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These Photos Of a Giant Marlin Sinking a Fishing Boat Are Supposedly Real

Jan. 31, 2013 4:04pm Liz Klimas

A couple weeks ago, Marlin Magazine posted a few stunning photos on its Facebook page of a hooked marlin appearing to take down a fishing boat.

Here’s how things seemed to go in the photo album titled “Marlin Wins!”:

Hooked Marlin Appears to Take Down Fishing Boat in Photos

The boat was like “got ya!” (Photo: Marlin Magazine/Facebook)

But then the marlin was like “not so fast…kiai” (sounds like hi-yah!). (Photo: Facebook/Marlin Magazine)

“Not so powerful in your “big” fishing boat now are you?” -Marlin (Photo: Facebook/Marlin Magazine)

“Yep, now you’re really going to get it. Just wait until you’re in the water with me.”-Marlin (Photo: Facebook/Marlin Magazine)

“Never going to mess with a marlin again.” -People (Photo: Facebook/Marlin Magazine)

One of Facebook photo captions, which places the event in Panama, states the boat actually floundered and passengers were rescued by the boat that was snapping pictures.

In the comments, Marlin Magazine confirms the images were not photoshopped. The Grind TV has more:

Not all the details are in, but apparently the captain began backing down on the huge fish, a common practice in big-game fishing when a fish is taking line. He puts the boat in reverse to chase the fish.

One commenter on Marlin Magazine’s Facebook post who apparently had some knowledge of the incident said that the captain fell as he was backing down on the fish at full throttle. The boat took on too much water and, finally, there was no correcting the situation.

Do you believe the pictures are real, or do they look too Photoshopped?

Apparently for now it’s marlin: 1 and boat: 0.

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SuperSuineg
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:45pm
well yah its real, just look what happen to the boat in Jaws…

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- atechgeek
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:35am
  I own a boat and fish the stream often. No way the fish sank the boat. Facts 1) The test of the fishing line was probably 80lbs and that would be top end for Marlin. 80 Lbs of pressure is not going to tip a boat that size pulling from the cockpit. If it were tied to the top of the tower, maybe, if it were in conjunction with a rogue wave. 2) Only small roller (wave) in the picture. Not enough to overcome the stern on its own.
  What really happened … An inexperienced captain. If you look closely, there is a ton of white water in front of the boat. He was driving the boat near full speed in reverse. Sometimes this is done to back down on the fish or help line up the line but only briefly. It appears to me he was in full reverse and water started splashing up over the cockpit walls. This is very common in this situation. But .. it also appears he backed into a wave at the same time flodding his cockpit causing the boat to list and thus sink.
  Bottom line .. poorly skilled captain at the helm.
  
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- old white guy
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:00am
  well, you back down a boat fast enough and you can swamp it, especially a fishing boat with a low stern.
  
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CloudNine
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:33pm
Hog-On!

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cattruckdriver1972
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:25pm
With everything happening in our country and world, is this the best you can find to post?

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- Weiners Wiener
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:28pm
  Piss off. You people who insist the Blaze never post anything except politics are a real bore. Even God commands us to take a break once in a while. But not you. Noooooo… You’re gonna spend 24/7 only thinking about one thing. What a lousy pain in the a$$ you must be to be around.
  
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- Susie
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 7:46am
  Thank you Weiners Wiener. Well said. I am also sick of the negative comments whenever The Blaze posts anything that is off their idea of “Topic” especially if it is the least bit light-hearted.
  I too want to know what else is going on in the world and oh yes, I too enjoy and need a good diversion once in a while.
  
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- geo01
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:39am
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  LOOK BACK OVER THE YEARS……..The political stories are the same year after year … decade after decade. There certainly is more to life than politics.
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  IF YOU ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY….where were you when the children in our schools were being indoctrinated in the liberal way of thinking for the past 50 years?
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  As an AVID FISHERMAN…..it was great to see this story.
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  AND YES……I believe the photos. The fish did not sink the boat. Water washing over the stern flooded it.
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  Live and breath politics and you will not live.
  Live and breath life’s refreshing moments and you will truly live.
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:58am
  We constantly get new users who complain about stories, or spelling of other users, etc. they learn, eventually, if they stay around long enough.
  
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- termyt
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 2:59pm
  With everything happening in our country and world, is this is the story you post in?
  
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- BluifoxEd
  Posted on February 2, 2013 at 10:42am
  I agree with the wener there is more to life than politics. Take a break. Go outside. Relax.
  
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raptor45
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:58pm
Well, there is such a thing as biting off more than you can chew and handling fish like these leaves no room for error. I’m just glad that I wasn’t aboard; I’m way too old for that kind of thing.

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sriser1
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:10pm
It is common when backing down on a large fish to take water over the transom. If the Captain loses control over the throttle, this can and will happen.

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wordweaver
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:41pm
Consider the relative masses involved here, and the whole thing becomes inconceivable. That fish cannot exert a sufficient force to cause the boat to heel over like that. Maybe if you strapped a couple of exocet missiles onto the fish and aimed them away from the boat. What the skipper was doing with the craft would have little to do with anything. Note to author: boats and ships “founder”, they don’t “flounder”.

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- nzkiwi
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 6:29am
  I agree with you. I don’t believe it.
  
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- Msgt Ret
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 7:47am
  Flounder can also be used for something struggling around in the water. Just Sayin’
  
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kangaroo
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:39pm
I am calling bullshitttt. I fish 7 days a week if weather permits, but we are out in the crap no matter what….. gotta be wicked if we stay at the dock, we are not a charter at all just fishin maniacs. Looks like calm seas to me in those photos. middle finger and bounce you liars

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:59pm
  you ever back your boat to chase a fish?
  
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- Daddy Hawg
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:55pm
  Did this in a small boat with my daughter. Put the motor in reverse to back away from the shore, took a wave over the stern, bow went airborne and boat capsized. no biggie, **** happens. This was not due to the fish but the error of the captain.
  
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SecretAmerican
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:19pm
Where’s Gilligan and The Skipper when you need them?

I’m sure Flipper saved them from that mean ‘ole Marlin.

Flipper… wow does THAT bring back memories… watched it religiously as a kid.

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Broncobuster
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:18pm
I think we’re gonna need a bigger boat !

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- Todd P
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:44pm
  LOL! My thoughts exactly!
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:05pm
  How about a boat that floats!!
  
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19RANDY59
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:17pm
I’m sure

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- Yeah_Buddy
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:25pm
  I’m not sure if its global warming or Bush’s fault. MSNBC news at 11.
  
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Southernsoul
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:18pm
I hope Dreyfus got eaten this time.

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- scarletworm
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:15pm
  Southernsoul- where is the like button when you need it!!!
  
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countryfirst
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:06pm
The only real thing sinking is the American Dream, At least for us that work for it.

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coyote1hell
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:01pm
Boat’s name was SS.Buhrack obastard…

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GoodStuff
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:44pm
Is that Encinom and Soybomb on the boat? No wonder.

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- M13
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:47pm
  So which one do you think has the job of cleaning the head?
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:39am
  Surely they have a roster of giving and cleaning duties.
  
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CynicalPatriot
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:39pm
The guy in the white shirt looks like he’s casually leaning against the side of the boat, not hanging on for dear life. Fake.

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BuzzardSays
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:21pm
There was another Marlin story within the last couple of months where this thousand pound Marlin came into the boat momentarily and probably would have killed everyone on the stern where it not to have slipped back into the ocean. It did hurt one of the fisherman with deep lacerations on an arm. I am thinking I might pass on catching a fish like that during some of the deep sea excursions I have fished….give me a Mahi-Mahi any day.

Real.

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- Todd P
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:55pm
  Who was it that said “A bad day fishing is better than a good day working”?
  
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Sargon
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:18pm
I believe these pictures as much as I believe that B O goes skeetshooting all the time.

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SwampHunter
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:16pm
I was on a boat like that out of Cancun on my honeymoon. A HUGE guy, the linebacker type, hooked an 8 foot white marlin. The ensuing fight was like something straight out of “Wild Kingdom”. The fish would strip out line, he’d reel it in, and the fish would strip it right back out like it was nothing. By the time he handed that fish, that big tough guy was HURTING. As epic as that was to watch, I never felt the boat was in danger of tipping over…

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WillG
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:15pm
Were I a bandwagon type I would say the government must do something about assault marlins. Alas I am not but the next time I go fishing and I hook something like that monster he can have my rod and reel.

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grimmster
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:13pm
Photoshop,and a crappy one at that.Look at the boats wake,if anything the captain was in reverse and swamped the boat.Sorry no marlin swamped that boat………

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- For my Liberty!
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:49pm
  DID you NOT read the STORY? He WAS in REVERSE….and it IS a real story…saw the video of it….
  
  Next time…READ before making a stupid comment!
  
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- CanteenBoy
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:24pm
  The article pretty much said that the captain was reversing and swamped the boat.
  
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elosogrande
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:12pm
The pictures are probably real, but the fish couldn’t make this happen. The “captain” ran too fast in reverse and swamped the boat. Once water started coming over the stern it couldn’t be stopped. Captain Doofus is lucky that they’re all alive. It was his fault.

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- redfish52
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:19pm
  I agree….almost did this myself one time with what ended up being a big Bull Shark….I learned my lesson fast.
  
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- HOOT_OWL
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:26pm
  LOL..Looks like ‘The three hour tour’… strikes again..!
  
  G I L L I G AN …!!!
  
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- tom
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:49pm
  captain sank the boat. no need to back down that hard on that fish unless they were using extremely light tackle…… and then you must be very careful as you can tell. this type of thing has happened for years.
  
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- Todd P
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:53pm
  “…the captain fell as he was backing down on the fish at full throttle…”
  
  If the captain slipped and fell onto the throttle control, it would have propelled the boat in reverse at full speed. Not a good thing when you have a low transom – as you can see.
  
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bpodlesnik
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:12pm
3rd picture down seems fake to me.

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JohnGalt
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:10pm
Looks fake to me.

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jcldwl
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:07pm
They should have listened to Chief Brody and got a bigger boat.

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- Ted Sheckler
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:14pm
  Eyes like a doll’s eyes
  
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Slowman101
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:06pm
I’m going for photoshopped.

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- Dame.Felis.Catus
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:25pm
  According to JPEGsnoop image analyzing software:
  
  “Based on the analysis of compression characteristics and EXIF metadata:
  
  ASSESSMENT: Class 1 – Image is processed/edited”
  
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- EGsimi1776
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:26pm
  the results of JPEGSnoop in this case are meaningless… it will return that answer if you did nothing more than crop the photo and even in some cases the simple act of uploading it will cause it to come back with that answer.
  
  I have over 5000 images on my drive that will return that answer, not because they are fake but because I shoot in RAW and by that fact alone must process them in a photo development program such as Lightroom.
  
  The photos are not fake, but the marlin did not sink the ship, the Captain screwed up!
  
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