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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Cabo, Mexico – Capt. Hercules Marsella on Frantic Pace fishing with Capt. Josh Temple, proved up a very good Striped Marlin bite. Over two days, the crew went 13-28 on Striped Marlin, with an untold number seen on the surface. They were not alone however as we received numerous reports of 5+ Striped Marlin being caught per day. * Photos…
