ITB Staff A career in the fishing and boating industry means that you will, at some point, be hosting charter guests on your vessel. Whether they be complete strangers or your boss best friends, charter guests generally have a few things in common. They are known for having enough money to
Manteo, North Carolina, August 9, 2021”With a record 145 boats and nearly 900 lady anglers, the 32nd annual Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Only Billfish Tournament set new standards for charity fishing events. This popular North Carolina contest, held in Manteo at the Pirate Cove Marina, is special not only for
Bisbee's 22nd East Cape Offshore Tournament, August 9, 2021”The 22nd East Cape Offshore (BCS, MX) produced by the Bisbee family began this year series in a remarkable fashion! The number of teams increased from 72 boats in 2020 to 96 in 2021. As a result, the total jackpot increased to
ITB Staff This may be either the most fun or the most grueling time of the year. Now is a time when endurance, planning and execution align. It also a time when you just cannot think of any more creative hashtags to explain your fishing. It tournament season. During this time captains,
White Marlin Open, Aug. 4, 2021”While there were some changes in the leaderboard after the second day of the 2021 White Marlin Open, the 82.5-pound white marlin caught Monday by angler Mike Atkinson off the Fender Bender both from Virginia Beach, VA is still the big story. Atkinson is winning
White Marlin Open, Aug. 3, 2021”The $9.2 million purse has already started to be divided up after only one day of fishing. The purse is, as expected, weighed more heavily to billfish categories and two Virginia Beach boats are holding onto $5,700,000 of that purse after day 1 of 2021
On June 22, Captain Tony Brown with Boom Boom Sportfishing and his crew caught an impressive 1,040-pound Pacific blue marlin four miles off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The experience was especially memorable for Tony and his crew because their deckhand family was the charter group that day. [caption id="attachment_70063" align="alignnone"
[caption id="attachment_247" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Old Reliable Crew[/caption] On July 7, 2013 the Old Reliable raised 103 blue marlin and scored 18 releases on the flyrod. In three days we raised 169 blue marlin and released 37, all on the fly. The seed was planted for this adventure three years earlier when
Nineteen-year-old Cole Pirrung has, like many anglers before him, been fishing for most of his life. Pirrung says he was always at the river and lake with friends and the first time he ever went offshore was with his grandparents to try bottom fishing when he was around 12 years
The 17th annual Cajun Canyons Billfish Tournament (June 1-6, 2021), presented by H&E Equipment Services, featured 35 boats fishing for a total purse of $689,500. Hosted by Cypress Cove Lodge & Marina in Venice, Louisiana, the tournament attracted a fleet ranging from 37 to 95 feet in length and represented
