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MASSIVE MARLIN SPEARS FISHERMAN


By KATE SHEEHY, with Post Wire Services


July 26, 2006 -- Here's a fish tale with a reel hook - a stunned angler was speared and tossed into the ocean by the massive blue marlin he'd just caught.
The attack of the 800-pound sea creature Saturday left Ian Card, 32, of Bermuda, with a fist-sized wound in his chest - and one whale of a story.

"He was very lucky - it was a very serious injury," said Dr. Christian Wilmsmeier of the island's King Edward VII Hospital, where Card was in stable condition.

Card's dad, Alan, was with his son on their charter boat during the deep-sea fishing competition when the pair hooked the majestic, 14-foot beast.

But triumph quickly turned to near-tragedy when the fish suddenly leaped out of the water and impaled the son just below his collarbone.

"The fish all of a sudden changed direction and jumped. [It] made a leap, and Ian just happened to be in the way," his dad said.

Both Ian and the fish fell back into the ocean, as Card's dad frantically struggled to free his son.

The line was eventually cut and Card was freed and fished out.



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[JV]

so, I'll add this fishing vid link to ease the disappointment