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TV crewman zooms in on major marlin
By Ed Zieralski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
August 5, 2003
Faced with a summertime lull in work with their television production company, some San Diego-area anglers put together a spectacular fishing trip Sunday south of San Diego.
The group, which has worked on such locally shot TV shows as "Renegade" and "Silk Stockings," didn't film the fishing trip, but it took plenty of pictures.
One of the anglers, Tony Crawford, a wardrobe supervisor for the production company, celebrated his 36th birthday by catching and releasing a marlin estimated at 200 pounds.
"It was my birthday trip, a day early, and what a birthday," Crawford said.
They fished on Dean Manley's boat, the Capricci. Manley is a grip for the production team, as is Cameron Thorburn, one of the anglers. The fourth angler, John Rowe, is a driver for the company. He helped Crawford fight the huge marlin, taking the last half hour of the hourlong fight.
"We were trolling for mako sharks when the marlin hit," Crawford said. "It took so much line that I could see the spool. We were on the last five wraps, tops. The skipper was backing the boat down as fast as he could, and the fish made a giant run at us."
Crawford said the group was only 40 miles south of Point Loma when the marlin hit. The group was returning from the albacore grounds, eight miles southwest of the 295, about 75 miles from Point Loma.
"We had limits of big albacore by 8 a.m. and started releasing fish," Crawford said.
On its way back to San Diego, before the marlin action, the Capricci was stopped by an albacore, Crawford said.
"We were at 63 miles, and a huge albacore hit the big marlin jig," he said. "I've never seen that before. We released it. It was huge, 38 to 40 pounds."
Next up was the marlin, which hit a lure and stopped the Capricci just 40 miles south of Point Loma.
Crawford wasn't sure if the marlin was a striped marlin or a blue. He has pictures and is going to try to get it identified. He said the fish was tired when Rowe got it to the boat.
"It was beat up, so we took our time reviving it," Crawford said. "After about five minutes, she started moving her tail pretty good, so we let her go, and she swam off."
Other private boaters made the trip to the albacore grounds and came back with limits over the weekend.
Joe Sebestyen, fishing on his boat Fresh Fish with Richard Godinez and Robert Ratliff, had limits of albacore Sunday. They fished at 80 miles south on a 180-degree heading from Point Loma.
"We got our last fish at 63 miles," Sebestyen said. "We were west of everyone out there. The only problem is it was really nasty coming home, lots of chop, the worst ride back I've had coming back this year."
By Ed Zieralski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
August 5, 2003
Faced with a summertime lull in work with their television production company, some San Diego-area anglers put together a spectacular fishing trip Sunday south of San Diego.
The group, which has worked on such locally shot TV shows as "Renegade" and "Silk Stockings," didn't film the fishing trip, but it took plenty of pictures.
One of the anglers, Tony Crawford, a wardrobe supervisor for the production company, celebrated his 36th birthday by catching and releasing a marlin estimated at 200 pounds.
"It was my birthday trip, a day early, and what a birthday," Crawford said.
They fished on Dean Manley's boat, the Capricci. Manley is a grip for the production team, as is Cameron Thorburn, one of the anglers. The fourth angler, John Rowe, is a driver for the company. He helped Crawford fight the huge marlin, taking the last half hour of the hourlong fight.
"We were trolling for mako sharks when the marlin hit," Crawford said. "It took so much line that I could see the spool. We were on the last five wraps, tops. The skipper was backing the boat down as fast as he could, and the fish made a giant run at us."
Crawford said the group was only 40 miles south of Point Loma when the marlin hit. The group was returning from the albacore grounds, eight miles southwest of the 295, about 75 miles from Point Loma.
"We had limits of big albacore by 8 a.m. and started releasing fish," Crawford said.
On its way back to San Diego, before the marlin action, the Capricci was stopped by an albacore, Crawford said.
"We were at 63 miles, and a huge albacore hit the big marlin jig," he said. "I've never seen that before. We released it. It was huge, 38 to 40 pounds."
Next up was the marlin, which hit a lure and stopped the Capricci just 40 miles south of Point Loma.
Crawford wasn't sure if the marlin was a striped marlin or a blue. He has pictures and is going to try to get it identified. He said the fish was tired when Rowe got it to the boat.
"It was beat up, so we took our time reviving it," Crawford said. "After about five minutes, she started moving her tail pretty good, so we let her go, and she swam off."
Other private boaters made the trip to the albacore grounds and came back with limits over the weekend.
Joe Sebestyen, fishing on his boat Fresh Fish with Richard Godinez and Robert Ratliff, had limits of albacore Sunday. They fished at 80 miles south on a 180-degree heading from Point Loma.
"We got our last fish at 63 miles," Sebestyen said. "We were west of everyone out there. The only problem is it was really nasty coming home, lots of chop, the worst ride back I've had coming back this year."
