A man hoping to “capture the moment” an angler landed his first marlin off Australia escaped seriously injury when the marlin leaped next to the boat and swiped at his chest with its bill.

Bill Buckland never envisioned a career in the fishing-tackle ... I’d say just more of the same things we’ve been doing since 1987! Sign up for free Marlin Group emails to receive expert big-game ...

Few creatures can match a fully-grown blue marlin’s strength, speed and aggressiveness, not to mention the lethal bill. Anglers have prized these amazing fish for hundreds of years for those same ...