Wild Hooker Wins Los Cabos

Wild Hooker Wins Los Cabos

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Capt. Dave Lear) – Astute investors and financial planners know the benefits of compound interest. Banked over time, a modest amount grows exponentially into substantial savings. That principle can also apply to a big-game fishing tournament like the Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore. From its humble beginnings more than a decade ago as a simple get-together for alumni…

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Team Makaira Wins Masters del Golfo

Team Makaira Wins Masters del Golfo

Veracruz, Mexico – Sixty-Three (63) Teams competed in the 2nd Annual Masters de Golfo Tournament in Boca Del Rio.  Overall twenty-four (24) Blue Marlin, five (5) White Marlin and two (2) Sailfish were caught. Largest Blue Marlin and 1st Place went to Team Makaira with a 436 lbs. Blue Marlin. The released Division was won by Team Cachorro who released…

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Uno Mas Wins Pirates Cove

Uno Mas Wins Pirates Cove

Manteo, NC – (Capt. Dave Lear) The numbers just kept adding up. When the final lines out was called on Friday afternoon, Uno Mas had scored more fish. Two more, in fact, than its closest rivals, giving this veteran team the overall win in the 33rd annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament. Owner/angler Brooks Smith was named the top tournament angler…

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Malibu Marlin Club Wins HIBT

Malibu Marlin Club Wins HIBT

Kona, Hawaii (Friday, August 5, 2016) – Malibu Marlin Club wins the 2016 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, a decade after their first HIBT win in 2006. Malibu Marlin Club, put points on the scoreboard on Monday and, while other teams were close, they sealed the win when the reel sounded today just 35 minutes after start fishing. On this last…

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White Marlin Invade Mid-Atlantic

White Marlin Invade Mid-Atlantic

It is almost as if they have a Tournament Calendar. The White Marlin have shown in great numbers and the timing could not be more perfect with the upcoming White Marlin Open. Not only is it the largest White Marlin Tournament in the World, it is one of the largest tournaments in our sport and now expectations may be even…

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You Never Know! Wins 2016 Grand Championship

You Never Know! Wins 2016 Grand Championship

Orange Beach, AL – (Capt. Dave Lear) You Never Know! settled the score once and for all at the 2016 Blue Marlin Grand Championship by grabbing the lion’s share of the $1,463,250 purse. After bringing in an 806.8-pound blue marlin to The Wharf Marina and Entertainment Complex early Saturday evening, the team earned the Grand Champion title and a check…

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Rise Up Wins Emerald Coast

Rise Up Wins Emerald Coast

Destin, FL (Capt. Dave Lear – Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic) LeBron James and the Cavaliers brought an NBA Championship home to Cleveland earlier this month. This past weekend, Rise Up, a Destin-based Viking 54, made a vertical leap of its own by scaling the largest blue marlin of the 14th annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, earning the Grand…

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Ashley Lauren Wins 58th Big Rock

Ashley Lauren Wins 58th Big Rock

Morehead City, NC (Big Rock) – The Ashley Lauren fishing team completed an improbable double victory Saturday, winning the 58th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament just eight days after capturing the 19th annual Keli Wagner Lady Angler (KWLA) tournament, a single-day event that kicked off the larger six-day competition. Just as no golfer has ever won the Masters and…

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