Azores – With only a few boats fishing the short season, the Azores may still not be on everyone’s radar. Most people have heard of these small volcanic islands in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, but you may not know about the numbers. There is no such thing as a guaranteed Blue Marlin and there is certainly no such…

Pirates Cove, NC – In one of the better billfish numbers year for the Pirates Cove Billfish Tournament, Capt. Jesse Granitzki and Crew on the Bi-Op-Sea put on quite a show releasing 19 Sailfish and a White Marlin to take 1st Place. Capt. Ned Ashby on Seabreeze racked up 13 Sailfish and 2 White Marlin to take 2nd and with…

  NORTH CAROLINA’S OLD SOUTH MARLIN CLUB TEAM 4 WINS 53rd HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT JASON HOLTZ, MARLIN MAGIC TOP SKIPPER KONA, HAWAII (FINAL)—“Stop fishing, stop fishing, stop fishing,” rang out from tournament control at exactly 4:30pm for the fifth and final time this week, and that broadcast closed the 53rd running of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. It’s been…

OLD SOUTH MARLIN CLUB TEAM 4 HOLDS LEAD HEADING INTO FINAL DAY OF HIBT FISHING SCOREBOARD IN MOTION Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Day 4) – North Carolina’s Old South Marlin Club Team 4 is the team to beat at the close of Day Four of this five-day fishing marathon, but several teams have posted high scores and are within striking distance. After…

Kona, Hawaii (Day 3) – At the close of Day Three of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) 34 of the 40 HIBT teams have already posted points to the tournament scoreboard. The new moon is on the horizon and the next two days of fishing are going to be busy. This tournament could come down to Friday, 4:30 pm.…

  Kona, Hawaii (Day 2) –On Day Two of the five-day 53rd Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament the fish are keeping anglers in their fighting chairs. The 40 competitive teams reported in nine pulled hooks, 11 Pacific blue marlin tagged and released and one ahi boated all before today’s noon round up. Kona’s reputation for summertime fishing action is well…

    Kona, Hawaii (Day 1) – Anglers gathered on Kailua Pier early Monday morning as the 53rd running of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) got underway. At the traditional announcement of ‘Start Fishing, Start Fishing, Start Fishing,’ Kona’s finest fleet headed out for the first of five spectacular days of fishing. Eleven Countries Represented HIBT 2011 champions Port Vila Game Fishing Club…