Florida Keys – If you have not figured it out by now, we like Big Fish. Numbers are fun, but size to us takes it to another level. There have been two 500+ Swordfish caught this year in Florida (both in southern part). The latest fish was a 504 lbs. Sword caught on a boat out of Key Colony Beach…
Congratulations to Wes Davis, a 10-year-old from Malibu, CA, who has achieved IGFA’s Billfish Royal Slam – catching all nine species of billfish. Wes is the youngest to ever achieve this designation – a designation that less than 100 people worldwide have registered. Here’s the order he followed: – 2005 (age 6): short-billed spear, white marlin – 2007: Atlantic sail,…
Marlin Shark Attacks – Imagine you finally hook that marlin of a lifetime, the one that would finally push you over the “mark”. You fight the fish for hours, you have sweated out every last drop of water, your back is going to give, your arms are spent and then in an instant, your dream fish becomes shark bait. We touched…
Top 10 Billfisheries of the year…we’ll be counting them down, starting with #10. Who had the most extraordinary year? Fisheries in the running… Cabo San Lucas Panama – Hannibal/Coiba/Pinas Bay Cairns/GBR Bermuda Madeira Cape Verde Canaries Kona Kenya Ghana Venezuela Puerto Vallarta South Florida Azores Brazil/Vitoria Outer Banks Costa Rica/Tamarindo/Los Suenos Guatemala New Zealand St Thomas Stay tuned as we…
Mozambique, Africa – Capt. Duarte fishing with a first time angler, weighed a 1,170 lbs. Black Marlin that has been “sharked”. Before the unfortunate visit from our toothy friend, they thought the fish looked to be 1,300. Thanks to our friends at Big Game Board for letting us know about this fish.
The world’s longest billfish tournament – the month-long Sailfish Slam, out of Charleston City Harbor, concluded this weekend, with the Houdini claiming the title and some $17K in prize money. The final results: 16 boats entered the tournament 89 billfish caught overall – 88 sails, one blue The final leaderboard – top five: 1. Houdini (Isle of Palms, SC) –…
Lizard Island, Australia – An incredible week of fishing at the prestigious and 23rd annual Lizard Island Gamefish Club Black Marlin Classic. 125 Black Marlin caught over seven days on 26 boats – simply incredible results. What’s more – TEN GRANDERS caught in the tournament, with Capt. Barry Cross, on the Joe Joe, picking up TWO. We think unless otherwise proven…
Starting in December we’ll be counting down the Top Billfisheries in the world from this year. Clearly several fisheries – Australia, Panama, to name just two – are either still going strong or are just about to heat up and can move up or down given their results over the next month or so. But let us know your thoughts…
