Big South Florida Sword!

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North Carolina Blue Marlin

Hatteras, NC – We have heard of few Blue Marlin being caught off the East Coast, but this is the first multiple Blue Marlin day we know of this year and what a day. The report came from Capt. Jonboy Kelmer fishing on the boat Islander. The boys caught three Blue Marlin. Two were 300+ and one was 400+. That…

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Best Marlin Lures

Everyone has their favorite marlin lure. It could be its color, swim pattern, bubble trail or just plain luck. While we are not here to judge which is the best, we thought we would highlight the ones we like the best and or have seen hanging out of more billfish mouths. It should come as no surprise, that the birthplace…

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Plan your May billfishing

Tournament locations are always a good way to see where the fish are – so if you’re looking for where to find the billfish in May consider the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Florida, and the US East Coast…with some Pacific locations mixed in. May 6-9.  Cap Cana White Marlin Tournament.  (Dominican Republic)  capcana.com May 8.  Stuart Sailfish Club Ladies Tournament.  stuartsailfishclub.com…

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Flamingo Marlin

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Incredible footage of striped marlin!

You’ve got to check this out – incredibly clear video of striped marlin feeding on bait balls off Mexico.  The action also attracts some tuna and a Sei whale! Fascinating to see how patient, and how incredibly aggressive, these billfish can be! Footage posted two days ago to YouTube…but given the way the fishing’s been going in Cabo, not likely…

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Spring in the Air

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Cape Verde Blues

The Cape Verde Islands in April means Blue Marlin and lots of them. It is not uncommon to have 10 Shots a Day! 2010 has already started out well, but we thought we would show some action from 2009 to get the blood pumping.

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We're anything but treehuggers, but…

As a matter of policy, it’s unusual for us to post pictures of dead marlin.  The rare instances when we do, it’s either a grander, a tournament winner, or a world record…which is where we generally don’t favor, but don’t completely object to, taking the fish. And it’s more the principle than it is a reality of conservation – after…

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A Different Angle

Coiba Island, Panama – We have seen a lot of cool shots before and quite frankly don’t post them unless we think they are spectacular. The boat Karma, who is based out of San Diego, but spends a lot of time in Mexico and Central America, posted a couple really unique shots on a blue marlin. Check these out and…

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Billfish Report