History rewritten: Team Rum Knuckles’ record-breaking marlin shatters Grenada’s previous national record of 669 pounds. Credit Josh Maharaj But the marlin was simply too big. Despite the combined ...

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 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 ...

The highly anticipated kickoff to the Bermuda Triple Crown, the Billfish Blast is scheduled to take place over the July 4 holiday every year. This gives the participating teams the opportunity to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Location was also the motivating factor for the 15 charter boats, 20 backcountry guides, and a dive and headboat named Miss Islamorada that call Bud N’ Mary’s home. “I know I am prejudiced, but to me, ...

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, ...

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 ...

While areas of high sun exposure such as the head, neck and hands are frequent locations for cancer, it can also be found just about anywhere else on the body, including places that rarely see the sun ...

Crafting a custom rod is slow, careful work that cannot be rushed. Jon Whittle/Marlin While Harris and the local charter fleet worked together to develop rods for charter boats in the Outer Banks and ...