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…
Another incredible day of fishing out of Sailfish Bay today, where Capt Marlin Scott and Capt Seth Hopp fished on the Danmark, skippered by Captain Chino. The numbers… 19 raised 14 hooked 9 released We’ve got video coming up of the double hookup, alongside underwater footage and many jumps from today. Sounds like it’s been terrific fishing so far…more to…
FishMonster is on the scene in Guatemala…Captain Marlin Scott and Captain Seth Hopp of FishMonster Magazine raised 12 sails today, releasing all four hookups. A terrific day on the “Danmark” with Captain Chino at the helm. More pictures (and some underwater footage, as Captain Seth jumped in while Captain Marlin was up) to come…as well as reports each day.…
