Hector Guilarro had never caught a blue marlin before. On the last day of the the 2014 Bisbee’s Black and Blue East Cape Offshore Tournament, he caught his first, and the marlin would end up being worth $396,705 as the only qualifying marlin of over 300-pounds taken during the tournament. Guilarro’s fish won all three […]
Bisbee's Black and Blue Tournaments, blue marlin, Dolphin, Dorado, East Cape Offshore Tournament, fish, Fishing, Tournament
The 41st annual White Marlin Open came to a close yesterday and Angler John Bayliss of Manteo, North Carolina, and the crew of the Dream Time took top honors with a 78-pound white marlin. Bayliss’ fish was the only white marlin of the tournament to meet the minimum weight requirement of 70 pounds. Bayliss’ prize: […]
Billfish, blue marlin, fish, Fishing, Tournament, white marlin, White Marlin Open
On day 2 of the 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, Mari Arakawa of Japan’s Olympian Dream Fishing Club brought a 622.6-pound Pacific blue marlin to the scales. The fish put the Japanese team atop the leader board and put Arakawa in the record books. Arakawa’s marlin is the largest fish ever taken at the […]
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A new Texas state record for blue marlin was set this weekend at the Bastante John Uhr Memorial Billfish Tournament in Rockport, Texas. Legacy Fishing team angler Richard Richardson landed the big blue while fishing with Captain Kevin Deerman. The marlin weighed in at 972.7 pounds, more than 96 pounds heavier than the previous state […]
The 43-annual Pensacola International Billfish Tournament wrapped up on Sunday, and the crew of the Friction Course, a 36-foot Yellowfin center console, took top honors as tournament champions. Brandon Myers of the Friction Course brought a 265.2-pound blue marlin to the scales to take the top award–a nice prize of $6,200. Friction Course Captain Ryan […]
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The 12th annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, presented by Mojo Sportswear Company and ORCA Coolers, took place June 18-22 at the Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort, located in Florida’s scenic Panhandle region. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And Team Reel Worthless is red-hot right now after winning big in its third major Gulf tournament […]
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Once again, the crew over at Extreme Kayak Fishing proved why they are becoming not only the biggest offshore kayak tournament series, but the most respected. Last weekend, 33 anglers (along with 27 others) competing in the Extreme Kayak Fishing Battle in the Bahamas ferried from Port Everglades to Freeport Grand Bahama aboard the Balearia […]
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William “Wally” Carmichael of Dargaville and Waihi Beach, New Zealand, was fishing with his son off of Doubtless Bay last week when he hooked and landed a 201-pound striped marlin. The 91-and-a-half-year-old was fishing with Captain Rob Obren of Opua about 135 miles off of Berghan Point when he hooked the marlin. Carmichael fought the […]
Anglers participating in the 15th Annual Offshore World Championship (OWC) in Quepos, Costa Rica, this past week set a new world record for most billfish released in a tournament. By the final weigh in, anglers had logged 2,735 billfish releases. Participating anglers boated 2,724 sailfish, seven blue marlin, one black marlin, and one striped marlin. […]
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The 30th Golden Lure Fishing Tournament kicked off in waters off Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia today. The tournament is hosted by the Port Macquarie Game Fishing Club and based at the Port Macquarie Marina. 31 boats competed on the first day with 146 anglers participating. Tournament officials reported numerous marlin being tagged and resealed throughout […]
NOAA Fisheries has released a report detailing data from the 3rd Quarter of the 2013 fishing year regarding recreational billfish landings. From the report: The table below provides preliminary landings in numbers of fish for Atlantic blue and white marlin,roundscale spearfish, and western Atlantic sailfish for the 2013 fishing year through September 30, 2013. Landings are compiled using self-reported […]
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This great little video popped up on YouTube today depicting the catch and release of a 600-pound blue marlin off the Hatteras coast. The video was shot on an iphone, so it’s not professional by any stretch, but it’s still a great little clip to watch. We’ve also learned that the fish was taken by […]
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Generally speaking, when a marlin makes the news it’s because of its size; however, most of us probably understand that size refers to large size, to exceptionally big catches. But, Richard Brackett, fishing out of Charleston, South Carolina is making headlines all over the world for what may be the smallest blue marlin ever caught–and […]
Congratulations to angler Sherrell Carter who has set a probable new IGFA world record for heaviest blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) taken on a 16lb fly outfit. Her record is currently pending with the IGFA. Carter was fishing out of Azores Islands off Horta with Captain Olaf Grimkowski and first mate/wireman Marty Bates aboard “Xacara,” a Hatteras […]
Azores, blue marlin, fish, Fishing, Fly Fishing, IGFA, World Record
Congratulations to Anthony Trimino who was fishing with Captain Dan Shaffer and deckman John Jordan aboard the Desperado, when he landed a sweet 521.6-pound blue marlin (Makaira mazara). The Desperado, a 31′ Bertram that runs out of Lahaina, Hawaii, was fishing about five miles off of Launiupoko Park when the fish initially hit a jet […]
Congratulations to Garrett McClure who was fishing with Captain Patrick Dorn and deckman Tim Temple aboard the Start Me Up Too (a 42′ Bertram Sportfisher) in 300 feet of water off Launiupoko Park, Hawaii, when he hooked and landed a 600.1 pound blue marlin (Makaira mazara). The fish was the second largest of the season for the […]
This is the Marlin Darlin out of Clearwater, Florida fishing off the Dominican Republic–quite possibly the luckiest boat on the water. Not only does this 350-lb blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) save the crew the hassle of having to drag it aboard, it also kindly avoids turning the two people on the back of the boat […]
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For those of us who have spent many years fishing the Outer Banks of North Carolina, this is the time of year we wait all year for: the time when the offshore bite is on fire and the water boils with big game fish. Charter captains at Pirates Cove in Manteo and the fleet at […]
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David Tuthill of Ft. Lauderdale, FL had been working in Hong Kong for nearly seven years when he was reassigned to London. Before leaving Hong Kong and returning to Florida before his move to London, Tuthill decided to take one last fishing trip in the South China Sea. The trip, it would turn out, was […]
The tarpon were scarce at the 91st Annual Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo this week in Louisiana. No boats registered silver kings during Thursday’s fishing. It looked like Friday would be just as bad, but at at 6:45pm Cory Cheramie put a 102-pound 3-ounce tarpon on the board. This would turn out to be the only […]
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