Reporting will begin on April 12 from Key West, site of the World Sailfish Championships. Last year saw 75 teams competing for $1,000,000 in prize money. Fishing begins on Wednesday, continuing on Thursday, last day Saturday. More coming up!
Los Suenos, CR – If you followed us on Facebook or got our Twitter feed in March, you probably got overwhelmed with the number of fish being caught off Jaco, Costa Rica. You heard us report on a number of 20+ sailfish days for boats like Adios, Big Oh, Game On, G-Rod and Tuna Bite. There were so many…
Port Stephens, Australia – The boys got after the bills in both numbers and variety. We have heard of the good striped marlin bite, but did not realize the the man in the blue suit and tuxedo showed up for the party as well. Capt. Cory Hard on the Askari had an incredible day, going 10-12 on Marlin. He…
Another incredible day of fishing out of Sailfish Bay today, where Capt Marlin Scott and Capt Seth Hopp fished on the Danmark, skippered by Captain Chino. The numbers… 19 raised 14 hooked 9 released We’ve got video coming up of the double hookup, alongside underwater footage and many jumps from today. Sounds like it’s been terrific fishing so far…more to…
FishMonster is on the scene in Guatemala…Captain Marlin Scott and Captain Seth Hopp of FishMonster Magazine raised 12 sails today, releasing all four hookups. A terrific day on the “Danmark” with Captain Chino at the helm. More pictures (and some underwater footage, as Captain Seth jumped in while Captain Marlin was up) to come…as well as reports each day.…
FishMonster is on the scene in Guatemala this week, with reports from Capt Marlin Scott and Capt Seth. They’ll be sending real-time reports on their fishing, and we’re expecting pictures as well. Fishing has reignited there in the last few days – sails in the 20s haven’t been uncommon. Watch for more reports as we chart their progress.
Kona, HI – Capt. Chip Van Mols on the Monkey Biz II has added another Grander to his collections. Capt. Chip weighed a 1,062 Blue Marlin. This is the first Grander we are aware of in the World in 2011. Chip also landed a Grander Blue back in 2010. Oddly enough, he predicted someone in Kona was going to…
All we have is a grainy picture on this – but a picture of an estimated 400-pound blue being attacked by a mako…is from a tournament in Australia. Gathering more details… Picture courtesy Capt Mike Hennessy.