Last Sunday I was in Cabo San Lucas for a business meeting and hooked up with a couple of guys for a fishing trip. I loudly proclaimed that "I would give my left nut to catch a marlin!" Well, out we went, and wouldn't you know it - they now call me "Single barrell Eddie". What a cool thing. Here are some pictures - I've got better ones coming next week from one of my new best friends digital cameras that include some close ups of the estimated 150lb. striped marlin. But, as the rivers are blown, I thought I would give you folks some daydream material.

Here I am fighting this fish.


This photo does not do this magnificient fish nearly enough credit. The fish is about 400 yds. out. This was after the initial run where the fish took line for 2 minutes or so and then started dancing. I was looking out there, saying "Wow, that's cool" when I realized that it was my fish and I'd better get to work!



A little local color - on the way back in the guy that I now call Coach, feeding the pelicans the last of our live bait.



All in all, a great experience. We rose 4 fish to the teaser lines, but only hooked up the one. My two companions had both caught marlin before and graciously asked me to go first. After it was all over Coach came over and said, "Well, you've popped your cherry!" I replied, "Kind of like the first time that happened, I'm sweaty, I'm shaking, but I think I'd like to do that again!"