2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #3 Cape Verde Islands

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #3 Cape Verde Islands

The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #3 is Cape Verde.  Criteria for our top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish – and Cape Verde, which came in second in last year’s billfisheries of the year, had about 15% more fish caught in 2010, according to our reports…all…

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January 2011 – 500+ Club

January 2011 – 500+ Club

January 2011 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinRoyal Charlotte Bank, BrazilCapt. Antonio Amaral500 lbs. Blue MarlinBrisbane, AustraliaCapt. Ken Brown on Megumi600 lbs. Blue MarlinBay of Islands, New ZealandCapt. John Batterton on Hook & Bull500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HICapt. Bobby Cherry on Cherry Pit II657 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HICapt. Chad Contessa on Bite Me  917 lbs Blue MarlinKona, HIGame Plan525 lbs. Blue MarlinMauritiusZazou II915…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #4 Venezuela

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #4 Venezuela

The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #4 is Venezuela.  Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. Venezuela is synonymous with a Billfish Grand Slam. In fact, it is really the birthplace of the infamous Blue Marlin, White Marlin and Sailfish trio. Not only can…

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Largest marlin caught in 2010?  We say so.

Largest marlin caught in 2010? We say so.

We have a late report from the great Australian Captain Brad Craft, who has sent us a photo of a fish he modestly called “1,000+.”  Fish was caught on Spur Reef on a small tuna, circle hook.  70 minutes of fight time, and the fish had some runs in her – one had her taking 250 yards of line with…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #5 St. Thomas

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #5 St. Thomas

The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #5 is St. Thomas.  Criteria for our top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish – and St. Thomas, whilst it didn’t see terrific size this year, certainly did see numbers, with some variety as well – whites and sails mixed in…

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Kona, HI – 39th Grander of the Year

Kona, HI – 39th Grander of the Year

Kona, HI – We were hoping for this. After such a great run down in Australia, we really wanted to see just one more Grander Marlin. No shock that is came from one of the World’s best Grander Grounds. This 1,011 lbs Blue Marlin fell to veteran Capt. Guy Terwilliger (his 1st Grander and normally Capt of the Ho’okele) on the Game Plan.…

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Brazil’s Big White Marlin

Brazil’s Big White Marlin

Vitoria, Brazil – It is not a surprise that large white marlin patrol the waters in Brazil.  If you know your IGFA records, you know that an amazing 12 of the Line Class Records, including the All Tackle Record (181 lbs) come from Brazil, with the majority of those coming out of Vitoria. Capt. Bruno Larica of Billfish Brazil (www.billfishbrazil.com)…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #6 Kenya

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #6 Kenya

The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #6 is Kenya.  Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. Perhaps no place in the world is more well known for variety than Kenya. Venezuela may have given us the Billfish Grand Slam (3 Billfish Species in one…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #7 Mid-Atlantic USA

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #7 Mid-Atlantic USA

The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #7 is the Mid-Atlantic USA.  Criteria for our top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish – and the Mid-Atlantic US East Coast – essentially the fishery between southern New Jersey down to Charleston – witnessed all of these aspects in 2010.…

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Black Marlin on Lures +

Black Marlin on Lures +

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