The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
PEJE WINS 40TH ANNIVERSARY USVI OPEN/ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT, VALDES EARNS TOP ANGLER St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – There was a five-way tie for top boat going into the fourth and final day of fishing in the 40th Anniversary USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT), nicknamed the ‘Boy Scout Tournament’ for the event’s chief beneficiary. Yet only one, the team aboard Puerto…
September 2012 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinAzoresXacara800 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara650 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresBrasilia950+ lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresNola750 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIRaptor752 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIAnxious561 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara700 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresMakaira900 lbs. Blue MarlinVanuatu Wahoo Ta Michelle720 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat500 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat700 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat600 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat750 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara700 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat500 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat500 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat700 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresBoca…
Kona, HI – Great video put together by Ryan O”Halloran (wire man) on the Monkey Biz II with Capt. Chip Van Mols. Those who have had the experience of fighting a big blue marlin know that they do not tend to jump a lot around the boat unlike their black marlin counterparts. This fish was estimated at 850 lbs. and…
Azores – With only a few boats fishing the short season, the Azores may still not be on everyone’s radar. Most people have heard of these small volcanic islands in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, but you may not know about the numbers. There is no such thing as a guaranteed Blue Marlin and there is certainly no such…
Pirates Cove, NC – In one of the better billfish numbers year for the Pirates Cove Billfish Tournament, Capt. Jesse Granitzki and Crew on the Bi-Op-Sea put on quite a show releasing 19 Sailfish and a White Marlin to take 1st Place. Capt. Ned Ashby on Seabreeze racked up 13 Sailfish and 2 White Marlin to take 2nd and with…