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Description: Caught yesterday on a popper!!! It gave me a hell of a fight to get to shore! & unfortunatly it had swollowed the lure and realisticly it would have been a bit of a problem to restrain it to extract the lure without somone getting hurt! as otherwise i would have been happy to release it as it is still very juvenile! I was helped to gaff it by a friend and it gave us a hell of a time too!!!!
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Posted by: MartinB at October 15, 2008, 20:48:07 CET

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MartinB
Posts:665
December 31, 2008, 01:39:23 CET
Thanks Jonathan  :) Also well done on your book! i just got it as an xmas present & it was very interesting & informative read ! :)
The swordfish was a tough fight on relatively light tackle i can assure you! But as im sure you are aware from your own fishing experience's that the big fish usually hit when you are least prepared from them!!

Had id have known i was going to hit into a swordfish i would have used more adequeatly suited tackle & given it ALOT more pressure & made life much easier!! cos my heart was in my throat the whole time especially during the swordfish's jump's!!
To be honest the fact it had well & truly swollowed the lure helped immensely,as had the lure hooked on its bill then im certain the line would have fouled on it's sharp edge almost immediately & game over!!! The only downside of this was i was unable to extract the lure or even cut it off because im sure if i had done this with the lure still stuck in its throat it would have died anyway.Otherwise i would have surely released it (giving it a serious photo session first though ;D) to grow big & fat (as its still juvenile for a swordfish) & be caught by one of the MFF's boat guy's in the future ;D
Jonathan
Posts:307
December 30, 2008, 17:37:16 CET
This is the first time that I am seeing this photo - Prosit Martin! I had never before heard of anyone landing a swordfish through spinning. :o This must be a result of an excellently executed fight with the fish on relatively light tackle! Well done Martin and thanks for sharing the photo!  :)
msell
Posts:210
November 25, 2008, 08:31:25 CET
seba snin ilu qbadt wiehed zghir bil konz fuq l mullett haj kont marsalforn u l dak l in.... nixtieq nghidlu li xbajt nara minnhom jinqabdu bajju.
MartinB
Posts:665
October 19, 2008, 20:18:34 CET
Jekk tirsisti taqbad mhux taqab rid nghid! u mhux bil fors taqbel mieghu siehbi qaddek tirrigistra issa u l-ewwel haga li ghamilt kif irregistrajt gejt hawn u parlajt....morru istadu siwehi min flok tparllaw fil vojt
MartinB
Posts:665
October 19, 2008, 19:38:16 CET
tigini gholija bicca rittratt!! :) u nehhija minn mohhok li ma jersqux mal l-art..fittix fuq dil forum sewwa ghax is-sena l-ohra kien hemm wiehed nafu qabad ohra min l-istess naha,u ghall kemm fuq l-imrejkba,kien jizin 29kg!!
Jien m'innix sampei habib u lanqas nipprettendi u jekk tirsisti taqab
MartinB
Posts:665
October 18, 2008, 22:37:11 CET
QuoteImma isma l-ahwa, dan zbalja tkellem hekk, imma uru li ahna nies maturi u taqawx ghal certu kliem..... Injorawh u daqshekk, ghax dan jaf ikun xi hadd li jaghmel hekk b'intenzjoni li jhammigna. Tuzawx l-istess arma tieghu, haddmu mohhkom
Ghandek ragun f'din siehbi u jin is-soltu nipprova niehu pacenzja b'kullhadd pero ma bniedem injorant ma tanx jirnexxili..u zgur qatt mhu ha halli injorant jajarni fidel anke kiku inkunu jien u hu biss anseb u ara fuq forum!!
MartinB
Posts:665
October 18, 2008, 22:08:44 CET
Halli f'idi baghira avvollja biex ninduna b'huta kif nistad jien irrid ikun fil qrib jew fil wicc  :) jien is-stampa skurajtu mhux biex ma jinzlux nies jistadu mill l-art! hemm mhu ta hadd! l-unkiu problema hu biex tinzel specialment bhallissa fix xitwa! jien ghamiltu hekk l-istampa biex man hajjarx aktar "nies" jigu jitfaw xi xibka ezatt mal l-art u jaqlu kull ma'hemm!! ma nafx x'jimaginaw li hemm!! ghax kull meta rajthom it-tellaw ma tanx jaqbdu... ::)
baghira
Posts:1821
October 17, 2008, 21:49:24 CET
skuzawni hadt xi zball hawn. kelli spelling mistake u biex irrangajtu........... ???
baghira
Posts:1821
October 17, 2008, 21:48:24 CET
Well done brother. Avolja ma nafx hafna x'jinvolvi dan it-tip ta sajd, u b'hekk ma napprezzax qabda hekk daqs haddiehor, u jien li minix sajjied ukoll indunajt minn fejn inqabad......
Isma dan min-naha taghna mill-bahrija..... Eh mela isma habib, jien gar tieghek iktar minn dwardu, ibda ghid lili bil-hut ta' ;)
Ara niccajta hbieb, lili tafuni bizzejjed...
Imma isma l-ahwa, dan zbalja tkellem hekk, imma uru li ahna nies maturi u taqawx ghal certu kliem..... Injorawh u daqshekk, ghax dan jaf ikun xi hadd li jaghmel hekk b'intenzjoni li jhammigna. Tuzawx l-istess arma tieghu, haddmu mohhkom.........

baghira
Posts:1821
October 17, 2008, 21:47:09 CET
Well done brother. Avolja ma nafx hafna x'jinvolvi dan it-tip ta sajd, u b'hekk ma napprezzax qabda hekk daqs haddiehor, u jien li minix sajjied ukoll indunajt minn fejn inqabad......
Isma dan min-naha taghna mill-bahrija..... Eh mela isma habib, jien gar tieghek iktar minn dwardu, ibda ghid lili bil-but ta' ;)
Ara niccajta hbieb, lili tafuni bizzejjed...
Imma isma l-ahwa, dan zbalja tkellem hekk, imma uru li ahna nies maturi u taqawx ghal certu kliem..... Injorawh u daqshekk, ghax dan jaf ikun xi hadd li jaghmel hekk b'intenzjoni li jhammigna. Tuzawx l-istess arma tieghu, haddmu mohhkom.........

EmicMalta
Posts:1296
October 17, 2008, 09:11:58 CET
ara vera awn min daqa stubitdu u njorant f din id dinja. L ewwel haga martin u 1 min dawk li meta jara xi huta jajdlu biex ninzel forsi naqbduwa tant kemm hu tifel sew u ma jfittix alieh biss, it tieni jekkandek naqa nteligenza f mohhok u taf dan l sport ma hemmx aliex ritrtti biex issib taf il post, u it tielet, qabel ma tikritika, urina is sajdiet li taghmel int bil postijiet tijek

Tatix kas Martin, nies bhal dawn jistw jmorru jiehduh fejn iridu. Prosset boss. Kont ga rajt il pic jumejn ijlu ax batuwli siehbi pero il bierah kont gurnata nowm u dalodu kelli cas nillogja.

Lapsiboy: jien wiehed li hut naqbad pero certu size niehu ftit hsieb qabel ma nigbed il grillu. Il pixxispadi nithassarom meta jkunu adom zar specjalment meta nara xi qabda tajba and tal hwienet jew f xi van al bejh bix xejn. Huta bhal dik haqqa kun stimata ahjar. Tkun ikbar zgur li nfaqqahha jekk tkun ikbar, nbad naraw il konsegwenzi wara.
shanook
Posts:3007
October 16, 2008, 19:48:42 CET
Well done Martin u are one of a kind. Its amazing how u manage to catch fish that are not in thr spinning list at least here in Malta. But u manage to prove people wrong. Well done keep it up...
mundinu
Posts:8
October 16, 2008, 19:19:20 CET
Prosit martin veru sabieh he.   :o :o
Guest
October 16, 2008, 18:48:28 CET
Jien diga atlek prosit martin imma se nerga najdilek ;)

Int il veru king tal ispinning f malta ax biex taqbad il hut li taqbad int king trid tkun.

Welldone u jalla taqbad mijja ohra bhalu u jkunu id dopju tad daqs ax jixraqlek.
MartinB
Posts:665
October 16, 2008, 18:43:16 CET
Thanks guys for the support!  :) Hopefully you all get a chance at one sometime but bigger!! as long as you put a photo here  ;) ;D This one came running in after the lampuki so im sure they are out there.... :) thats what makes this forum great you are great bunch of guys...and to the idiot.... ::)
charlie
Posts:98
October 16, 2008, 18:23:55 CET
prosit habib dejjem xi sorpriza sabiha itina
reuben485
Posts:43
October 16, 2008, 18:00:46 CET
Trid tkun vera king biex taqbad huta hekk min fuq lart. proset man.
tutu
Posts:8
October 16, 2008, 16:29:15 CET
Proset bahri.. nice catch
Aab131
Posts:132
October 16, 2008, 15:08:11 CET
Prosit Martin!! Hallejtni iccasat lejn l-iscreen ghal 5secondi plus il-briefing ta taht ir-ritratt qrajtu tlett darbiet ghax hsibtni ghadni fis-sodda nohlom. Nammirak ghax spinning huwa tip ta sajd ta pacenzja u int tibqa tipprova u ghal grazzja t'Alla ippremjak. Nerga nifrahlek!!
Seahunter
Posts:154
October 16, 2008, 14:34:20 CET
Prosit kbira haqqek Martin!  Tal-ghageb, imma dejjem sorprizi jkunu r-ritratti tieghek, bellahtni!  Pixxispad mil-art!!!!
fishfinder
Posts:501
October 16, 2008, 13:34:49 CET
seta ma  kienx il-king mhux post li t'ajjar in-nies. kien jkun hafna ahjar li kieku kulhadd jati l-parti tieghu u kultant jinposta xi sajda min tieghu u mhux naqraw l-posts ta hadt iehor u tieghu ma jurihom lil hadt.
intermilan
Posts:82
October 16, 2008, 12:14:32 CET
Nice catch MartinB
Gazzetta
Posts:544
October 16, 2008, 12:05:14 CET
Flok l uwejja ahjar titlob skuza siehbi !!

Ga edtlek imma ha nerga nghidlek Proset Martin !! Well done siehbi u fittex gib dik l camera ax kieku konna naraw video qisna qedni barra minn malta !!!  :D ;D ;)
Guest
October 16, 2008, 11:58:18 CET
Uwejja sry guys ma kontx naf li da l king ta lispinning  ??? :-\ pfff
skip
Posts:3967
October 16, 2008, 11:12:28 CET
They don't call him the King for nothing! Well done!
BIKRI
Posts:59
October 16, 2008, 10:20:02 CET
skip, people with these sort of comments have to be blocked. martin b that was a great catch, you will never forget it and keep it up!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
TOFTOF
Posts:34
October 16, 2008, 09:08:09 CET
Prosit Martin B. tal -swordfish.........U sewwa ghidtlu lil tyronebileci.
Mhux kulhadd Sports man milli jidher >:(
camkev
Posts:1147
October 16, 2008, 08:40:31 CET
Proset martin,for the fish and for the idiot ;D ;) :)
fishfinder
Posts:501
October 16, 2008, 08:33:44 CET
Welldone Martin, keep it up
benri
Posts:948
October 16, 2008, 08:29:56 CET
Great catch Martin! I wouldn't imagine catching one from the boat let alone from land! :-)  kemm baqali x'nitghallem!!!
rammx
Posts:489
October 16, 2008, 08:17:28 CET
great catch Martin!!!! veru taqbad hut li qas temmen li jersaq daqsek vicin lart !!!

li nista nghid li fuq postijiet regward sajd Martin wiehed mil liktar persuni li  ghenuni...so nahseb li lunika persuna fidila (bix ma nejdx hag ohra) hija proja int li ktibt hekk...

proset siehbi Martin u keep it up! ;)
LapsiBoy
Posts:883
October 16, 2008, 07:32:48 CET
Tatux kasu nies snijal li ajjur u mandux xjamel  ;D  :-* :-*
fisheye
Posts:344
October 16, 2008, 07:13:20 CET
Very well done my friend I have never heard of anyone that achieved such a catch. You should be very proud of this. Well done and GOOD LUCK    ;)
Granitu
Posts:1511
October 16, 2008, 03:34:12 CET
tyronbileci.... kulhadd jaf fejn imur martinb spinning ma nahsibx li kien f loku tghajjar wiehed mill aqwa sajjieda ta l spinning f malta

proset martin qatt ma smajt b xi hadd li jaqbad pixxispad minn ma lart... il bniedem veru kapaci int ehh
Essexdave
Posts:11
October 16, 2008, 01:06:40 CET
Dik huta sabiha Martin prosit.
Freeman
Posts:272
October 15, 2008, 23:39:20 CET
E ghax insejt, proset martin, pixxispad spinning, lewwel wiehed li smajt jien.
Freeman
Posts:272
October 15, 2008, 23:36:38 CET
Naqtak taqbadwiehed fil gima siehbi min kif titkellem, jekk mhintix kapaci tghaddi kumment minajr ma tohrog ta masetta nissugerilek tghara ir ritratt u ma tikteb xejn.
MartinB
Posts:665
October 15, 2008, 23:36:19 CET
Ejja il bahrija iblah u injorant u nghidlek fejnu il post "sigret' ghax nohdok fejn qieghed u nerqek fih!!!! Kont ha nghidlek minnu fidel.skurajtu l-istampa minhabba xi bahnan bhallek li qatt ma postja xejn fil forum infatti ghaddek tirregistra u l-ewwel haga li kellek xi tghid u li tparla fil vojt
placebo
Posts:863
October 15, 2008, 22:13:23 CET
 ::) NO COMMENTS - TROPHY FISH  :o
LapsiBoy
Posts:883
October 15, 2008, 22:03:20 CET
jintaqa mijaw emic irid ha jamilu misluta bla hsib hehe :D :D
Guest
October 15, 2008, 21:58:49 CET
sentejn ilu dahal wihed l imsida kin fih 3 kilos u qabduh bil foxna :S
MartinB
Posts:665
October 15, 2008, 21:48:16 CET
10x guys  :) hekk hu lapsiboy! fl-istess bahhar qieghdin! ma tghidx fejn tinserta huta  ;) habib tieghi qalli raw pixxispad zghir ta' xi 2kgs ix-xatt il gzira qaddej mal hajt qissu lizz  :o ;D
LapsiBoy
Posts:883
October 15, 2008, 21:39:54 CET
Aw malta mux bahar wihed bigboy  ;)
Guest
October 15, 2008, 21:28:23 CET
Prosit man nice acheiment from land ehh :D

Ma tridx turina min fej qbadnih imma isek sihbi :P
LapsiBoy
Posts:883
October 15, 2008, 21:10:32 CET
Prosit gbin a very nice achievement!
SPITEC
Posts:809
October 15, 2008, 20:55:21 CET
Hemm hu l-king tal-spinning.Prosit Martin :o :o :o

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