Billfish Report

February 2, 2011 Hook 0Comments 141Views

February 2011 – 500+ Club

February 2011 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinGuatemalaA-FIN-ITY500 lbs Blue MarlinRichards Bay, South AfricaBlack Watch573 lbs. Blue MarlinLos Suenos, CRCapt. Vince Austin on Adios500 lbs. Blue MarlinAscension IslandCapt. Olaf on Harmattan500 lbs. Blue MarlinMauritiusLoralus825 lbs Blue MarlinAscension Island Capt. Olaf on Harmattan800 lbs Blue MarlinGolfito, CRCapt. Bobby McGuinness on Calzador800 lbs Blue MarlinKona, HIIllusions907 lbs Blue MarlinRoyal Charlotte Bank, BrazilCapt Antonio Amaral600 lbs. Blue…

February 1, 2011 Hook 0Comments 460Views

“Circle Hook” Raises 80+ Sailfish in Guatemala

Guatemala – Capt. Eddie Bairez on the Circle Hook had three tremendous days on sailfish. In three days fishing, they released 66 Sailfish on 80+ Bites. This included some very good boat work by Capt. Eddie, when the crew managed to release 5 Sailfish at one time. Billfish enthusiast will remember this boat as Captain Hook (43′ Willis) whose former…

January 31, 2011 Hook 0Comments 49Views

Pending blue marlin world record in New Zealand!

We’ve got reports of a pending 8kg blue marlin world record. Fish was caught off Whangaroa, NZ, and went 215kg (474 lbs). Angler was Guy Jacobsen, fight went two hours. Boat was the Hookin’ Bull, captain John Batterton. Here’s a picture of the fish…

January 16, 2011 Hook 0Comments 189Views

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #1 Panama

Over the course of the last month the Billfish Report has counted down its top 10 Billfisheries of 2010. Last year we did the same – and the top billfishery of 2009 was the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, with some 40 granders caught in its 10-week season. This year GBR came in at #2, with another phenomenal season, but…

January 16, 2011 Hook 0Comments 106Views

Republic of Panama, the billfish thank you!

In a huge victory for the thousands of billfish in Panamanian waters, the Republic of Panama has banned longliner activity. Panama’s Executive Decree 486, signed by President Ricardo Martinelli on Dec. 28, 2010, prohibits longline vessels of over six tons from operating within the nation’s waters, which means the massive bycatch and kill of so many billfish will now cease thanks…

January 14, 2011 Hook 1Comment 43Views

Carrillo Mixed Bag