Hey sammy, next time if you’re stuck with slimy mackerel, do it the filipino way. Butterfly and debone, marinate with soy sauce garlic and lemon overnight. Eat with rice and salsa :) It’s a good breakfast meal for us. We live on slimy mackerel 😂
Nice capture Sammy. Listening to you talk about it afterwards and reflect on the fight… you’re a good man 👍🏻 and deserve to be one step closer to your bill fish goal.
What an amazing creature Sammy. Everything about the ocean and the beach makes me feel at ease, even just a walk along the beach. Thanks for the amazing video Sammy. When you get to see the beast it's classed as final and he's free to swim away.
Was gutted to see that Black Marlin break off after you fought it so long. In my books that counts as a landed Marlin. Keep the catch and cook episodes coming - I really enjoy those.
Definite capture ya lunatic I love Sunday’s Terrific vid Sammy My wife loves eating pike. Cooks em like sausages. There is a reason why pike are top Spanno bait!
Great catch!...the leader counts.. Tip for mackerel...fillet, debone, brush with marmalade and BBQ...ace! Ps, got the same shirt!...that's where the similarities end!! 👍🏴
Ugh, absolutely gutted! My jaw dropped and I stopped cooking when I saw that line snap. Yes, it counts, though it seems like you don't feel like it counts, or at least wasn't satisfying. So get all the others and come back to it. But you absolutely did it! Amazing!
They would be very nice smoked oily fish are good to smoke. if you're happy that was a capture that's good enough , you did a mighty job getting it to the boat.
Slimy mackerel are great to eat, a favourite in our household. The alternative names of pacific mackerel or blue mackerel makes them sound more appealing when preparing them for dinner!
Definitely a capture. Mission accomplished with the black marlin. Yesterday i was 3 for 3 with the mahi and 0 for 2 on the stripe marlin. Will upload a short youtube with tne highligthts.
Here comes Sandra Sully with the late news....100 pussent capture mate! Nice job. And yeah, I often eat my bait----especially squid, I just can't help myslef.
Good as caught Sammy, as others mentioned especially solo epic effort. I would throw that mackerel on top of a salad of green papaya and apple, some nice jasmine rice and a chilli dipping sauce. Thanks for the video and sharing tips, always learning watching this.
Don't beat yourself up Sammy - by any standards that is a 100% capture - all I ever wanted was to touch the blue marlin we fished for in the Azores but even that's not necessary - top job fella...!!!
Yes! Absolutely it was a catch. If you touch the leader its a genuine catch in every tournament I have ever fished in. So you def touched the leader as well as had the fish boatside for a good while. YEP. Its a catch😎👍👍
another great adventure Sammy thanks for taking us along, i was streaming this on the big screen and dead set was just about to reach for the travel calm!! well done going it solo.. it counts as a catch bud but that feeling of dropping at the boat really hitz hard i dont think im going to adopt the "no fish - eat Bait" rule but you made the slimies look amazing great job as usual A.T
Can’t help but feel that fish had the best of you. Technical rules aside your gut will tell you if you caught him or not. Fantastic viewing though really felt for you at the end there.
Nice job on the butterfly at the end. Next time don't flip the flesh side onto the heat, when it's 3/4 cooked through just flip it skin up to a warm resting place and it'll draw through perfectly!
Definitely a capture mate. You had it right at the boat. What a beautiful fish. You had me laughing after 3 hours or fight, just a few mins earlier you said at 40 mins that it wouldn’t be a long fight. Set yourself up there pal !!! Great vid again. As a Pom we were used to eating mackerel. However I’ve never cooked an Aussie caught one. Gonna give them a go now though. Nice one Sammy.
I think that counts as a capture really good view of the fish, can see the frustration after it finally managed to “beat the fight” but you did what your equipment would allow! No shame in that brother solid video as always 💪🏻
Oh mate that was painfully to watch when it snapped!!!!! Awsome fish though...ya would have been running on pure adrenaline no doubt.....congratz...capture for sure
It’s a capture! We use 60lb leader grab the sinker and pull hard and the line brakes at the snell. Quickest capture was under a minute including tagging from hook up to release.
Capture for me Sammy. Congratulations mate. Your timing on the Mackerel was uncanny, I decided to keep a couple today whilst KG Whiting fishing. Yet to cook though. BTW hard to beat a fresh Pilly done in the pan😁!
Capture for sure I reckon. We've done fly fishing for blacks and if the deckie gets the leader in hand the fisherman gets the catch. And you did it by yourself you legend!
I'll call that a capture, BTW yakkas are far better than the slimeys! Great on a japanese chargrill with terriake, beautiful in panko crumbs & delicious in a spicey curry👌
awesome video. just got into doing live baiting again its so much fun. catching the bait itself can b hell but worth it wen you get enough on time lol plus if a big fish hammers the livie. pretty cool howu caught a small tuna on a sabiki but also how u were getting a full hook up on the sabiki every drop too. n the fact that u were able to get that marlin right at the boat all solo and doing all the work is impressive as!
It’s a capture matey, just sucks you couldn’t lay your hands on him like you said. A bit of a hollow victory. Slimies don’t look to bad. Probably be bloody tasty smoked 👌🏼👌🏼
Righto, what’s the call guys?!? Capture or No Capture?? Let me know! 🍻🍻
Fair to say the marlin was caught fair game
counts as a capture, you worked hard for it mate!
Counts as a capture but always feels a little hollow unless you have them by the bill.. nice job solo though 👍
Definitely capture 👏🎣
Claim it.
Hey sammy, next time if you’re stuck with slimy mackerel, do it the filipino way. Butterfly and debone, marinate with soy sauce garlic and lemon overnight. Eat with rice and salsa :) It’s a good breakfast meal for us. We live on slimy mackerel 😂
Even as an Australian I can confirm this is good eating
@Hayden Davis cook it. Its not good for sashimi
Counts as capture. There’s only so much you can do solo, was a solid job getting it that far on your own
Nice capture Sammy. Listening to you talk about it afterwards and reflect on the fight… you’re a good man 👍🏻 and deserve to be one step closer to your bill fish goal.
Capture all the way, especially solo. Well done Sammy
It's a capture mate!!! Such a hard fish to land solo so take what you can. Well done, great effort.
Definitely a capture Mate. You had it at the boat and on the leader for a fair amount of time....so a capture it is. 🎣🎣
What an amazing creature Sammy. Everything about the ocean and the beach makes me feel at ease, even just a walk along the beach. Thanks for the amazing video Sammy. When you get to see the beast it's classed as final and he's free to swim away.
Definitely a capture. Marlin is on my bucket list to catch. Had one on a few years ago but jumped and through the hook.
Feel happy Sammy. Feel happy. Most never see one in a life.
I am blessed to have seen 3 in a day. No words as Marlin are Marlin.
Cheers from Kona.
Thanks mate! Yeah was happy just to be hooked up!
That's where Shauno comes in. Lol. Good stuff.
Give you the capture on that one all day mate, especially solo! Great episode 🤙
Not a Sammy capture . THE LEGEND THAT IS SAMMY HITZKE WILL NOT BE SATISFIED WITH THAT. Good luck on the next one mate.
Definitely a capture mate when you have the leader and the fish alongside.
Sammy it’s a capture every day of the week congrats
Was gutted to see that Black Marlin break off after you fought it so long. In my books that counts as a landed Marlin. Keep the catch and cook episodes coming - I really enjoy those.
Yeah was a tough break that one! Appreciate the support mate, thanks for watching 🍻
Capture. Great stuff mate. Love the cook up at the end too.
Definite capture ya lunatic
I love Sunday’s
Terrific vid Sammy
My wife loves eating pike. Cooks em like sausages. There is a reason why pike are top Spanno bait!
Leader in hand is a catch! Great job Sammy! 🍻
Capture for sure!. Great and well played!!
Great catch!...the leader counts..
Tip for mackerel...fillet, debone, brush with marmalade and BBQ...ace!
Ps, got the same shirt!...that's where the similarities end!!
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You got that one Sammy well done u touched the leader!!!! so u catch it!!! It was a great looking marlin as well!!!!!
Capture 👍🏻 . The blue marlin will be the biggest Challenge . Can’t wait to see it .You will need lots of GoPro batteries for that battle !
I reckon sailfish will be the hardest one to track down! Blue marlin will be hardest to land!
That’s a capture for sure mate! Another great video!
Definitely a capture mate. Well done.
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Ugh, absolutely gutted! My jaw dropped and I stopped cooking when I saw that line snap.
Yes, it counts, though it seems like you don't feel like it counts, or at least wasn't satisfying. So get all the others and come back to it. But you absolutely did it! Amazing!
Solid capture mate, congratulations.
Definitely a capture mate👍
Awesome Job solo
They would be very nice smoked oily fish are good to smoke. if you're happy that was a capture that's good enough , you did a mighty job getting it to the boat.
Counts as capture, good job Sammy, well done!
fishing solo and catch marlin, that every angler dreams.. awesome
Sammy, that is 100% a catch all the way mate. Go get your Sail!!
Well done mate that’s definitely a capture keep up the good work!
Definitely a capture. You got it to the boat. You can only do so much solo, so in saying that I reckon it's in the bag.👍👍
A true Cold Bloody C A P T U R E.. Nicely Done, Captain Sammy. - recipe for you - "Heavenly Halibut", good for all fish. Viva Australian Open!
Definitely a capture , great video. Going out Sunday to try for one off south coast NSW.
Mate, I’d take that as a capture every day. 👏👏 Nice work.
Absolutely a capture, well done mate.
Slimy mackerel are great to eat, a favourite in our household. The alternative names of pacific mackerel or blue mackerel makes them sound more appealing when preparing them for dinner!
Definitely a capture. Mission accomplished with the black marlin. Yesterday i was 3 for 3 with the mahi and 0 for 2 on the stripe marlin. Will upload a short youtube with tne highligthts.
Here comes Sandra Sully with the late news....100 pussent capture mate! Nice job. And yeah, I often eat my bait----especially squid, I just can't help myslef.
Good as caught Sammy, as others mentioned especially solo epic effort. I would throw that mackerel on top of a salad of green papaya and apple, some nice jasmine rice and a chilli dipping sauce.
Thanks for the video and sharing tips, always learning watching this.
100% a capture mate, and a solid one at that 🍻
Love how easy you make it sound, all good ill just go catch another one 🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣 💁♂️💁♂️
Don't beat yourself up Sammy - by any standards that is a 100% capture - all I ever wanted was to touch the blue marlin we fished for in the Azores but even that's not necessary - top job fella...!!!
Definitely a capture Sammy!
Yes! Absolutely it was a catch. If you touch the leader its a genuine catch in every tournament I have ever fished in. So you def touched the leader as well as had the fish boatside for a good while. YEP. Its a catch😎👍👍
Capture... Another great vid Sammy....
Definitely capture! You had him right by the boat leader in hand - nuff said
Definitely a capture mate 👍👍
Mustad demon..my fav circle hook..👍👍👍
Capture 💯 sold work there mate keep up the great content 👏🙌🙌
Capture my friend. No doubt about. As we all seen 👍🇳🇿
Definitely a capture mate, you’ll end up pulling another one anyway! But onto the real hard one! I’m sure we are all keen to see this sailfish 👀
It’s a capture for sure good job mate
another great adventure Sammy thanks for taking us along,
i was streaming this on the big screen and dead set was just about to reach for the travel calm!!
well done going it solo..
it counts as a catch bud
but that feeling of dropping at the boat really hitz hard
i dont think im going to adopt the "no fish - eat Bait" rule but
you made the slimies look amazing
great job as usual
A.T
Cheers mate! 🍻🍻
Another great video. I can't wait to get the new boat out and give it a crack. Capture for sure.
Cheers mate!
G’day Sammy, watching a marlin jump never gets old 👌 so cool to watch 😎
It was definitely a capture mate. You touched the leader so it has to count 👍
Late to the party but what an effort mate. Captured for sure and by yourself 😮
Great effort Sammy, awesome catch 😎👍👍🍺
He was up next to the boat, close enough to tag. You had hand on the leader. You're good! I vote Capture.
You got that one mate, good work 👍 🍻
Can’t help but feel that fish had the best of you. Technical rules aside your gut will tell you if you caught him or not. Fantastic viewing though really felt for you at the end there.
Was Caught and released for the most part. You got to fight it twice lol. no need to stick it. Good stuff Sammy.
Nice job on the butterfly at the end. Next time don't flip the flesh side onto the heat, when it's 3/4 cooked through just flip it skin up to a warm resting place and it'll draw through perfectly!
Definitely a capture mate. You had it right at the boat. What a beautiful fish. You had me laughing after 3 hours or fight, just a few mins earlier you said at 40 mins that it wouldn’t be a long fight. Set yourself up there pal !!!
Great vid again. As a Pom we were used to eating mackerel. However I’ve never cooked an Aussie caught one. Gonna give them a go now though. Nice one Sammy.
Definitely worth a go mate!
Defo capture, and well done mate
Definitely a capture :) Sammy try smoking the slimies they come out great, for something different.
Game Fishing Rules apply to all catches, Well Done Sammy.
I think that counts as a capture really good view of the fish, can see the frustration after it finally managed to “beat the fight” but you did what your equipment would allow! No shame in that brother solid video as always 💪🏻
Small macs, tuna and Taylor are excellent for smoking when prepared like that too! cheers
Capture for sure!! You put in a bloody solid effort and been solo, you can only do so much sometimes.
Oh mate that was painfully to watch when it snapped!!!!! Awsome fish though...ya would have been running on pure adrenaline no doubt.....congratz...capture for sure
I call that a win so don't be disappointed!!
Definitely a capture 🤙 🍻
Small fish fried in deep oil are amazing. We have decided what is bait and what is not, but they are all good fish
Definitely counts as a capture that beakie. Slimies and yakkas both good eating IMO.
capture but if you want to catch another one will gladly watch it :)
love what you do keep it up
It’s a capture! We use 60lb leader grab the sinker and pull hard and the line brakes at the snell. Quickest capture was under a minute including tagging from hook up to release.
100%, leader touch, is a catch mate, can't be to hard on yourself doing a solo fishing trip...
Capture for me Sammy. Congratulations mate. Your timing on the Mackerel was uncanny, I decided to keep a couple today whilst KG Whiting fishing. Yet to cook though. BTW hard to beat a fresh Pilly done in the pan😁!
Capture for sure I reckon. We've done fly fishing for blacks and if the deckie gets the leader in hand the fisherman gets the catch. And you did it by yourself you legend!
They have some serious endurance
I’d say after putting in the hard yards it’s a capture mate congrats 👍🇦🇺
Got it to the side of the boat, leader in hand, that’s a capture 🤙
I reckon it counts mate, as always 1st clasd love it
Go on bro have it! You earned it bro!
Loved it as always
Haha was waiting for this one this week, right on que
💪💪💪 cheers mate!
If it's good enough for the IGFA, it's good enough for me, I'd class that as a capture 🤙😎
I'll call that a capture, BTW yakkas are far better than the slimeys! Great on a japanese chargrill with terriake, beautiful in panko crumbs & delicious in a spicey curry👌
Nice fishing day boy we are the best angler from USA
awesome video. just got into doing live baiting again its so much fun. catching the bait itself can b hell but worth it wen you get enough on time lol plus if a big fish hammers the livie. pretty cool howu caught a small tuna on a sabiki but also how u were getting a full hook up on the sabiki every drop too. n the fact that u were able to get that marlin right at the boat all solo and doing all the work is impressive as!
This guy is a legend
🙌🙌 appreciate it mate!
Capture, when you touch that leader he's caught,good job.
Great job Sammy...keep up the good work...capture for the solo effort but not a satisfying capture
Capture by my reckoning Sam
It’s a capture matey, just sucks you couldn’t lay your hands on him like you said. A bit of a hollow victory. Slimies don’t look to bad. Probably be bloody tasty smoked 👌🏼👌🏼
Yes thats a capture 👍👍🎣
It’s only early in the year…plenty of time🎣🤘
Totally counts mate! touched the leader, the fished touched your boat, it was ready