As we move up into the 50- and 80-pound class stand-up gear, I like to increase the size of my lure pitch bait. Any of your favorite lures will work—the most important thing is for your pitch bait ...

2 tsp. turmeric powder 4 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp. fresh ginger, grated 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. white pepper 2 tsp. honey 2 Tbsp. fish sauce 4 Tbsp. shallot, minced 2 Tbsp. cilantro, roughly ...

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize. The Buckskin Billfish / Cameron J. Rhodes Aside from the influx of visiting tourists, Belize is a cultural melting pot all its own. Its languages ...

From the Darien Jungle to the desolate islands of the South Pacific, operators of remote fishing lodges do the impossible with bringing dreams to life from beyond the edge of civilization. Courtesy ...

The Marquesas have all of the right conditions necessary to draw in big, hungry blue marlin. Credit Capt. Tom Francis Remote in the Pacific As mentioned, the Marquesas Islands are extremely remote, ...

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, ...

Dates: July 6 - 9, 2025The stakes are higher than ever at the Kona Throw Down, where the single largest marlin of the tournament can walk away with a winner-takes-all purse from both the base entry ...

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 ...