These Aussie fishermen almost got wiped out by a giant angry marlin

 By 
Johnny Lieu
 on 
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Better check yourself, before you wreck yourself.

That's the advice we'd probably give to these fishermen after they were nearly knocked over by a mad as hell marlin.

The 90-kilogram (198-pound) beast with its dangerous-looking beak flailed at the fishermen when it was reeled onto their boat, nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) out to sea, according to the Newcastle Herald. The drama was uploaded to Facebook by Conor Cogan, who narrowly missed a direct hit by weaving out of the way, alongside his buddies Ryan and Peter Constable.

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