Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Marlin Attacks Teen!

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Oct 2001
    Posts
    1,231
    Rep Power
    24

    Marlin Attacks Teen!

    Check out this video
    http://sportfishingmag.com/article.jsp?ID=37830


    Marlin Attacks Teen!
    By Rob Sheppe

    While on a fishing trip over the Fourth of July weekend in Panama, 18-year old Stephen Schultz was injured when a 600-pound Marlin he was reeling in leapt into the boat, striking him in the head and chest.

    The Schultz family - Bob, his son Stephen, and 20-year old daugher Allison - were on a fishing trip off the coast of Panama. Bob had taken his children to Panama for some quality time away from the demands of telephones and every day life before his son went away to college.

    Stephen had hooked a Black Marlin when the boat was about 30 miles off shore. Estimated at 600 pounds, the fish leapt out of the water and crashed into the stern of the boat, landing right on the young angler.

    Mates quickly cut the thrashing fish loose and all attention turned to Stephen, now lying on the deck and bleeding profusely from the nose and mouth. The boat immediately raced to shore -- a 2 hour journey -- and a waiting plane flew Stephen to the National Hospital in Panama City. X-Rays revealed broken sinus walls and several internal lacerations.

    Since the incident, Stephen has been in and out of doctor's offices. Chances are good that no oral surgery will be needed to correct the sinus damage because the bones are so small.

    Of the adventure, Bob says, "It was scary as hell. An inch's difference and my son might not have survived. And I'll be carrying my own first aid kit from now on." It turns out the boat was stocked with only a rudimentary first aid kit. A more severe wound might have been lethal that far from shore.

    The chances of catching such an incident on video are very remote. As Bob says, "Has anybody ever gotten video of somebody getting struck by lightning?"

    Stephen is expected to make a full recovery and attend the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Fall. Neither Bob or Stephen have any regrets about their experience, though Bob says his son will "be a lot more careful about which way the fish is pointing from now on."

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Posts
    557
    Rep Power
    22
    I saw that on the news the weekend it happened. Pretty awesome. I believe the father actually brought the fish in.
    Crystal River Fl., A quaint little drinking village with a manatee problem.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Posts
    1,074
    Rep Power
    23
    florida = HOT!!! i asked if he heard of undertow, and he said he go's there alot.. might check that out tomorrow night.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Posts
    557
    Rep Power
    22
    Quote Originally Posted by goatee
    florida = HOT!!! i asked if he heard of undertow, and he said he go's there alot.. might check that out tomorrow night.
    Great during the day too. All the girls are in bikinis.
    Crystal River Fl., A quaint little drinking village with a manatee problem.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •