Key West, FL – The World Sailfish Championship had a GREAT Day One. They boys and girls released 362 Sailfish. Sandman, Advance Roofing and Wound Up all finished with 20 Sailfish on Day One.
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New Zealand – It did not take long for the 80 lbs. test World Record for Swordfish to be challenged. Capt. John Gregory on Primetime, weighed a 891 lbs. Swordfish. This is a pending World Record until confirmed but this is an almost 75 lbs. increase over the prior record. Good job guys and good fishing!
Guatemala – The great year sailfish season appears to have no end. While plenty of fish are caught in April, the numbers we have been getting from Capt. Brad Philipps on the Decisive are more like the peak season. Capt. Philipps went 37-51 on Sailfish and had a Blue Marlin that would not switch. He followed that day up releasing…
Key West, FL – It is with great sorrow we report the death of Capt. Jose Wejebe. His love and passion for fishing was contagious. The Fishing World lost a leader and a teacher and the Key West community lost a great ambassador and friend.
Freeport, Texas – The boys on the Booby Trap were at it again.These guys love to swordfish and the numbers don’t lie. On a 2 1/2 day trip offshore, the guys went an amazing 21-23 on Swordfish. The video says it all!
Cape Verde Islands – Without doubt this is one of the finest Blue Marin fisheries in the World, if not THE best. What makes this fishery different from most though, is they get size AND numbers. The Cape Verdes have added nine (9) 500+ Blue Marlin in about two weeks of fishing, which even for their standards is high. Even…
Los Suenos, CR – Day One at the Los Suenos Billfish Series started out on fire, with 362 Billfish released. Fishing slowed down on Day 2&3, but fish were still being caught. A total of 668 Billfish were released, with 648 Sailfish and 20 Marlin between 41 boats participating. Bandolera claimed 1st Place on Day One and managed to hold…
Tobago – We don’t get a lot reports of Blue Marlin close to Tobago as it seems most boats are fishing other waters out of there. When we do get them though, they seem to be pretty darn good, like this one. As we are told, the only downside was due to tournament hours, so they boys had to leave…
Panama – You may remember the series of shots of a Blue Marlin taken by our friend Marc Montocchio down in St Thomas. We still think to this date, it was some of the coolest stills we have ever seen. This time Marc was down in Panama to try and replicate his efforts on a Black Marlin and managed some…
Cape Verde Islands – One of the best fisheries in the World and one that always makes our Top 10, is off to a good start. A little early in the season and the water is still a little cold, but Capt. Marty Bates managed to released this beautiful 750 lbs. Blue Marlin.