Lahaina Seawatch

The HINATEA started off the new year with a 560.6-lb blue marlin captured by Cory Warden and Chris Belanger. They were fishing with Capt. Chris Cole and deckman Dyllon Lehmann. They were about four miles northeast of the SO-buoy, off Kaho‘olawe, in some really “stinky” water. The water was so rough and windy that nobody saw the strike on the long-corner position. A marlin started slowly taking the 100-lb test line and then came up jumping at the long-gone position. Right away, Chris called the fish at 500-plus lbs.

The marlin quickly took them down to the Dacron backing. Chris had to turn the boat toward the port side as he started to back down after the fish.

There were still two lures in the water. Dyllon