Today Team NSR slayed the fish in a killer afternoon fishing session that went down before sunset.  We started fast with a Dorado and then another quick Tuna and a big Jack.  After that, we missed another small Dorado.  This was all inside the first hour.  The bite was on, but we had no idea what was going to hit next.  Then one of rods doubled over and started spinning faster than I had ever seen - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!  We knew it was something big from the start...and then it jumped!  It was a small BLACK MARLIN, we are guessing around a 200lb'er.  Over the next 20 seconds, the reel continued to unspool at an astounding rate - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - and the Marlin was jumping wildly trying to shake the hook.  It wasn't long before we knew we were outmatched - the line was quickly running out and the reel was starting to smoke.  There was nothing we could do to stop this thing.  ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!  A few more giant leaps and the Marlin spun us out completely and broke off.  Everybody on the boat looked at eachother with wide-eyed amazement in our eyes - did that really just happen?  The whole thing only lasted about 30 seconds but it's a 30 seconds none of us will ever forget.  He's still out there...

We got another Mackerel on the way back in.  This is a photo of us on the dock before Sunset.  What a day.