History rewritten: Team Rum Knuckles’ record-breaking marlin shatters Grenada’s previous national record of 669 pounds. Credit Josh Maharaj But the marlin was simply too big. Despite the combined ...

Glenn Hughes is the president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association and former ­publisher of Marlin magazine. He also serves on several boards, including the Center for Sportfishing Policy, ...

The highly anticipated kickoff to the Bermuda Triple Crown, the Billfish Blast is scheduled to take place over the July 4 holiday every year. This gives the participating teams the opportunity to ...

Presented BySet over the July 4th weekend, concurrent with the Blue Marlin World Cup, the signature Firecracker Open Big Game Tournament gives Kona teams the chance to compete on a global scale while ...

Presented ByAs the highly anticipated kickoff to the summer season, the Kona Kick Off is a competitively priced “four flags” tournament that splits the base pot between the largest marlin, ahi, ono ...

MTU 12V 2000 M96X Courtesy Rolls Royce The highly successful MTU 12V 2000 M96L, rated at 1,945 hp, has now received a power upgrade to 2,002 hp and is named the MTU 12V 2000 M96X. The engines first ...

Location was also the motivating factor for the 15 charter boats, 20 backcountry guides, and a dive and headboat named Miss Islamorada that call Bud N’ Mary’s home. “I know I am prejudiced, but to me, ...

What They Do There are currently three companies that sell ­omnidirectional sonars: Furuno, Simrad and MAQ. Furuno was the earliest player in the sport-fishing game, releasing its first version, ...

As they have grown in popularity, FADs attract fishermen nearly as much as they do marlin. Richard Gibson The Science and Theories Why are fish attracted to FADs? This question is far from a simple ...

Watch: We show you how to rig one of the best baits for blue marlin: the swimming mackerel. Young Guns and Big Numbers Crews fishing in the DR regularly release large numbers of both white and blue ...

Blue marlin of any size have no problem gobbling a swimming mackerel, especially when pulled from the flat-line position. Will Drost Always begin by slowly defrosting your bait in a brine of your ...