Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament Date: Aug. 11-15, 2025 Location: Manteo, North Carolina Region: East Coast Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational Date: Aug. 11-16, 2025 Location: Beach Haven, New ...

It’s difficult to even quantify the importance of a reliable marine diesel engine. Sport-fishing boats around the world simply wouldn’t have the legs to do what they do without these expertly and ...

You’re trolling a ledge, seamount or baitball with a ­handful of boats around you. No bites yet, but you’re steadily marking fish and making several passes over an area that should be producing. Then ...

Pulling on a truly big fish with heavy tackle sits at the core of all big-game fishing. We all grew up reading stories of titanic man-versus-fish battles lasting for hours and hours until one of the ...

Most people’s first introduction to the world of billfish fishing comes from catching a sailfish. They are by far the most prolific species of billfish and since they tend to frequent near-shore ...

(To see the full tagging adventure, click through all the photos in the gallery above.) Most people would be surprised to learn how little is known about billfish. For example, how fast can they swim?

That old axiom—location, ­location, location—certainly applies to Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada, Florida. It’s a short boat ride from where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Gulf of Mexico and the ...

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Most boat owners do not understand the intricacies of salvage, a unique part of maritime law that also has a blurred relationship to a towing service. Indeed, the law of salvage applies to all boats, ...

I’ve been a part of some conversations of late about flying flags on boats, not only fishing flags but also the correct application of national, courtesy and house flags. Over the years, I’ve seen all ...

If you want to go marlin fishing, you need a boat. One of the most popular to ever hit the water was the venerable Bertram 31, of which there were some 1,800 built. Bertram introduced the original 54 ...

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