That is one big fish.
Posted on 07/16/2005 7:16:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
OFF DARIAN JUNGLE, PANAMA -- An Atlanta area family had a very frightening experience while on a Fourth of July weekend fishing trip off the coast of Panama - and it was all caught on video.
Marietta resident Robert Schultz, his 18-year-old son Stephen and 20-year-old daughter Allison were on a fishing trip before Stephen went off to college at Colorado State.
Stephen had a Black Marlin on the line about 30-miles off Darian Jungle, Panama.
The beautiful fish, estimated to weigh about 600 pounds, had jumped a couple of times and then unthinkable happened.
The marlin came out of the water straight toward the boat. Part of the fish's body hit the side of the boat and part of its head hit teen fisherman Stephen.
Crew members quickly cut the fish loose and then family and crew turned their attention to Stephen who was on deck bleeding from the mouth and nose.
Schultz says "I saw it coming at me. I didn't have time to react. I was in shock and I was scared."
It took two hours to go the thirty miles back to shore and boat radioed ahead so a plane would be waiting. Stephen was flown 100 miles north to National Hospital in Panama City where x-rays showed Stephen's left sinus walls were broken in four places. He also suffered an inch-and-a-half cut in the back of throat and numerous lacerations inside the cheeks.
Much of the swelling has gone down on Stephen's face. The orthopedic surgeon is hoping the sinus bones will heal without having surgery.
Stephen says the incident hasn't his mind about going out in the water and fishing. He says "things happen."
Fish fights back, film at 11
Gee, a fish that didn't want to die easily and decided to fight back.
I fully expected this to be off the coast of Florida.
Marlin are a most powerful fish, there are some AW#ESOME
videos on the net of their power and strength. Remember
here is a 600lb fish that with a few flicks of its tail
can be up to 60 mph perhaps more.
There is one good one of a Marlin wired when a sea surge
puts it in the cockpit of the cruiser, it destroys the cockpit!
YIKES! Billy the Marlin goes into 'roid rage. I guess MLB isn't testing mascots.
"ACCIDENT?!?!"
Looks to me like a simple case of defense.
Reminds me of the running of the bulls. I always root for the bulls:)
I saw that video, fish came out of the water right at the back of the boat and gave ol Stephen a whop on the head.
The problem with being human is that you spend a great deal of your time out of the womb trying to avoid poking your eye out, regardless of whether you own a red rider BB gun.
Where's the video?
Where do you think?
Try clicking on the link....
I've seen a video of a marlin pulling the angler out of the chair and into the ocean. The guy got lucky and got out of the harness.
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That is one big fish.
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