The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
There is no debate about it, billfish (and for that matter all fish) that are left in the water are better off. Their bodies and organs are made to be held in water, not while being thrown up on the back of the boat. While we very much appreciate that many of these “transom trophy” fish are eventually released,…
Key West, FL (From www.worldsailfish.com) – The final day of the World Sailfish Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops proved to be everything anglers have come to expect from the World’s Richest Sailfish Tournament. Sunday featured fast and furious action from the time the first lines hit the water, constant jockeying for better position and the nail-biting finish that has…
Whangaroa, New Zealand – What was a long stretch without any large Swordfish being reported to us, ended abruptly with our first 500+ out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on the M&M. Now, just days later we received a report of a 450 lbs. Swordfish caught on the Gamekeeper out of New Zealand as well as this beauty of a…
April 2013 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinLahaina, HIStart Me Up Das It536 lbs. Blue MarlinChub Cay, BahamasCE500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINasty Habit876 lbs. Blue Marlin Ascension IslandHarmattan850 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIFire Hatt613 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIKona Concept500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIOh Right 559 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINorthern Lights646 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIMiss Mojo600 lbs. Blue MarlinMauritiusAquila500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINorthern Lights921 lbs. Blue MarlinCape…
We added 45 Billfish over 500 lbs in the Month of March. As would be expected this time of year, Blue Marlin dominated the scene with 43 Blue Marlin reported to just 2 Black Marlin. If you were a Blue Marlin this month, the place to be was the Big Island in Hawaii with 16 reported to us over the…