Whangaroa, New Zealand – What was a long stretch without any large Swordfish being reported to us, ended abruptly with our first 500+ out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on the M&M. Now, just days later we received a report of a 450 lbs. Swordfish caught on the Gamekeeper out of New Zealand as well as this beauty of a…
We added 45 Billfish over 500 lbs in the Month of March. As would be expected this time of year, Blue Marlin dominated the scene with 43 Blue Marlin reported to just 2 Black Marlin. If you were a Blue Marlin this month, the place to be was the Big Island in Hawaii with 16 reported to us over the…
Kona, HI – Don’t tell us the moon does not matter! Well, at least in Kona for the big girls. The week leading up to the full moon saw 8 Blue Marlin over 500 lbs caught. This included both a Grander Blue Marlin for Fire Hatt as well as a pending women’s World Record for Capt. Chip Van Mols and…
Carrillo, CR – We had a great time fishing with Capt. Jason Coffrin on Mr. Trigger. This was our fourth time fishing with him from Flamingo to Quepos and everywhere in between. On every trip, Capt. Coffrin has produced a marlin for us. Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin have all made their way boatside for us. This time it…
Carrillo, Costa Rica – We have been taking a break from the computer to do some “field research” with Capt. Jason Coffrin on Mr. Trigger. We have had great success getting the Sailfish to stay hooked, but not so great on the Blue Marlin. We are currently 0-3 on the man in the blue suit, but we still have…
Los Suenos, CR – The competition was fierce and the fishing was excellent for the 2nd leg of the Los Suenos Billfish Series. 39 Boats released 1,018 Billfish, 1,009 Sailfish and 9 Marlin. It took a strong Day 3 from Sea Fix, releasing 20 Sailfish on the last day for a total of 46 for the Tournament to slide into…
February was a surprisingly good month for big marlin. We had 29 Marlin over 500 lbs reported to us including the very impressive 1,320 lbs. Blue Marlin on Harmattan in Ascension Island. 27 Blue Marlin and 2 Black Marlin was our breakdown with the majority of the fish coming from Kona, Hawaii and Mauritius. Mauritius boats accounted for 9 Blue…
Cape Verdes – We know what time of year it is, but apparently the Blue Marlin don’t care. We had an earlier report from a couple weeks ago about a few Blue Marlin being seen and caught. Today however, it appears the season has officially started. After a long trek across the Atlantic, Big Oh started exploring around and…
