Blue Marlin - Fishing Tackle with Kevin Hibbard

Blue marlin fishing is a game of chance. You never know what size fish is going to eat your bait. Sure, in many places averages will dictate size and you can feel confident in using 50 or 80 pound reels paired with appropriate rods. But, and there is always a but, in some destinations, the destinations we all like to or wish to fish, marlin are a bit bigger. You never know whether the fish that piles on your presentation is a 150 pound rat or the 1200 pound mama. When fishing destinations where there is even a remote chance of tangling with giant marlin, your fishing tackle better be up to the challenge.