Ocean City, MD – So a fantastic week of fishing has come to a close in Ocean City, MD, with an amazing 255 boats having fished this legendary tournament.  Total purse this year was $2.1 million. And congratulations to the Shelly II, with angler Brian Roberts, on a 97-pound white marlin which ended up being the highest payout ($857K).  Largest…

A decent day on the water in Kona yesterday, with less action and fewer fish of size.  One of the smaller striped marlin you’ll see was caught – a 25-pounder – alongside four blues, three spears, and the rare Hawaiian sailfish…called 100 pounds. Guy Terwilliger holds a close lead on the Foxy Lady’s Boyd DeCoito for the Henry Chee, and…

Ocean City, MD – A little slower fishing today for the whole fleet. No weighed fish moved, but who would expect them to with a 97.5 lbs. White Marlin and a 1,010 Blue Marlin to beat. Still.. there is one more day of fishing left, so you never know. Day 4 Species totals were 92 White Marlin, 1 Blue Marlin, 2 Spearfish. **…

Another stellar day off the legendary Kona coast, where 17 billfish in all were caught by the fleet of 31 boats.  Four catches of note yesterday – 370, 590, 592, and the biggest fish of the tournament to date, a 697-pound blue caught aboard the Last Chance. Guy Terwilliger is in the lead for the Henry Chee, and the Kona…

Some continuing good fishing from the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Tuesday, with the fleet of 31 boats catching 12 more billfish.  The numbers included 10 Pacific blue marlin, one striped marlin, and one spearfish. Notable catch of the day was aboard the Marlin Magic, captained by Jason Holtz, which boated a 531-pound blue and propelled Jason to second place in…