Extreme Fisherman Catches Marlin On PWC

There's a guy from New Zealand known as the "Extreme Fisherman," and I'm buying the nickname after watching him land this marlin from a Sea-Doo. His name is Mark Watson, and he hosts a program called The Ultimate Fishing Show.

By Jeff Hemmel

March 26, 2010

There’s a guy from New Zealand known as the “Extreme Fisherman,” and I’m buying the nickname after watching him land this marlin from a Sea-Doo. His name is Mark Watson, and he hosts a program called The Ultimate Fishing Show. Here’s the clip…

Apparently Watson doesn’t even need a PWC, either. Here he takes a stab at it with his bare hands…a stunt which landed him on Letterman.

Written by: Jeff Hemmel

Jeff Hemmel writes for boats.com, Boating, PersonalWatercraft.com, and Powersports Business. The former Senior Editor at Watercraft World, Jeff is a multi-time award winner as well as a 2008 inductee into the IJSBA Hall of Fame. His first book, "The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon...and 101 Other Things For Young Mariners To Try, Do, & Build On the Water," received a bronze medal in the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.