# Man catches marlin with his bare hands.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399 "2013-09-21T23:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399/1 "2013-09-21T23:59:40Z")

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You should have seen the one that got away.  
_holds up thumb and finger almost touching_ 😃

[This could be the smallest marlin ever caught.](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/this-could-be-the-smallest-marlin-ever-caught/)

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> In fact, Brackett used both cupped hands to scoop up the mini-marlin after an encounter The Billfish Foundation described as highly unlikely. “The chance in encountering a blue marlin is quite a feat, but seeing one this small is extremely rare,” the group stated Friday [on its website.](http://www.billfish.org/news/baby-blue-marlin-story/)

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**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399/2 "2013-09-22T01:19:12Z")

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I want a life-size wall trophy!

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399/3 "2013-09-22T03:16:04Z")

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Looks like a fishing lure to me!

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399/4 "2013-09-22T04:28:49Z")

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Way cool…

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-catches-marlin-with-his-bare-hands/669399/5 "2013-09-22T04:31:03Z")

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That’s freaking awesome!