Fishing, this is crazy

I'm not sure if these photos are for real, or if they have been photo-shopped. Basically, I think if you catch a marlin from one of these skids, you are going south (as in traveling very very far from home), and / or going down (as in I have a sinking feeling.....)!

I'm not too sure these are real....... Anyway, the photos were taken off-shore in the Richards Bay area.
Salagatle!