Kona, Hawaii (September 15, 2017) – After moving in and out of the top spot on the leaderboard throughout the week, Surfside Marina – Team Miss Behavin wins the 2017 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. Team members include Captain David Finkelstein and anglers Stephen “Montauck” Weitzen and Jon Niiyama. Surfside Marina – Team Miss Behavin is perhaps new to the iconic…

HAMILTON, Bermuda (July 25, 2017) — The 44th Annual Sea Horse Anglers Club Bermuda Billfish Tournament came to an exciting conclusion when Capt. Rob Moore’s Fa La Me roared to a second victory in this event, amassing an amazing total of 3,600 points over the course of the three days fishing. The haul consisted of three white marlin and six…

HAMILTON, Bermuda (July 19, 2017) — To kick off the second leg of the 2017 Bermuda Triple Crown, 41 boats launched out of the marina on July 13—many of them decorated with flags flying—in the Bermuda Big Game Classic’s traditional boat parade. But after three days of fishing, the tides had turned toward the unexpected, as a team of local…

Orange Beach, Alabama – If you are a betting man (which any tournament angler is) it is highly doubtful you had your money on the Gulf of Mexico to win the Blue Marlin World Cup in 2017. With the reports leading up to the annual July 4th Tournament, it appeared the winner would come from one of the more typical…

Madeira, Portugal – As additional proof that Blue Marlin don’t use a calendar, Madeira has had a phenomenal June.  Fish started to show up early in May, leaving some to scratch their head on what the season would bring. The answer………twenty-seven (27) Blue Marlin over 500 lbs and the month is not over. We have always said catching a Blue…

Morehead City, North Carolina (USA)- Big Rock Tournament  – Run-Off ran off with a record $1,161,450 prize Saturday as it scored a wire-to-wire victory at the 59th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.Run-Off weighed in a 533.8-pound blue marlin caught early Monday by angler Matt Hanley of Glen Allen, VA. Hanley’s catch stayed atop the standings the rest of the way.…

  Mallacoota, Victoria (Australia) – Angler Max Elles fishing with George Lirantzis and Chris Anagnostou weighed a 763 lbs. Swordfish. This is a Pending Australian Record.

By Capt. Dave Lear Biloxi, Mississippi – Aries is the first sign in zodiac astrology and is associated with energy and fire. Those traits also apply to Team Aries, which earned the top tournament award in the 2017 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic that finished Sunday morning. Owner/captain Russell Craft, angler Jeff Friedman and family members Jason, Matthew and Darin Friedman…

  North Carolina (USA) – There has been a large wave of Blue Marlin concentrated from Wilmington to Hatteras. Boats are routinely seeing 2-3 Blue Marlin a day with a few White Marlin and Sailfish mixed in. Blue Eyes fishing out of Morehead City had one of the best days on Blue Marlin in these waters that we can remember…