White Marlin Open Journal, Pre-Trip 2
Tournament talk: Last-minute planning before T-day
Tournament talk: Last-minute planning before T-day
Join me as I chronicle an adventure with Contender Boats in Ocean City, Maryland
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.
I just received an e-mail from Capt. Justin Wilson out of Virginia Beach. Apparently, the outstanding billfishing of the past few seasons in that part of the country is not letting up. It’s on fire right now! And Justin’s boat just landed a pending state-record swordfish, a 446-pound whopper.
Virginia Beach, the East’s hottest billfish battleground
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.
Boat nabs white marlin, blue marlin, sailfish and swordfish in just four hours!
Booby Trap catches four billfish species in just four hours
Five U.S. success stories — fisheries that regained health through conservation
Tournament talk: Last-minute planning before T-day
Join me as I chronicle an adventure with Contender Boats in Ocean City, Maryland
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.
I just received an e-mail from Capt. Justin Wilson out of Virginia Beach. Apparently, the outstanding billfishing of the past few seasons in that part of the country is not letting up. It’s on fire right now! And Justin’s boat just landed a pending state-record swordfish, a 446-pound whopper.
Virginia Beach, the East’s hottest billfish battleground
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.
Boat nabs white marlin, blue marlin, sailfish and swordfish in just four hours!
Booby Trap catches four billfish species in just four hours
Five U.S. success stories — fisheries that regained health through conservation
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