A failed fishing weekend

Yes it's true. I had a failed fishing weekend. By weekend, i mean 2 days of failure, but, this Blog is named "Ocean Bounty" for a reason. Saturday morning, me and my sister decided to give our kids a camping weekend on Murração beach, a remote beach just 40 Km away from home in the west coast of Algarve. The plan suited me and "Helder", my brother in law, because we could go fishing while the kids have their fun in the beach and the women would...

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That's what I call big game fishing.

HUPPSSS!!! Did I said "big game fishing". Sorry I meant "big game feeding" I'm sorry but I cannot avoid sharing this video with you. They estimate the weight of that beast over ~450 kg (~1000 pounds). I agree. Can you imagine the size of the shark that made that Marlin his lunch???? There are a few more videos on Youtube, of Marlins be eaten in the end of the line, but this one sets the record. And they say "megalodon is extinct", tell that...

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Saturday night fishing with "Wild line"

First of all, let me apologize for the fact that my trophy room to be my kitchen. I went fishing alone and there was nobody to hold the camera. Yes that's true, it was last saturday, 28 of June, with no plans. Checked the tide table and ..... "wild line fishing" on the spot... Grab 5 fat smelly frozen sardines, lantern, pliers, knife, hooks, line and a bottle of water. Small fishing kit for conger and moray eel. Jumped into my 4 wheels, named...

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