Madeira on The Rise

Madeira on The Rise

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BBC – Krazy Salt’s Takes Marsh Harbour

BBC – Krazy Salt’s Takes Marsh Harbour

  Marsh Harbour, Bahamas – David Anderson’s team Krazy Salt’s wasted no time showing the twenty-seven teams fishing the Marsh Harbour Championship that they were out for victory. On the first day of the tournament, team Krazy Salt’s caught and released three blue marlin and a sailfish for an impressive 1,900 points. By contrast, day two was nonproductive for the…

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Pelese Wins Papagayo Cup

Pelese Wins Papagayo Cup

                             Marina Papagayo, Costa Rica: Despite fielding a relatively new crew and boat, Marc Stanley is a veteran in the world of competitive sportfishing. This season he decided to field his own team in the Presidential Papagayo Cup, with Todd Flanders sharing angling duties with him in…

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Team Freedom Wins Cajun Classic

Team Freedom Wins Cajun Classic

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Cape Verdes Keep Us “Dreamin On”

Cape Verdes Keep Us “Dreamin On”

Cape Verdes – I am not sure you can write too much and too often for this fishery. Unless you love White Marlin fishing, this is damn near heavin. Even if you love Black Marlin (and we sure do) you have to be in awe by not only the numbers by the size of these fish. All told, the 8-9…

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June 2012 – 500+ Club

June 2012 – 500+ Club

June 2012 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinMadeiraBalancal950 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraBalancal500 lbs. Blue MarlinLa GomeraRigel VI600 lbs. Blue MarlinGrand CanaryBrasilia II500 lbs. Blue MarlinMarsh Harbour, BahamasOn the Rocks600 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaNever Enough700 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaNever Enough700 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraPesca Grossa700 lbs. Blue MarlinTreasure Cay, BahamasMidnight Blue634 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraTightline600 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraBalancal500 lbs. Blue MarlinGrand CanaryNell Magic600 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HI Kona Blue548 lbs.…

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Grander for the Seafari in Bermuda

Grander for the Seafari in Bermuda

  Bermuda – The Seafari caught the largest fish (Blue Marlin) of the year, weighing in at an impressive 1,289 lbs. This was just the 4th Blue Marlin caught on the boat. More pictures at Grander Watch. 

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Shark Byte Wins Cap Cana

Shark Byte Wins Cap Cana

  A blue marlin release late on the final day of fishing in the Cap Cana International Billfish Shootout helped secure the victory for the crew on Shark Byte, a custom 73-foot Bayliss. “The bite was really kind to us,” said Capt. Rich Barrett who ran Shark Byte, which is owned by Pete Cherasia. “We were fortunate to hook just…

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Canary Islands off to a Good Start

Canary Islands off to a Good Start

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Cape Verdes Blue Bite Continues

Cape Verdes Blue Bite Continues

  Cape Verde Islands – The unofficial Blue Marlin Capital of the world continues to see great numbers. It is not uncommon to see 5+ shots a day and for that matter, that could be considered an “average” day. Size and number is what makes this fishery spectacular with plenty of fish over the 500 lbs mark and a couple…

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