A blue marlin is a game fish bluewater anglers dream of catching and releasing. The fish usually can be found hunting the deep water currents of the Gulf Stream, many miles from land. So Feb. 28 ...

We were raising an average of six blue marlin a day, but the smaller fish were hard to keep hooked — Dreamin’ On pulls large lures with pretty big hooks in the spread. At 8:15 a.m., Hodgekiss asked me ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament kicked off Monday with 271 of the 302 boats entering the water. Boats have two lay days where they must stay at shore during ...

Trolling lures on their 23-foot Dorado Pegley deployed a 3.5-inch Pink and White Islander on a 30-wide reel with 80-pound test. Not long after the pair noticed a large marlin jumping with their ...

The remaining Gulf of Mexico blue marlin records are a 1,046-pound marlin from Florida in 2001; a 1,018-pound marlin from Louisiana in 1977; and a Texas marlin weighing 972.7 pounds. The IGFA ...

The Level V Fabulous Fisherman’s Prize of $807,500 for the first 500-pound Blue Marlin is up for grabs once again. They hooked the fish at 12:06 p.m., and it was boated at 4:36 p.m.

With the large fish ruled out, first place went to Sushi, a boat that brought in a blue marlin weighing 484.5 pounds. It won more than $2.7 million, falling short of the $739,500 bonus for the ...

The captain of Sensation, the fishing boat that lost out on over $3 million in earnings when tournament officials disqualified its 619.4-pound blue marlin due to “mutilation,” told CNN on ...

The crowds waited with eager anticipation as Brian Stover’s 10.5-foot long blue marlin was hoisted into the air at the Orange Beach Billfish Classic. Finally, the number was announced: 776.4 ...

Game Time, a West Palm Beach, Florida, boat, brought in a 516-pound blue marlin last year to win the grand prize of more than $1.8 million. More than 300 boats were in the tournament last year.