honestly hor ... my taste is for brief, extremely violent fish
fights .... and fighting a marlin is one of those "too much of a
good thing" things .....
after half an hour holding a straining rod with 25lbs of drag on
the reel ... you just want to cut the line .... 
and which model he wants to buy ? .... I want to see if it's a good
deal or a lemon ... and I still have contacts among a few beach
road tackle shops ... 