The Blue Marlin Grand Championship debuted at The Wharf in Orange Beach in July of 2012. A Work of Art won the inaugural tournament that year as Kevin Courville was the angler on the winning fish, which weighed 665.4 pounds. Fast forward eleven years to the exact day, and Courville
The 2nd Annual South Carolina Blue Marlin Invitational (SCBMI) celebrated four winners this year, but not quite for the reasons you might expect. The tournament, which hosted 21 participating boats, allows competitors to select three fish days from May 1st through May 23rd, an opportunity to work around busy schedules
The 2023 Viking Key West Challenge (VKWC) was an absolute smash hit. Presented by Christi Insurance Group and Travelers Insurance, the ninth annual event drew 50 boats and more than 500 people. Two tournament record fish were caught, and a Viking 50 became a three-peat champion. “It was a Key West
While fishing the Northeast Florida Wahoo Shootout Tournament 2023, Capt. Stewart Witt and his crew aboard the Git Witt It landed three wahoo with a total aggregate weight of 318.54 pounds. The huge wahoo weighed 129.26, 96.16 and 93.12 pounds respectively. Northeast Florida continues to grow its reputation as a
Builder Choice, a 64-foot Jarrett Bay, hasnt fished the Marina Casa de Campo Open for two years, but the team never missed a beat. The boat led the field of 14 boats from the start to win the 2023 Marina Casa de Campo Open, which concluded last weekend in the
Congratulations to Capt. Charlie Vanderbeck and the team aboard Following Seas for securing the top honors at the 2023 Chub Cay Classic billfish tournament. This victory highlights the skill, strategy, and dedication required in the competitive world of sportfishing, particularly in such a prestigious event. A Prestigious Event in the Heart
Quepos, Costa Rica”The 7th Annual Pelagic Rockstar Offshore Tournament makes Costa Rican and Central American sportfishing history two years running! With a record-setting 94 teams and 553 anglers catching and releasing 1,131 billfish for more than $1.3 million in prize money, the Pelagic Rockstar solidified its place in tournament fishing
Costa Rica never disappoints; calm seas, a world class fleet and fast billfishing for 30 Master Anglers who gathered together at Los Suenos on January 24th for the annual boat draw. Veteran anglers welcomed five "freshmen" into the club and after greeting old friends, the Rules Committee reviewed a new
Gulf Coast DivisionCapt. Landon BellSouthern Charm // 1,800 pointsLouisiana Gulf Coast Billfish Classic 3rd Place 100 pts. New Orleans Invitational Tournament 2nd Place 300 pts. Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic 1st Place 500 pts. Blue Marlin Grand Championship 2nd Place 300 pts. White Marlin Shootout 3rd Place 100 pts. MBGFC Labor Day Tournament 1st Place
MANTEO, N.C.”With less than a minute to go in the last hour of the last day, Capt. Charles Foreman relied on his vast local knowledge as a charter skipper to put his team on the winning fish. A sailfish vaulted Country Girl to the top of the leaderboard to claim
