Kona, HI – (HIBT) Team Likeke Club hit the leaderboard in second place on Day Two, grabbed the top spot on Day Three and didn’t let go. “Tears were streaming down my face as we pulled into Kailua Pier today,” said Rich Wilson, this year’s HIBT champion. “I was the youngest HIBT angler back in the ‘60s. We moved away, but…

July was an absolutely fantastic month for 500+ Marlin, with 117 Blue Marlin and 1 Black Marlin reported. It was also a “Grander” month with four (4) Blue Marlin over 1,000 lbs. including two historic fish with a 1,254 lbs. Blue Marlin for the Big Oh in the Cape Verdes and a 1,368 lbs. Blue Marlin for Dayna in Kona,…

St. Thomas, USVI – (Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club) Making the most of every bite proved the key to success for the team aboard Wave Paver. Port Canaveral, Florida-based Jr. Davis, angler and owner of the 61’ Garlington, and his team released seven blue marlin in three days of fishing to earn Top Boat in the 52nd July Open Billfish…

Madeira, Portugal (World Cup)  It was the crew of the Pesca Grossa that set the bar early in the 31st Annual Blue Marlin World Cup Championship. They landed a 652 pound blue marlin to give Madeira, Portugal the title they had not won since 1997. Angler Anthony Johnson from Davie, Florida had Captains Duarte Nuno Goncalves of Madeira and Gerard…