Thread: Russian Catches 40 Kilo Marlin in Unusual Day's Outing Off Phuket

PHUKET: A small crowd gathered at a shorefront restaurant in Rawai yesterday as a Russian displayed his magnificent catch - a 40 kilo marlin he hooked about three kilometres off Phuket.

The fisherman gave his name as Sergey Myasin, 57, and said he worked on Phuket as a dive instructor but decided to try some fishing on his day off yesterday.

He went out with his son and friends and was delighted to catch the marlin, which he said took him an hour to get into the boat.

A share of the fish was destined for the boat captain and the rest for diners at the Rawai restaurant, Mr Myasin said.

Marlin are considered to be one of the most beautiful fish and are prized by big game fisherfolk for their fighting abilities.

Russian Catches 40 Kilo Marlin in Unusual Day's Outing Off Phuket - Phuket Wan

So, he caught a tiddler marlin, barely out of nappies. I hope he's proud of himself.

Why would you kill a fish like that?

If that size marlin causes a stir on Phuket, the fishing must be dismal there.

^Yep. Dumb fucking Boris should have been told to throw it back in the water.

The one that got away was 50kg.

Same in Australia, i know 3 people who have caught Blue sharks, they say next time let them go, a bit late in my opinion.

Originally Posted by misskit

If that size marlin causes a stir on Phuket, the fishing must be dismal there.

Yes, it is.

I caught a 60kg yellow fin tuna off the coast of Maritius and some government official tried to steal it from me.

I gave it to the orphanage.

Maximum recorded weight at 100kg. Pretty sure its this species Istiophorus platypterus

In light of that ... 40kg is better than 20 I guess.
.

he worked on Phuket as a dive instructor

Oh really? Paper work all in order I hope?

Originally Posted by Ozcol

Why would you kill a fish like that?

Exactly. I see an Elmer Fudd "I am the hunter" moment here.

Originally Posted by shaggersback

Maximum recorded weight at 100kg. Pretty sure its this species Istiophorus platypterus

In light of that ... 40kg is better than 20 I guess.
.

It looks like a striped marlin, but on second look you are probably right.It's a sailfish.

50Kgs is ok to keep.Fantastic smoked.

I got no problem with keeping/eating that. Big enough - almost 100 lbs, and very tasty.

Yes, now that I have had a better look at the picture and see that it is indeed a sailfish and not a marlin I agree that it's a good keeper.

A striped marlin of 100 - 120 kgs is also not a bad keeper as well, tasty.

Bit of perspective for Comrade Sergey, the NZ Marlin record is approx. x12 larger at 483.4kg

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Bit of perspective for Comrade Sergey, the NZ Marlin record is approx. x12 larger at 483.4kg

Doubt he cares, as he caught a sailfish and not a marlin.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Bit of perspective for Comrade Sergey, the NZ Marlin record is approx. x12 larger at 483.4kg

Doubt he cares, as he caught a sailfish and not a marlin.

I think that's only about x2.3 larger then.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Bit of perspective for Comrade Sergey, the NZ Marlin record is approx. x12 larger at 483.4kg

Doubt he cares, as he caught a sailfish and not a marlin.

I think that's only about x2.3 larger then.

There are also 3.7 x larger factories out there


I once caught a fish . . . or was it a crab? On reflection it was crabs