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 ...

Drones continue to grow in popularity, and with it, crews capture footage of grayhounding blue marlin or sailfish from angles you would previously need a chase boat or helicopter to shoot. Fishing ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the fish flails and thrashes around the deck of the boat, one man, Will Pritchard, decides he's safer in the water and decides to jump overboard rather than face the marlin's sword of a beak.

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — We’re at the midway point at the 64th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Only 38 boats went out on Tuesday due to the threat of bad weather. So the ...

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 ...

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 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.