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Charlie Levine, former Senior Editor of Marlin Magazine, has chased all sorts of big-game fish up and down the East Coast, Mexico, Caribbean and beyond. "Anyone can do it," Levine says. "You don't need to be a huge dude to catch a giant fish. I've seen 90-pound girls do it and elderly people, too. The saying is true, 'It's better to be lucky than to be good,' but if you do your homework and find a good charter boat operation in a known hot spot, you stand a good chance. If you're looking for a benchmark 1,000 lb.-and-up fish, you're aiming for a blue or black marlin, a shark or a giant tuna. |
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The amount of time spent on the hunt varies, Levine says. "Back in 2008, a woman from Chicago named Carrie Poleski went on a charter fishing trip on the boat Wound Up with Capt. James Robertson in Bermuda. She was there on business and had never done any offshore fishing. She ended up catching a 1,049-pound blue marlin on her first try. But that's unusual. You normally have to put a lot of time in before you see a fish like that. It can be an expensive hobby. In terms of fighting the fish itself, it helps to have a good captain who will chase the fish with the boat and back down on it." |
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