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2022 Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic Winners

June 16, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

The Crawgator team with their first place 492.6-pound blue marlin. 

This year’s first place title at the 2022 Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic went to Southern Charm, Capt. Landon Bell. Mon Chari, Capt. Matt Coppoletta, took second with Amigo, Capt. Brad Schoenfeld, taking third.
Heaviest marlin went to Capt. Erik Chandler and the Crawgator team with their 492.6-pound blue marlin.

Top Captain Landon Bell and Top Mate Connor McLeod, Southern Charm.

Filed Under: Fishing, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfishing, Blue Marlin, Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic, Offshore Fishing

2022 Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament Results

June 7, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament

Photo: SC Gov Cup/The Buckskin Billfish

Jay Weaver, captain of the Blue Sky, seized first place in the 54th annual Georgetown Blue Marlin tournament, which ran from May 26 to May 28. No fewer than 71 boats participated in the event, the largest turnout since 2000, according to Tournament Coordinator Amy Dukes.

The Blue Sky caught and released three blue marlins and one sailfish, while Capt. Stuart Lackey of the Reel Hook Up came in second with one blue marlin, one white marlin and one sailfish. Capt. Mike King of the Frequent Flyer followed in third with one blue marlin and one sailfish. The Hydrosphere, captained by Mike Bierley, reeled in the biggest marlin, which weighed 532.1 pounds and measured 110 inches in length.

Blue Sky won a prize of $154, 395, which came out of a total payout of $569,875 across all categories.

Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: fishing tournament, Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, Offshore Fishing, south carolina fishing

Old No. 7 Wins the Inaugural Florida Sailfish Cup

June 3, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Florida Sailfish Cup, June 3, 2022—After seven months of fishing, the first annual Florida Sailfish Cup has come to a close. 41 boats participated in the tournament and represented all different locations over Florida, from New Smyrna Beach all the way to Key West, FL. 183 Sailfish were released between the top three teams across their five fishing days and a total of 688 fish were released by the 41 boat fleet. The total purse for the tournament was $265,850, with the biggest payout being awarded to team Reel Synergy!

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: florida sailfish cup, Offshore Fishing, old no 7, sportfishing

Quantified, Skin Deep Take First at Gulf Coast Masters

June 1, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

gulf coast masters

Capt Justin Drummond, mates Matt Driscoll, Cyler Pape, Matt Reed, Juan Garcia.

First place release at the 2022 Gulf Coast Masters went to the Quantified with Capt. Justin Drummond at the helm. Second place release went to Bandito, Capt. Bobby Wade, with third place release going to Mollie, Capt. Jeff Shoults. Capt. Kyle Smith and the Skin Deep team took first place for their 702-pound blue marlin.
Gulf Coast Masters

Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: Blue Marlin, gulf coast masters, Marlin Fishing, Offshore Fishing

I Always Like A Red Head—Is Lure Color Important?

May 13, 2022 By InTheBite Editor

rod hayes lure colors

Rod Hayes Lures

By Peter B Wright

How important is the color of a lure to a billfish, a tuna or any other large pelagic game fish?

For many fish, including everything from small bait fish to giant marlin and tuna, color vision can be hugely important.

Consider mahi-mahi. Almost certainly, they would never have developed their outstanding coloration if they were not also gifted with color vision. This is a part of what makes them, and other tropical fish often found in tanks and aquariums, so special.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tackle Tagged With: lure color, lure size, Marlin Fishing, Offshore Fishing, peter wright, red head lure

New State Record for Dolphin Fish

May 10, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Georgia DNR, Brunswick, Ga., May 5, 2022—A 53-year-old Midway man is the new state record holder for dolphin fish (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as mahi mahi, after the Georgia Department of Natural Resources certified his catch Friday.

James Roberts of Midway landed the 68-pound, 1.6-ounce dolphin on April 26. He was fishing over Deli Ledge approximately 80 miles east of St. Catherines Island, according to DNR’s Coastal Resources Division, which administers the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Records Program.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases Tagged With: dolphin, georgia fishing, mahi mahi, Offshore Fishing

A Mate’s Pay

May 6, 2022 By InTheBite Editor

mates on boat

New Lines

By Ric Burnley

A good mate is worth his weight in gold. From wiring a blue marlin to serving cocktails, the second in command on a professional sportfishing boat has many jobs to master and many people to please.

So, how do you quantify the value of excellence? How do you compensate a person for unwavering dedication, extensive technical knowledge, a crushing physical toil and a winning attitude? Paying a mate what he’s worth would quickly run most operations out of financial resources. With all the adventure, excitement, drama and sheer fun of professional fishing, at the end of the day, it all comes down to a wad of cash passed from the fisherman to his best friend on the water. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Crew, Featured Stories, People Tagged With: boat career, charter fishing pay, fishing pay, Mates, Offshore Fishing

Form, Function and Fishing: Learning from Fish Physiology

April 18, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

black marlin jumping

Black marlin have wide, powerful bills built for smashing tuna and not breaking.

ITB Staff

They say that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they present themselves. A few observations about the anatomy of a fish can just as accurately provide ways to approximate how they behave. There is an adage in biology that form follows function. The way something appears can tell you quite a bit about what it is good at doing.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Science Tagged With: billfishing, fish physiology, fish tail, Offshore Fishing

Turn Off Your Radar

April 15, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat radar

By Captain Scott “Fraz” Murie

I’ve been approached several times recently about frustrated captains who say, “I’ve got something for you to write about in your next two-minute warning column.” Their frustration is real. Their complaint is a valid one.

And it concerns radars. It seems that everyone who owns a boat these days has a radar. From the cruisers and bay boats, monkey boats to the motor yachts and mega sportfish boats. A lot of the bigger boats have two radars. It’s a valuable tool for safety and fishing but it seems that everyone with a radar turns it on as soon as they’re leaving the dock, then they leave it on 24/7.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: boat radar, Offshore Fishing, oil rig, Radar, sportfishing

Krazy Salts Wins 2022 Chub Cay Invitational

April 12, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Chub Cay Invitational

Chub Cay Invitational, April 12, 2022—With a spicy, last-day rally Krazy Salts won the 2022 Chub Cay Invitational, which concluded this past weekend at the Chub Cay Resort and Marina in the Bahamas. Krazy Salts, an 80-foot Viking based in Palm Beach, Florida, earned top boat honors after releasing one blue marlin and five sailfish for a total of 1,000 points. The boat is owned by Dave Anderson Jr and Dave Anderson Sr, with Capt. Keith Greenberg at the helm.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: chub cay invitational, fishing tournament, krazy salts, Offshore Fishing

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