Kevin Watkins, his two sons, and a family friend set out for tuna off Garibaldi. Instead, they battled a 9-foot, 160-pound striped marlin — a fish almost never seen in Oregon waters. Click the link in our bio to read the family’s full story — and see more photos and video of the marlin that wasn’t supposed to be there. -Photo courtesy of Watkins family -Reporting by Mark_W_Graves, The Oregonian/OregonLlive #OregonCoast #Garibaldi #OregonFishing #StripedMarlin #BigCatch #FishingLife #DeepSeaFishing #OnceInALifetime #OceanFishing #NorthwestFishing #CatchOfTheDay #PacificNorthwest #FishingStories #MarlinFishing #EpicCatch #Unbelievable #GoneFishing #CatchOfALifetime #OceanMonsters #WhatAreTheOdds #BucketListCatch #OutAtSea #AnglersLife #NoOneWillBelieveThis #MarlinMadness