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A Traveling Mate’s Must-Have Tools

June 28, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

tools for catching billfish

Photo courtesy Will Drost

By Ric Burnley

When I was young, my father gave me some great advice: “Let the tool do the work.” I was probably yanking on a hook with my pliers or trying to hack up bait with scissors when Dad gripped my wrist, looked in my eyes, and told me to stop fighting my tools. Since then, I’ve been a tool geek.

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured Stories, Fishing, Fishing Accessories, Tackle Tagged With: billfish, billfishing, Charter Fishing, fishing gear, Mates, tackle

It Just Takes Time Three-Peats as 2022 MGCBC Champion

June 14, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

MGCBC

June 13, 2022; Biloxi, Mississippi—Owner/angler Nick Pratt, Capt. Chris Hood and the It Just Takes Time team swept the blue marlin divisions by weighing the only qualifier during the 2022 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, which concluded Sunday, June 12. The 763.6-pound blue gave the team an unprecedented win for the third year in a row. That feat has never been accomplished in the 26-year history of the Classic or in any other Gulf Coast big game tournaments.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfish, fishing tournament, mgcbc, offshorefishing, snafu

Sea Genie II Boats 942.5-pound Blue at 2022 Lazy Marlin Hunt

April 11, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo: Teddy Hoogs

Capt. Keith Robinson and the Sea Genie II team won largest marlin at the 2022 Lazy Marlin Hunt with their blue weighing in at 942.5 pounds.

Most releases in order from first to third:
2 tags – Capt. Tracy Epstien Last Chance
1 tag Capt. Tony Clark Mauna Kea
1 tag Capt. Mat Bowman Sweet Sadie

Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfish, Blue Marlin, hawaii fishing, kona, lazy marlin hunt

Contender One Wins 19th Annual Sailfish Challenge, Michael Jordan’s Catch 23 Finishes 2nd

March 1, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

2022 Sailfish Challenge

2022 Sailfish Challenge—In standard fashion, the 2022 Sailfish Challenge saw teams battling on both ends of the 100-mile boundary for the chance to grab the ‘W’ at the second leg of the Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series. 56 teams turned out to compete for a $583,700 purse. Contender boats had the hot hand on Day 1 with team On Sail, on their 39ST, trading places at the top of the leader board multiple times with team Contender One, on their Yamaha powered 44ST. Fishing off of North Palm Beach, On Sail held the lead with 12 releases with only 45 minutes before lines out.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: 2022 Sailfish Challenge, billfish, fishing tournament, offshorefishing, sailfishing

Northern Boundary Bite Produces Derby Victory for Goombay Smash/Remix

January 13, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Goombay SmashRemix tied up at Sailfish Marina on Singer Island after a champagne celebration of the tournament victory.

Goombay Smash/Remix tied up at Sailfish Marina on Singer Island after a champagne celebration of the tournament victory. Leonard Bryant Photography

Silver Sailfish Derby, Thursday, Jan. 2022—Eager anglers charge sailfish season as soon as they can feel it in the air. Preparation for the Silver Sailfish Derby starts well before the week of tournament as crews aim to dial in all the details that could make or break their chance to become a part of the storied 4-line tournament history. The Derby celebrated its 85th year with a sold out 50 boat fleet in early January.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfish, fishing tournament, sailfishing, Silver Sailfish Derby

2021 Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup: Weez in the Keys Wins First Overall

December 9, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Endless Imagery Photography

Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, 2021 Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup—Last week marked the kick-off of the 2021 South Florida sailfish season with the Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup kicking off the eighth year with a record 56 teams competing from South Miami through Jupiter (up & down Floridas’ Atlantic Coast).

Although eight teams took home large checks and trophies and the tournament beneficiary, Mahogany Youth Corp, will receive a check for $10,000 raised in the charity Calcutta division where 100 percent of funds are donated to the organization. Tournament Founder, Captain Ben Sharpe, is a product of Mahogany Youth and knows first hand how important having healthy mentors and self esteem, skill building organizations can be, especially for underprivileged youth. Ben joined at age 14 and now has a long-standing career as a successful Captain.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases Tagged With: billfish, Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup, fishing tournament, Offshore Fishing

Billfish Love Dredges

November 2, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

dredge on boat

By Kevin Deerman

Most of the tournaments in the Gulf of Mexico are won catching one big fish. Boats set up to handle a dozen or more live tuna with high-velocity pumps often head straight offshore. However, dredge fishing for release numbers dominated our tournaments in Texas this summer as the inshore bite remained strong throughout the season.

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Filed Under: Equipment, Featured Stories, Fishing, Fishing Accessories, Gulf of Mexico, Tackle Tagged With: billfish, Dredge Fishing, gulf fishing, texas triple crown

Billfish Conservation: How it Works

October 25, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

What does billfish conservation mean? Days like these…The Blue Bird with a banner blue marlin day in the DR, the Rebel flying a pile of white marlin flags in Virginia Beach, and the Main One with evidence of 70 sailfish releases in the Florida Keys.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: billfish, billfish foundation, ciat, conservation, iattc

Captain Brad Philipps Breaks Down the Guatemala Billfish

October 20, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

guatemala billfish

Photo courtesy Mark B. Hatter

By Mark B. Hatter

“We know more about the moon than we know about the habits of billfish.”

Brad Philipps, captain, owner and operator of the charter boat Decisive and Guatemala Billfishing Adventures, introspectively remarked as we sipped whisky and smoked Cuban cigars on the rooftop of his Casa Philipps in Antigua, in January of 2020. It had been a VERY slow week, yet under the uncharacteristic circumstances, we raised and released more sailfish using fly tackle than any other boat in the fleet.

So, I am not so sure about Philipp’s moon and billfish remark.

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Filed Under: Adventures, Central America, Crew, Featured Stories, Fishing, News, People, Places, South America Tagged With: billfish, brad phillips, Captain, decisive, Guatemala Fishing, Sailfish

Father’s Day 2 for 1 Subscription Special

June 13, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

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