Grand Canary – We have our 9th Grander of the Year courtesy of the boat IBO. More information at www.granderwatch.com.
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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…
Bermuda – The Blue Marlin World and the Triple Crown had all ended, just in time for an epic big blue marlin bite. The boys were no longer fishing for money, but for “fishery pride”. It has been an abnormally slow season for Bermuda, which is known to produce some of the biggest blue marlin in the Atlantic. There…
HIBT Press Release Kona, Hawaii (Thursday, July 28, 2011) – Two hours into Day Four of the 52nd Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament and Kona’s Captain Marlin Parker heard the reel scream. Fishing in sector Juliet, just north of Kailua, Bay of Islands Swordfish Club #2 of New Zealand boated a major catch to propel the team into second place on…
HIBT Day 3 Results – Kona, Hawaii – (2 Days Remaining) DAILY CATCH (Wednesday) 8 Pacific blue marlin tagged & released 1 Pacific blue marlin boated 4 Short nose spearfish tagged & released HIBT CUMULATIVE WEEK TOTAL 34 Pacific blue marlin tagged & released 2 Pacific blue marlin weighed 1 Striped marlin tagged & released 12 Short nose…
Algarve, Portugal – We have confirmation of a 1,000 lbs Blue Marlin for the Blue Shark. More details and pictures at www.granderwatch.com.
Key West, FL – 44 Boats lined up again to try and find the elusive Blue Marlin for bragging rights in the Florida Keys. The Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament is the only marlin tournament held in the Keys, so the pressure was on. Moppy Dick II released two blue marlin to take the honors and the $25,000 first place…
Blue Marlin release for Capt. Gene Key West, FL – Two Blue Marlin released on Day One of the Drambuie. While that number may sound low, this tournament in all reality has a lot more to do with fun. But here at the Billfish Report and FishMonster Magazine, we take blue marlin very seriously. That is why we are so…