On This Date: Huge Marlin Caught Off Catalina Island
The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) › September 13, 2006
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On this date in 1957, The Sun reported that Harry M. Right, a former Upland City Council member and Upland representative of the Pacific Electric Co., came back with photographs and stories of his unusual landing of a 179 -pound marlin caught off Catalina Island.
While trolling for swordfish about eight miles off Catalina, the double albacore hook Wright was using had suddenly been struck by the marlin's sword-like bill. Upon the marlin's capture, it was found that no hook actually penetrated the fish's flesh.See the full content of this document
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