly."