The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
If you saw the new Marlin you may have noticed our new friend Marc Montocchio has the cover image. Marc spent countless hours behind a number of boats trying to film the perfect shot of a blue marlin strike and boy did he get it. This video not only gives you an idea of what he had to do to…
Vitoria, Brazil – Big White Marlin are the name of the game for Capt. Bruno Larica (www.billfishbrazil.com) with many of their fish well over 100 lbs. Thus far this year, he has caught three fish over 130 lbs with one weighed at 142 lbs. U.S. guys are used to the 50 lbs fish, but that is small be Brazilian standards.…
St Thomas,USVI – So with the passing of the moon this past week we’ve seen the last of the major fishing in St. Thomas this year. And yet another fantastic season! Though we didn’t see a lot of large fish, we saw consistent bites on virtually every moon in this year’s season. We’ve said it before – in-season and on the…
Ascension Island – Seems hard to believe that they’re back to fishing in Ascension, but the season has kicked off – and with some large hungry ones around for sure. Today we received a report from Captain Matthias Henningsen on the Harmattan: in three days of fishing to start the season, they saw five blue marlin, average size 500-600 pounds. …
Lizard Island, Australia – The 24th Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic has ended, with frustrating fishing the last few days. Viking II, with Capt. Billy Billson held on to the lead for the win with 7 Black Marlin tagged, but no fish in the last two days. Top Shot finished in 2nd Place with 6 Black Marlin tagged, but only…
Cabo San Lucas – Nine minutes may have cost Great Escape a win at the 2010 Bisbees. The fish was hooked before lines-out, but the team did not make it back in time for the 9:00 PM weigh-in, arriving just 9 minutes too late. The Daily Pot alone was $430,000, not to mention the potential for Tournament Win. Impressive fish…