Bazaruto Black Marlin

Bazaruto Black Marlin

Bazaruto, Mozambique – We got a good report to the start of the season for Capt. Duarte Rato. On six days fishing, they raised 13 Black Marlin with 6 Hook-Ups. First fish of the season was a beast though at an estimated 900 lbs. After fours hours of fighting the fish, it chewed through their 650 lbs leaded.  Not all…

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Great day on the GBR

Cairns, Australia – We are still waiting on the first Grander of the year for the boys on the Great Barrier Reef. Even without that magical 1,000 lber, there has been some good fishing. Today, we got a report that the Kekoa was 3-4, releasing a 250, 500 and an 800. The one that got away they called 900 lbs.…

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Cabo bite consistent in runup to Bisbee’s

Boats are seeing a consistent and pretty decent bite in the runup to Bisbee’s…for example, today the Picante fleet saw what was a pretty typical day for Cabo these days – three boats saw, in aggregate, two blues, six stripeys, and three sails.  (No slams – the sails didn’t mix with the blues and stripeys today).  There are definitely blacks…

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Azores season wrapping up…

A pretty terrific season in the Azores this year, with by our count some 23 blue marlin released over 500 pounds in the month of September alone.  No fish cleared the mark – many came close, with at least two 900+ fish…but all told a pretty phenomenal season, and a pity to see it end.  In fact, one could argue…

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Cairns Honorable Mention II

Cairns, Aus – Well, the Great Barrier Reef has produced another monster Black Marlin. The Iona, coming off a 7-day trip, released a Black they called 950 lbs. They also released  a 500 lber in the same trip. That makes two 950+ Black Marlin on the reef thus far this season. Thanks very much to Black Marlin Blog for letting…

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