White Marlin
Bait or Lure
Whole dead fish (balao, mullet), squid, strip baits, eels, artificial lures (offshore trolling lures), live bait (pilchards, cigar minnows)
Methods
Trolling; occasionally casting live baits to marlin “balling” bait or swimming on surface
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Seasons
June — October; peak August — September
Average Weights
40 – 60 pounds
State Record
131 pounds, 10 ounces; caught off Virginia Beach in 1978 by Rudolph D. Van’t Riet
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Rules to catch White Marlin
- Timings for catiching White Marlin are 00:00 to 05:00 am
- White Marlin is rare species, requires license etc
- there are many rules but this is a mockup info for catching White Marlin
