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Photos & Video: Blue Marlin Donated For Study
A Blue Marlin donated by the Billfish Tournament to the Ocean Vet team for research was hoisted for delivery to the Spanish Point Boat Club on July 11, with the 573 pound fish requiring a team of workers and several pieces of equipment to get it loaded and moved. Once the fish arrived at its destination, the Ocean Vet team dissected the fish, with footage... Read more of this article
856lb Marlin Caught During Today’s Tournament
The Bermuda Big Game Classic got underway today [July 11], with the big catch of the day weighing in at 856lbs. Caught by Martin Estis on board Capt. Andrew Dias “Triple Play”, the fish was brought ashore at 5:30pm today and weighed in at Barrs Park. The Bermuda Big Game Classic is a three-day, big-fish team event with top-team honours... Read more of this article
668lb Marlin Caught In Bermuda Wins World Cup
Kevin Gaylord from North Carolina — aboard the “Blank Check” — reeled in a 668 lbs blue marlin which was the winning catch in this year’s Blue Marlin World Cup. The tournament allows anglers anywhere in the world to enter. Teams fish for 8 hours and the heaviest blue marlin over 500 pounds takes all the winnings, which this year... Read more of this article
Photos: 547lb, 641lb, 668lb Marlin Weighed In
[Updated with photos/info/video] With more than $300,000 prize money on the line, three marlins weighing over 500lbs were landed today [July 4], as the World Cup Blue Marlin Championship is underway with 46 teams in Bermuda competing with anglers around the world. The “Sea Toy” pulled into Albouy’s Point at around 10.30am with a 547lb... Read more of this article
July 4th: World Cup Blue Marlin Championship
The World Cup Blue Marlin Championship will be held on July 4th, with the competition unique in that it allows anglers anyplace in the world to enter the tournament. Teams fish for 8 hours in their time zones with the heaviest blue marlin over 500 pounds taking all the winnings. The winning team last year fished in Bermuda. Teams have already entered... Read more of this article
Queen Of Hearts 768lb Marlin Wins World Cup
For the second time in five years, the Bermuda based team aboard Queen Of Hearts won in the world wide Blue Marlin World Cup Championship. Teams from around the globe compete annually each July 4 for eight hours in their time zone to see who can land the largest blue marlin, with hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake. It was the seventh win for... Read more of this article
Videos: Anglers Reel In 556lb & 768lb Blue Marlins
The Bermuda Billfish Blast kicked off earlier this week, and yesterday [July 4] two massive blue marlins were reeled in. The Queen of Hearts 768lb blue marlin was the biggest catch of the day, with caught Paradise One bringing in the second largest at 556lbs – which is pictured below. The captain and crew of the Queen of Hearts currently leads... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: 1289lb Blue Marlin Caught
[Updated] Dozens of people lined the PW dock on Front Street, after a visiting group aboard the “Seafari” reeled in a 1289lb Blue Marlin this afternoon [May 30]. Well known local fisherman Alan Card was aboard the 70-foot Betram assisting as a local guide, and said it was the largest blue marlin he had personally seen caught in his career. - The... Read more of this article
Video: 550lb Atlantic Blue Marlin Caught
The video below shows fishermen aboard Overproof charters reeling in a 550lb Atlantic Blue Marlin off Bermuda on July 23rd, 2010. Because of their relative rarity, beauty, and sporting qualities, marlin are considered one of the most prestigious catches a recreational fisherman can make. Big game fishing has been highlighted lately on the local scene... Read more of this article
Photos: 1103lb Pound Marlin Caught
The Bermuda fishing world is all abuzz with the huge catch reeled in; a 1,103lb marlin. It was caught aboard Kevin Winter’s Playmate yesterday [July 13], and had to be weighed by an Island Construction crane, as the photos below show. As large and impressive as this fish is, it isn’t the largest caught in Bermuda waters, with a chart below... Read more of this article
