Rockstar Fisherman

My husband is theeeeee luckiest man alive!  Mainly because he totally snagged me as his wife, but ALSO bc he caught a 283 lb Blue Marlin in Maui on our honeymoon.  Ridiculous.  Catch of a lifetime, right?  We went deep sea fishing on one of our days while in Maui and he said as we got on the boat in the earliest of am's, that all he wanted to catch that day was a Blue Marlin.  Well, he did that aaaaaaaaand managed to catch a big one!  Watching him reel this in was such an experience!  This fishie fought a hard battle against my husband for an hour!  My husband was a little tired afterwards.  But only a little bc he is a rOcKsTaR.  HEHE  What do you do with a 283 lb Blue Marlin?  We thought about getting it stuffed but then we realized that it would cover basically an entire wall in our tiny house.  There was just no where to hang that bad boy.  Instead, the fish was sold for a low price and fed many Local families.  So that was a cool alternative.  Aaand, well, I dont have a big fish hanging on my wall.  HAHA  Anyway, it was a great day at sea!  Catch a blue marlin... CHECK...

This was our view all day.  Not bad!!!!!!!

Okay, so, I KINDA slept most of the day away, BUT it is NOT my fault.  I took a Dramamine the night before so I wouldnt get sick.  That crap knocked me OUT!!!  Obviously, as soon as the fish bit, I was wide awake!  :)

 YAY for action shots!  NOTICE my husband's bulging muscles.  hehe This was about 30 minutes in... I was so praying for my husband at this point.  Just watching him fight this fish was exhausting!  If he lost this fish, it would have been such a disappointment!  omgee...  Also, notice the pole.  You can tell its a big one.   

I am so strong!  I caught a 283 pound fish!  SIKE!  I was in the chair right at first before we knew what kind of fish it was.  I immediately realized this was not my fish.  I almost got pulled into the sea by the little guy (I mean insanely big fish).  :)

And the winner is - Joey!  My husband and the catch of his life!  Aw, they look cute together!  hehe

A pic with the captain and deck man that helped us catch this fish.  Without their awesome advice and hard work, we would not have met Mr. Marlin.  They were rad!!! The company name and website link is below!

Groovy shot, huh?  :)

Our fish had an audience!  It was the biggest catch of the day.  

Eye love this picture!

Finest Kind Sportsfishing in Maui is the company to go with if you are in Maui and want to go fishing while you are there.  These guys were great!!!  Click here for more information and to see other awesome catches.  And our photo with our fish made the cut.  Scroll about halfway down and you will see us.  

I was inspired by our fish and wanted to make a pattern out of the silhouette of our fish.  I imagine this is what the bottom of the sea is like in Maui.  Blue Marlins everywhere!  :)

XO,

Whitney