Presented BySet over the July 4th weekend, concurrent with the Blue Marlin World Cup, the signature Firecracker Open Big Game Tournament gives Kona teams the chance to compete on a global scale while ...

Glenn Hughes is the president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association and former ­publisher of Marlin magazine. He also serves on several boards, including the Center for Sportfishing Policy, ...

Presented ByAs the highly anticipated kickoff to the summer season, the Kona Kick Off is a competitively priced “four flags” tournament that splits the base pot between the largest marlin, ahi, ono ...

Team Rum Knuckles shattered Grenada’s national blue marlin record with a 919-pound catch at the 2025 Spicy Tuna Tournament—an ...

While Yarbrough mans the helm, Huerta is largely responsible for assembling the team’s anglers. “I think it’s most important to look for the personalities you’d like to spend time with rather than ...

What They Do There are currently three companies that sell ­omnidirectional sonars: Furuno, Simrad and MAQ. Furuno was the earliest player in the sport-fishing game, releasing its first version, ...

MTU 12V 2000 M96X Courtesy Rolls Royce The highly successful MTU 12V 2000 M96L, rated at 1,945 hp, has now received a power upgrade to 2,002 hp and is named the MTU 12V 2000 M96X. The engines first ...

The fleet of classics usually fished around the Outer Banks rather than traveling throughout the season. Courtesy Hatteras Marlin Club Membership Has Its Privileges Styron says: “In the early days, ...

Western-boundary currents, such as the Gulf Stream and the East Australian Current, carry tropical water and are preferred for targeting pelagics. The ephemeral nature of the famed canyons fishery off ...

Fishing the Great Barrier Reef isn’t for the faint of heart, but the rewards usually justify the efforts. Kelly Dalling Fallon To help answer this question and to learn more about this species, I ...

A Flair for Innovation “We put a lot of engineering into our boats, and each one, from a 60-footer to a 90-footer, gets the same attention,” says Gary Davis, superintendent of new construction at the ...

Discover the evolution of tagging billfish, from early efforts to , to groundbreaking satellite technology like the pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT). Learn how initiatives from groups like The ...