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Grandad catches 'Big Blue Marlin´ - June 27th, 2008
78 years old `Grandad´, and son Peter Wadsworth 49 years old, from England, searched the Internet to fullfill a life long dream of catching a Big Blue ,and chose the `Savage´ built in 1955 and now operating for 3 years from the new Marina in Calheta Madeira,and after 3 days of fishing caught 2 Big Blue Marlin! Grandad caught the first fish and after only 45minutes the fish was brought to the side of the boat, estimated at 950lbs `it was the fish of a lifetime´ for Grandad and fulfilled a life long dream.
With Helmsman and first mate Matthew Waddell at the wheel, and Captain and linesman Charlie Smith handling the fish, it was safely released to fight another day.
On the 3rd day at 2.00pm an enormous Blue Marlin was spotted just a few meters behind the Savage (estimate 1200\1400lbs) it then dropped back an took the short right lure unfortunately it grabbed the leader before it took the lure and cut the line like a piece of cotton, and took a 150 euro lure with it.
At 6.00pm and with only 30 minutes of fishing left to go, the Savage headed for Calheta and on the last turn toward the Marina another Blue Marlin was spotted, and with a quick turn to Starboard the fish attacked and took the lure,then proceeded to jump toward the sunset! the fish put up a great fight with many spectacular jumps,exhausting Peter the fisherman after a 2 hour fight.
Unfortunately after the Marlin (estimate 750lbs) was brought to the boat it had the line rapped around its tail, and sadly drowned. The fish was later towed into Calheta Marina and donated to the old peoples home near Calheta.
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