Marlin magazine is an international billfishing magazine that gives you updates on the world's hottest billfishing destinations, insider tips on live-baiting and trolling, glimpses of people influencing the sport and reviews on the latest equipment.
Good grief — how did we ever find fish before modern technology? Those words repeat facetiously in my head every time I flip through the pages of an old Marlin. The sheer aesthetics of the electronics from the 1980s and ’90s — and even the early 2000s — compared to the technology we have today on our modern sport-fishers is mind-boggling. Despite the green screens, big dashmounted units and clunky functionality of the past, they still got the job done. According to Moore’s law, technology changes at an exponentially faster rate. We’ve proven it over the last decade, and one can only imagine where we are headed next. But as models and functions change quickly, I wonder if we’ll ever get to the point of technology simply being good enough.…
editor@marlinmag.com NEVER TOO YOUNG Oliver reading Sam a bedtime story. Notice the name of the magazine. Sam says you can’t start them too early. Karen Puckette Miceli Via Facebook A NECESSARY CHANGE? Was the change to a new format really necessary? The old format of Marlin was a no-nonsense informative publication for those of us who enjoy reading about and participating in the sport. To change the format, which reads more like a tourist publication, serves no purpose. Why waste two pages on donkey polo when it could be used for another informative article related to fishing? It also appears to me that the print size has changed, and the previous issue was much easier to read than the new format. If you really want to change the format of…
GET OUT THERE Action cameras lend themselves to capturing creative new angles. Capt. Chris Sheeder explains, “We normally use the selfie stick for release shots so we don’t need to take the fish out of the water. We started using them for action shots, and some photos like this one come out pretty spectacular!” LOCATION Seth Obetz and his family released 14 sails during a great day off Guatemala. Seth caught them on conventional and fly, and his sons hooked up on spin gear. TECH SPECS CAMERA: GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition ISO: 100 APERTURE: f/2.8 SPEED: 1/850 sec…
+ A CHARTER CAPTAIN’S VIEWS ON BILLFISH CONSERVATION, HOT ROD CUSTOM BOATS AND BECOMING A BETTER ANGLER EVERY DAY PLAYERS : : GEAR : : BLUEWATER CURRENTS : : NOTABLE CATCHES : CONSERVATION : : OPINION : : RIGGER’S CORNER What advice can you offer on becoming a better angler? Always watch your baits and teasers. If you can see the fish coming, you’ll catch a lot more. During the tournaments we fish in the Dominican Republic, if you’re not actively holding your rod and ready for a bite, you’re probably not going to win unless you get really lucky. Everyone should always have their eyes on the spread. Being able to spot that flash of color or see a fish coming into the spread is critical. And then don’t…
PLAYERS : : GEAR : : BLUE WATER CURRENTS : : NOTABLE CATCHES : : CONSERVATION : : OPINION : : RIGGER’S CORNER WATCH THE TIME The original Sportfisher watch from Hook + Gaff comes with a long list of features, including the solid titanium case, unique left-sided crown position and three color options for the face. hookandgaff.com NEW OPTICS FROM SMITH Any passionate billfish angler will say that having a great pair of sunglasses is critical to success on the water. Two new unisex designs from Smith Optics, the Colson and Challis, offer ChromaPop technology for superb clarity. smithoptics.com REEL’EM IN FOR CONSERVATION Alutecnos has added a line of Billfish Foundation-branded Veloce reels. Easily distinguished by its blue accents on the handle and drag lever, the new signature Veloce…
RECORDS FALL AT OPERATION SAILFISH BAR South repeats as tournament champions DECEMBER 12-13, 2015 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA PLAYERS :: GEAR :: BLUEWATER CURRENTS :: NOTABLE CATCHES :: CONSERVATION :: OPINION :: RIGGER’S CORNER Fifty-four teams fished for a record purse of nearly $700,000 in the fourth annual Operation Sailfish tournament in West Palm Beach, Florida. The first leg of the prestigious Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series gave participating teams an early shot at scoring points in the four-tournament series race for the coveted Crest award. BAR South, the winners of last year’s Operation Sailfish tournament, successfully defended their title this year aboard their 60-foot Spencer by releasing 18 sailfish and taking home a series-record payout of over $255,900. “We pre-fished up to the north and went there both…
