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A heart-pounding, chaotic sailfish feeding frenzy is something few anglers get to experience. Tormented sardines scurried for their lives while remnant scales sparkled, falling like snowflakes to the depths, and the oil of those not so lucky gave a sheen to the sea’s surface. All while the looming pack of hungry sailfish anxiously waited their turn at the ever-dwindling baitball. Images of this deadly tango have appeared countless times on the pages of this magazine, but my experience being in the middle of one off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, is nearly indescribable. One by one, each sailfish ignited its chromatophores and flashed a combination of dark purples and electric blues, signaling its turn to enter the melee. A quick swipe of the bill disoriented the fleeing sardine, and the sail made…
editor@marlinmag.com GOOD VIBES Love the magazine, and this issue brought back memories. Your cover shot for the Fond Memories letter [Letters, November 2015] is a painting by John Carroll Doyle titled High Wire Act. It was commissioned by me on the birth of my first daughter, Jaime Kay — her name is on the transom. The then-editor Bill McLellan Jr. asked if he could use it for the cover shot [Marlin Volume 1, Number 3, 1982] ... the rest is history. In the ’80s, I fished on the charter boat Best Revenge out of Oregon Inlet, captained by Bull Tolson. I still fish there and have fished with Fin Gaddy [Players, November 2015] both in Isla and Oregon Inlet. Maxwell’s story on jig-built boats [“Birth of the Carolina Jig Boat,”…
SAILS AWAY! Richard Gibson captured this incredible photo of a Pacific sailfish in full flight. John Richardson, part of Team Picaflor, hooked the sail aboard Capt. Brad Philipps’ Decisive. They took advantage of the phenomenal sailfish bite and won the entire tourney. LOCATION Taken during the record-setting Presidential Challenge of Guatemala, in which the 12-boat fleet released 845 sails and four marlin in three days. TECH SPECS CAMERA: Canon EOS-1D X LENS: Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM ISO: 5,000 APERTURE: f/14.0 SPEED: 1/6,400 sec…
How did it feel to work on Rhino again? We just completed the major refit on Rhino that took just under two years to complete. She’s an absolute classic and was a fun project for us here at the yard. We took her all the way down and back, and delivered her in March 2015. She was originally built in 1959 and featured the classic double-cabin design. We took out her old pair of 892s and added a pair of 715 hp Cummins QSM11s. We gave her the speed she always wanted. When she launched, she was a big and fast boat at 18 knots, but now she can easily run 31 knots with her new power. When we took her down to her planks, we found she was still…
+ BITE TRACKER Stay current with top bites from the best billfish destinations around the globe at marlinmag.com/travel. WHERE FEBRUARY Find yourself at a hot spot between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and you’re likely to find a fantastic billfish bite. The norm in Costa Rica or Guatemala can be 40 to 50 shots a day at sailfish, and it’s likely to happen in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, as well. Jump on great blue marlin action at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, or head Down Under to Port Stephens, Australia, for black and striped marlin. Our Marlin panel of experts weigh in on where you should head next.…
SIMMS ProDry HUK NXTLVL GRUNDÉNS Sedna UNDER ARMOUR Ridge Reaper Hydro BLUEFIN Big Game STORMR Prime UNDER ARMOUR: RIDGE REAPER HYDRO Loaded with Gore-Tex technology, Under Armour’s Ridge Reaper Hydro’s outer shell boasts the company’s highest rating for guaranteed waterproofing even in shallow submersion. The jacket and bib combo uses 100 percent polyester stretch construction for added mobility and comfort. The hood’s stretch panel guarantees a snug fit when on the run and is designed to accommodate peripheral vision for added on-the-water safety. Thoughtful placement of the jacket’s and bib’s internal and external pockets provides plenty of storage for essential gear and personal items. underarmour.com GRUNDÉNS: SEDNA The Sedna jacket and bib combo is the only foul-weather gear in the lineup designed exclusively for the female fisherman. The Sedna adds…
