Man vs. Marlin is packed with rod bending action on the light tackle Dacron rigs as Michael Fowlkes was attempting to qualify as a voting member of the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island while fishing on board his 1966 classic, The Vintage. The fish had set up on the lee side of Santa Cruz Island on the 300-fathom curve where the squid were holding tight. The bite was as good as it gets!