Minutes ago the largest blue marlin in the 52-year history of the Big Rock tournament was weighed – an 883-pounder caught on the Citation. Was otherwise a decent day for the tournament…the numbers… 92 boats on the water (151 entered) Blue marlin – 4 (3 released, 1 weighed) White marlin – 3 Spearfish – 1 Sailfish – 2 Hatchet marlin…
Flamingo, Costa Rica – You have no doubt heard us talk about Capt. Jason Coffin on the Mr. Trigger. Hell, we may talk too much about him, but let me tell you, there is a reason. Capt. Jason has re-discovered a black marlin fishery that most people thought had gone away. While everyone else trolls around for blues, Capt. Jason…
Port Aransas, Texas – We don’t talk much about Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin fishing, but in the summertime (here in the states) Texas can get a really good bite. Ironically the same oil rigs that we all now despise are the same rigs that have produced some of the best fishing, from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. The below…
Although this talk is a great recap extracted from Blue Water Magazine – posted on blackmarlinblog.com – a terrific source of great information from the reef. Check out this article – tons of big fish caught in ’09! http://blackmarlinfishingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/BW77Cairns09.pdf
We’ve got the largest sword on rod and reel caught this year – a 693-pounder caught in Ft. Lauderdale yesterday. One-hour fight on this fish – which lost about 50 pounds to fit into the boat. This fish was yet another daytime broadbill – a growing trend we’re seeing. More to come on angler and captain – but great catch!
Very rare is the circumstance where the angler can target both black and blue marlin in the same fishery – Panama, a bit in Australia, occasionally in Cabo, Costa Rica at times, and a few other select places are about it. But in terms of comparing the two – which fish sits atop the billfish world – there are any…
Not many, for sure…only in some of the world class fisheries can you really hope to catch a marlin every month of the year – and even then, in some, it’ll require some luck. Kona, Panama, Cabo are but several of just a few fisheries where this is possible. But the Cayman Islands? Guy Harvey chronicles his attempt to catch…
Florida – Not known for a great marlin bite, the state of Florida has had a great May. We have heard a number of Blue and White Marlin in the Keys, off Cape Canaveral and now off of Northeast Florida. “Ledge Lady” reported a 150 lbs Blue Marlin and there was at least two more released this weekend. We love…
