Panama Black Marlin: One Angler’s Billfish-Slam Quest
Hannibal Bank provides ample chances to hook and release a trophy black marlin.
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Hannibal Bank provides ample chances to hook and release a trophy black marlin.
How a growing fraternity of Kona’s kayak anglers has dialed in the Big Island’s pelagic big-game fishing.
You want to go up against a half-ton of rampaging billfish? Try any of these spots for some of the best odds you’ll find in the world.
Offshore-angling experts, who have fished around the world, teach the secrets of catching big-game fish.
Guy Harvey returned recently from Piñas Bay, Panama, where he participated in Tropic Star Lodge’s tournament, the Tropic Star Torneo. In this report, the world-renowned scientist, angler, photographer and of course artist shares his experience in words and photos with Sport Fishing’s audience.
Guy Harvey returned recently from Piñas Bay, Panama, where he participated in Tropic Star Lodge’s tournament, the Tropic Star Torneo. In this report, the world-renowned scientist, angler, photographer and of course artist shares his experience in words and photos with Sport Fishing’s audience.
IGFA sent Hemingway on his only trip to Hawaii.
We caught up with Capt. Brad Philipps recently. If you don’t know who Brad is, you should. He’s caught and released more billfish over the past decade than anyone on the planet. Brad’s released an astounding 23,000 billfish during the last 11 years in Guatemala, averaging roughly 15 billfish releases per trip.
A big-game boat backing down hard into the seas off Australia gets more than it bargained for when 600 pounds of black marlin lands in the cockpit.
As luck would have it, IGFA President Rob Kramer and I heard the news that the Billfish Conservation Act had passed through the Senate at exactly the same time, around 5:30 a.m. No, we weren’t camped out in the office awaiting word from our lobbyists in D.C. We were actually in my truck, trailering my new skiff on our way to fish Flamingo in Everglades National Park.
In a Q-and-A interview with the Gasparilla Gazette, FWC’s new chairman Kenneth Wright hinted at the possibility of further protection for Florida’s marlin, sailfish, bonefish and tarpon.
I turned 40 this year, and one of the things I’ve come to realize is that time seems to fly by faster with each passing year. Case in point: We have nearly completed the first year of the IGFA Great Marlin Race (IGMR).
Hannibal Bank provides ample chances to hook and release a trophy black marlin.
How a growing fraternity of Kona’s kayak anglers has dialed in the Big Island’s pelagic big-game fishing.
You want to go up against a half-ton of rampaging billfish? Try any of these spots for some of the best odds you’ll find in the world.
Offshore-angling experts, who have fished around the world, teach the secrets of catching big-game fish.
Guy Harvey returned recently from Piñas Bay, Panama, where he participated in Tropic Star Lodge’s tournament, the Tropic Star Torneo. In this report, the world-renowned scientist, angler, photographer and of course artist shares his experience in words and photos with Sport Fishing’s audience.
Guy Harvey returned recently from Piñas Bay, Panama, where he participated in Tropic Star Lodge’s tournament, the Tropic Star Torneo. In this report, the world-renowned scientist, angler, photographer and of course artist shares his experience in words and photos with Sport Fishing’s audience.
IGFA sent Hemingway on his only trip to Hawaii.
We caught up with Capt. Brad Philipps recently. If you don’t know who Brad is, you should. He’s caught and released more billfish over the past decade than anyone on the planet. Brad’s released an astounding 23,000 billfish during the last 11 years in Guatemala, averaging roughly 15 billfish releases per trip.
A big-game boat backing down hard into the seas off Australia gets more than it bargained for when 600 pounds of black marlin lands in the cockpit.
As luck would have it, IGFA President Rob Kramer and I heard the news that the Billfish Conservation Act had passed through the Senate at exactly the same time, around 5:30 a.m. No, we weren’t camped out in the office awaiting word from our lobbyists in D.C. We were actually in my truck, trailering my new skiff on our way to fish Flamingo in Everglades National Park.
In a Q-and-A interview with the Gasparilla Gazette, FWC’s new chairman Kenneth Wright hinted at the possibility of further protection for Florida’s marlin, sailfish, bonefish and tarpon.
I turned 40 this year, and one of the things I’ve come to realize is that time seems to fly by faster with each passing year. Case in point: We have nearly completed the first year of the IGFA Great Marlin Race (IGMR).
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