Lisa K Leads the Mid-Atlantic $500K – Day 2

Lisa K Leads the Mid-Atlantic $500K – Day 2

  Cape May, NJ – The earthquake that shook the entire eastern seaboard from North Carolina to Canada also shook the leaderboard on Day Two of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic $500,000.  With an improved weather forecast which included light winds and calm seas, 111 boats gave it a go and headed offshore today. The earthquake didn’t seem to bother the tournament’s…

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Revenge Wins the Boy Scout

Revenge Wins the Boy Scout

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. For an unprecedented fourth time, the Revenge won Top Boat at the 39th Annual USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT), fished August 10 to 14, with the release of 11 blue marlin. “It was industry and perseverance,” says Sam Jennings, owner and angler aboard the Juno Beach, Florida-based 58-foot Revenge, about the team’s secret to…

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Chach Leads Day One at the Boy Scout

Chach Leads Day One at the Boy Scout

AMBT Press Release St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – The release of four blue marlin put Chach, a Louisiana-based Monterey 58, at the top of the leader board after the first day of fishing in the 39th annual USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT).“Right off the bat there were lots of bites all around us,” says Damon Chouest, about…

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White Marlin Open Days 1&2

White Marlin Open Days 1&2

Ocean City, MD – It took a couple days and a few weighed fish, but we finally got our first qualifying marlin from Tighten Up. The fish weighed in at 86.5 lbs with angler Brian Kline getting the credit. Fishing has been good in general with plenty of White Marlin releases. Alexis leads all boats (2 Days of fishing) with…

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Swords-A-Plenty on the Booby Trap

Swords-A-Plenty on the Booby Trap

  Surfside Beach, Texas – If you ask us the one place to go in the world to catch a sword, we would tell you without question, South Florida. We may however have to start re-thinking our answer given the great swordfishery off of Texas. We get quite a few reports from boats fishing off Texas who have managed to…

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August 2011 – 500+ Club

August 2011 – 500+ Club

August 2011 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinAlgarve, PortugalBlue Shark750 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara500 lbs. Blue MarlinCanary IslandsExploramar600 lbs. Blue MarlinAlgarve, PortugalBlue Shark600 lbs. Blue MarlinTamarindo, CRGo Fish500 lbs. Blue MarlinAlgarve, PortugalBlue Shark700 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaReel Action600 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaParadise One650 lbs. Blue MarlinNantucket, MAAngry Scot600 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HICamelot907 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINainoa654 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIStrong Persuader750 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIMarlin Magic550…

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