36 boats participating in the HVOO this year, and results of this first tournament in the NC Governor’s Cup series have been pretty good so far. Nine releases on Day 1, only two on Day 2, but rebounding with five more releases of blues today. Seas apparently have been flat and conditions have been good. Highlight thus far is a…
Bazaruto, Mozambique – Vamizi has released the 2nd Grander of the Year. More at GranderWatch.com
Cape Verde Islands – Size, Numbers and a consistent bite on Blue Marlin. What else can you ask for? The Capt. Matthias Henningsen and mate Brian Schumaker on Smoker have had a tremendous run on blue marlin. On 32-Days fishing, the boys released 65 Blue Marlin. SIX of those fish were over 500 lbs, including a 900+. We are…
Justin Roper with Makaira Fishing Lures shares a report of a beached marlin in Lousiana – a stark reminder to what might be the aftereffects of the spill from last year. Fish apparently weighed about 150 pounds, no trauma, apparently recently dead.
Key West, FL – Difficult Sailfish weather (flat calm) was to blame for lower than normal catches in this years Tournament. Despite these conditions, Capt. Neil Orange on Sandman still managed to released 17 Sailfish, which is respectable in anyones book. Top Angler was Sandra MacMillan on Sandman with 7 Sailfish released. 2nd Place went to Lights Out with 14…
Guatemala – Most people’s immediate reaction when you say Guatemala is sailfish and why not. However, Guatemala gets a good blue marlin bite as well. Our friend Bill Pino captured these great shots of a blue marlin while fishing on the Monkey Business with Captain Marciel and Mate Danillo last week.
Los Suenos, CR – If you followed us on Facebook or got our Twitter feed in March, you probably got overwhelmed with the number of fish being caught off Jaco, Costa Rica. You heard us report on a number of 20+ sailfish days for boats like Adios, Big Oh, Game On, G-Rod and Tuna Bite. There were so many…
Port Stephens, Australia – The boys got after the bills in both numbers and variety. We have heard of the good striped marlin bite, but did not realize the the man in the blue suit and tuxedo showed up for the party as well. Capt. Cory Hard on the Askari had an incredible day, going 10-12 on Marlin. He…
