Top Shot nabs six black marlin – in a day – on the Reef…

Ross Finlayson’s Top Shot saw about as great a day as you’ll ever see on the Great Barrier Reef yesterday, with seven black marlin bites all told…and six fish released.  No fish of great size – the largest fish went 350 – but there won’t be many days on the reef this year that top this one for numbers.  Pictures…

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Azores season wrapping up…

A pretty terrific season in the Azores this year, with by our count some 23 blue marlin released over 500 pounds in the month of September alone.  No fish cleared the mark – many came close, with at least two 900+ fish…but all told a pretty phenomenal season, and a pity to see it end.  In fact, one could argue…

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Cairns Honorable Mention II

Cairns, Aus – Well, the Great Barrier Reef has produced another monster Black Marlin. The Iona, coming off a 7-day trip, released a Black they called 950 lbs. They also released  a 500 lber in the same trip. That makes two 950+ Black Marlin on the reef thus far this season. Thanks very much to Black Marlin Blog for letting…

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Australian Black on Tradition

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Awesome Blue Marlin Video

St Thomas, USVI – We got this video from a great underwater photographer named Marc Montoccohio. We have been posting a lot of videos lately, but hey, these have been pretty awesome. Marc made sure to let me know that the quality of the video had to be drastically reduced for a quick post on the internet. The finished product will…

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Hot Blue Marlin in St Thomas

– The bite continues to be excellent on the North Drop. Here is a great video off the boat Fa-La-Me St. Thomas, USVI

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St Thomas Blue Moon

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Billfisheries: BUY/SELL/HOLD

Some interesting times lately in the billfish world, with some fisheries seeing some unusually weak results, some seeing huge numbers but no boats, and others continuing the patterns they’ve historically seen.  As a result we’re having a go on whether you should buy, sell, or hold a billfishery stock… HOLD Kona.  Fishery had a slow June/July, but has picked up…

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If you had to fish for marlin in one place in the world (not called Australia) right now…

…it’d have to be the Azores.  Huge fish in some numbers right now, with multiple reports of big blues on a daily basis.  The Brasilia, Xacara, and Habitat offer up reliable reports that we pass on to you.  Some pictures of recent fish on the Brasilia… Incidentally, St. Thomas is currently on the moon and boats are seeing some 5…

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Sporty Venezuela Blue Marlin

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuala – We were sent this video from our new friend Jose Alejandro Moreno. Blue Marlin are always exciting, but add the tournament factor and people start to get a little loco. Starts out slow, but wait until about minute 3:45 and then tell us what you think.

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