Billfish Report

November 29, 2010 Hook 0Comments 145Views

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…

November 29, 2010 Hook 0Comments 94Views

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.…

November 16, 2010 Hook 0Comments 78Views

Bazaruto Blacks

Bazaruto, Mozambique – We love big black marlin and while there is no doubt the best place to catch one is off the Great Barrier Reef, you would be hard pressed to beat Bazaruto. Capt. Duarte Rato on Vamizi is our go to guy and he always provides. Not only good reports, but he takes some of the best shots…

October 27, 2010 Hook 0Comments 43Views

Epic season in St. Thomas

St Thomas,USVI – So with the passing of the moon this past week we’ve seen the last of the major fishing in St. Thomas this year. And yet another fantastic season! Though we didn’t see a lot of large fish, we saw consistent bites on virtually every moon in this year’s season. We’ve said it before – in-season and on the…

October 26, 2010 Hook 0Comments 72Views

Ascension season kicks off!

Ascension Island – Seems hard to believe that they’re back to fishing in Ascension, but the season has kicked off – and with some large hungry ones around for sure. Today we received a report from Captain Matthias Henningsen on the Harmattan: in three days of fishing to start the season, they saw five blue marlin, average size 500-600 pounds. …

October 24, 2010 Hook 0Comments 41Views

Lizard Island Classic – Final Results

Lizard Island, Australia – The 24th Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic has ended, with frustrating fishing the last few days. Viking II, with Capt. Billy Billson held on to the lead for the win with 7 Black Marlin tagged, but no fish in the last two days. Top Shot finished in 2nd Place with 6 Black Marlin tagged, but only…

October 21, 2010 Hook 0Comments 52Views

Nine Minutes Too Late

Cabo San Lucas – Nine minutes may have cost Great Escape a win at the 2010 Bisbees. The fish was hooked before lines-out, but the team did not make it back in time for the 9:00 PM weigh-in, arriving just 9 minutes too late. The Daily Pot alone was $430,000, not to mention the potential for Tournament Win. Impressive fish…