Archive for tag: blue marlin
Clash Of Titans: Marlin Vs. MegaROV
September 13, 2011 Campfire Stories, FeaturedWhat happens when cold steel meets territorial guardian of the deep? A few bill smacks until eventually they opt to hug it out and call it day. Apparently this is no rare occurence due to the territorial nature of blue marlin. The large Remote Operational Vehicle (ROV) was involved in deep sea work when it [...]
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Let It Ride Pays Off With Grander
August 10, 2010 FishingAfter hitting southern fishing tournaments like the Hatteras Marlin Club Invitational and the Big Rock, anglers move up the coast to Ocean City, Maryland for the White Marlin Open. This year’s Open included the second largest blue marlin ever caught during the annual contest, a 1,010.5 pounder by angler James Kontos aboard Let It Ride. [...]
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“The Fish Is Disqualified. We’re Disqualified. That’s It.”
June 25, 2010 FishingWhat does an 883 pound blue marlin get you? For the Hatteras, North Carolina-based vessel, Citation, how about $319,000 for the first fish to the dock over 500 pounds and another $913,00 for biggest fish. There’s just one catch: everyone on the boat must have a fishing license. Someone didn’t.
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White Marlin Are For Sissies
August 14, 2009 FishingWhat happens when a Tarheel enters a white marlin tournament? Broken records, that’s what. Robert Farris of Charlotte, North Carolina took three hours to land this 1,062 pound blue marlin during last week’s White Marlin Tournament in Ocean City, Maryland, breaking the state record set in 1989 by 120 pounds.
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Hello May! Is Mr. Marlin In?
April 28, 2009 FishingWith a weeklong stretch of 80-degree weather, folks around these parts are talking bluewater fishing and that means billfish in the Gulf Stream. The month of May serves as a warmup for the summer fishing tournaments with the biggest of them all kicking off in June right up the road in Morehead City, North Carolina: [...]
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Big Blue Released Off Hatteras
August 29, 2008 FishingCheck out the blue marlin released by the crew of the Qualifier back in July. Operating out of Oregon Inlet, the hookup was in the Gulf Stream that runs south-to-north just offshore of the Outer Banks. The captain estimated the fish would have weighed in at around 900 pounds and along with it, they released [...]
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Marlin Sets New NC Record
August 18, 2008 Featured, FishingThe 34-year old state record for blue marlin fell over the weekend as this giant was hauled in during Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament in Manteo. Weighing in at a whopping 1,228.5 pounds, this big blue beat the previous record of 1,142 and was just 173 pounds shy of the 1,402.2 world record caught in 1992 [...]
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Spring Means Big Blues
August 7, 2008 FishingThe fishing off Wrightsville Beach doesn’t wait until summer to heat up! During the April blue marlin tournament the fish were biting and the scales were tipping: the tournament fleet boated or tagged 8 of 16 hookups with Pole Position landing one estimated to be over 600 pounds. Buck Wild was not in the tournament [...]
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