Uno Mas Wins Pirates Cove

Uno Mas Wins Pirates Cove

Manteo, NC – (Capt. Dave Lear) The numbers just kept adding up. When the final lines out was called on Friday afternoon, Uno Mas had scored more fish. Two more, in fact, than its closest rivals, giving this veteran team the overall win in the 33rd annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament. Owner/angler Brooks Smith was named the top tournament angler…

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Malibu Marlin Club Wins HIBT

Malibu Marlin Club Wins HIBT

Kona, Hawaii (Friday, August 5, 2016) – Malibu Marlin Club wins the 2016 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, a decade after their first HIBT win in 2006. Malibu Marlin Club, put points on the scoreboard on Monday and, while other teams were close, they sealed the win when the reel sounded today just 35 minutes after start fishing. On this last…

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White Marlin Invade Mid-Atlantic

White Marlin Invade Mid-Atlantic

It is almost as if they have a Tournament Calendar. The White Marlin have shown in great numbers and the timing could not be more perfect with the upcoming White Marlin Open. Not only is it the largest White Marlin Tournament in the World, it is one of the largest tournaments in our sport and now expectations may be even…

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August 2016 – 500+ Club

August 2016 – 500+ Club

August 2016 SpeciesYearMonthDateLocationBoatWeight Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016Kona, HINight Runner500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016Grand CanaryCavalier700 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016AzoresXacara800 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016AzoresBrasilia500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016MadeiraEndeavour700 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016Ocean City, MDGet Reel790 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016AzoresNola900 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016Kona, HIHooked Up671 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016St Thomas, USVIBlue Heaven500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016AzoresNola800 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016St Thomas, USVIFull Time500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016MadeiraFlipper900 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016Kona, HIBlue Hawaii500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016AugustAugust-2016TongaBlue…

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You Never Know! Wins 2016 Grand Championship

You Never Know! Wins 2016 Grand Championship

Orange Beach, AL – (Capt. Dave Lear) You Never Know! settled the score once and for all at the 2016 Blue Marlin Grand Championship by grabbing the lion’s share of the $1,463,250 purse. After bringing in an 806.8-pound blue marlin to The Wharf Marina and Entertainment Complex early Saturday evening, the team earned the Grand Champion title and a check…

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July 2016 – 500+ Club

July 2016 – 500+ Club

July 2016 SpeciesYearMonthDateLocationBoatWeight Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryCal Rei700 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryCavalier500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016La GomeraNell Magic500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Cape VerdesMystic Blue850 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Kona, HIIhu Nui  500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016MadeiraTightline500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016BermudaAtargatis700 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016MadeiraSaranita550 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryCavalier600 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryCavalier500 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016MadeiraSorted600 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016MadeiraGrander650 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryFish On650 lbs. Blue Marlin2016JulyJuly-2016Grand CanaryReel Escape500…

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Rise Up Wins Emerald Coast

Rise Up Wins Emerald Coast

Destin, FL (Capt. Dave Lear – Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic) LeBron James and the Cavaliers brought an NBA Championship home to Cleveland earlier this month. This past weekend, Rise Up, a Destin-based Viking 54, made a vertical leap of its own by scaling the largest blue marlin of the 14th annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, earning the Grand…

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Ashley Lauren Wins 58th Big Rock

Ashley Lauren Wins 58th Big Rock

Morehead City, NC (Big Rock) – The Ashley Lauren fishing team completed an improbable double victory Saturday, winning the 58th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament just eight days after capturing the 19th annual Keli Wagner Lady Angler (KWLA) tournament, a single-day event that kicked off the larger six-day competition. Just as no golfer has ever won the Masters and…

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