500+ Club – December 2010

500+ Club – December 2010

December 2010 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinAscension Island“Harmattan”700 lbs. Blue MarlinCabo SanLucasCapt. Julio Gonzalez on Bill Collector850 lbs. Blue MarlinPenas Bay, PanamaMiss Panama750 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HICapt. Chip Van Mols on Monkey Biz II500 lbs. Blue MarlinPenas Bay, PanamaMiss Tropic Star500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HITop Shape600 lbs. Blue MarlinRoyal Charlotte Bank, BrazilCapt. Antonio Amaral500 lbs. Blue MarlinGalapagosBig Fish  500 lbs. Black MarlinAustralia“Kekoa”850…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #10 Galapagos

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – #10 Galapagos

#10 – Galapagos The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #9 are the Galapagos.  Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. Do you like Striped Marlin? How about big Striped Marlin? Do you like to catch 10+ a day? This is what the Galapagos are…

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2010 Billfisheries of the Year – Honorable Mentions

2010 Billfisheries of the Year – Honorable Mentions

The Billfish Report is kicking off its second annual Billfisheries of the Year countdown.  Though we report on notable billfish catches every day, this is our year-end pullup on which fisheries can boast the best numbers, size, and variety over the course of the entire year. Recall last year was a huge year for billfish around the world – and 2009’s top…

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Flamingo’s Blacks Jump Too!

Flamingo’s Blacks Jump Too!

Flamingo, CR – While fishing with Capt. Richard Chellemi on the Gamefisher II (www.gamefisher2.com), traveling angler Nehl Horton captured these great shots of an estimated 450 lbs Black Marlin. In two days fishing, Capt. Richard put Nehl on three marlin, releasing two blues and this black. They raised three more fish, going 3-6 for the two days fishing. Sounds like a good “off-season”…

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THE Shot

THE Shot

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Getting the Shot

Getting the Shot

If you saw the new Marlin you may have noticed our new friend Marc Montocchio has the cover image. Marc spent countless hours behind a number of boats trying to film the perfect shot of a blue marlin strike and boy did he get it. This video not only gives you an idea of what he had to do to…

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500+ Club – November 2010

500+ Club – November 2010

November 2010 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinMauritius“Brueder”500 lbs. Blue MarlinSamoaCapt. Chris Donato on Southern Destiny750 lbs Blue MarlinCape Verde IslandsAnonymous750 lbs. Blue MarlinPinas Bay, PanamaMiss Island Star500 lbs Black MarlinGBR, AustraliaCapt. Tim Richardson on Tradition900 lbs. Black MarlinCoiba, PanamaCapt. Geovanny from Coiba Paradise Sportfishing650 lbs. Black MarlinGBR, AustraliaCapt. Tim Dean on Calypso900 lbs. Black MarlinGBR, AustraliaCapt. Tim Richardson on Tradition800 lbs. Black…

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Brazil White Marlin

Brazil White Marlin

Vitoria, Brazil – Big White Marlin are the name of the game for Capt. Bruno Larica (www.billfishbrazil.com) with many of their fish well over 100 lbs. Thus far this year, he has caught three fish over 130 lbs with one weighed at 142 lbs. U.S. guys are used to the 50 lbs fish, but that is small be Brazilian standards.…

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Black Marlin in Flight!

Black Marlin in Flight!

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South Florida Sails

South Florida Sails

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