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Why the Big Island remains one of the world’s prime destinations for blue-water game fish.

Why the Big Island remains one of the world’s prime destinations for blue-water game fish.

When temps rise in Cabo San Lucas, marlin fishing heats up.

Sight-casting to striped marlin is specialized, equipment-intensive and electrifying.


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).

Another look at some angling anomalies caught by Sport Fishing readers.

Why the Big Island remains one of the world’s prime destinations for blue-water game fish.

When temps rise in Cabo San Lucas, marlin fishing heats up.

Sight-casting to striped marlin is specialized, equipment-intensive and electrifying.


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).

Another look at some angling anomalies caught by Sport Fishing readers.
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