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This V-33 only has 174 hours and… [Read more] YRM OS Series 15 -1500 lbs. Davit in Excellent Condition Boat owner upgraded to a larger dinghy and davit. This model installed May 2016 is the OS15- 1500 lb capacity.… [Read more] Release Fighting Chair with 4 Rod Rocket Launcher Great condition 130 lb Release Marine fighting chair with 4 rod rocket launcher and stainless pedestal. Has a few minor… [Read more] 29 Inch DynaQuad Michigan 4 Blade Nibral Wheels 2.5" Shaft, 36 Pitch Michigan DQS 4 blade propellers 29 Inch DynaQuad Michigan 4 Blade Nibral Wheels 2.5" Shaft, 36 Pitch, light cup Used… [Read more] Michigan Wheels Pair of Michigan CX-500 33" Dia, 48 Pitch, 3" shaft, 5 blade. New condition, props have never been in water.… [Read more] 2020 48 Viking Open This Viking 48 is Better than New with all the bugs worked out and the motors do not need servicing… [Read more] Captain of the Year Cup Presented by Hatteras Contender Florida Division Captain of the Year Home Capt. John Dudas, Sandman, 1000 Points Buccaneer Cup, 1st … [Read More] Airmar East Coast Division Captain of the Year Home Capt. Russell Sinclair, Wave Paver, 1000 Points White Marlin … [Read More] Furuno Gulf Division Captain of the Year Home Capt. Jeff Shoults, Mollie, 2100 … [Read More] Release Marine International Division Captain of the Year Home Capt. Edward "Cookie" Murray, Auspicious, 1350 Points Bermuda Billfish … [Read More] Hawaii Division Captain of the Year Home Capt. Shane O'Brien, Wild Hooker, 2150 Points Lazy Marlin Hunt, … [Read More] Dock Talk On the Spot with Eight Eights Captain Mark Pagano While out with the Eight Eights team in the Dominican Republic we headed to the tower for a quick chat with Capt. Mark Pagano who was diligently scanning the water for any color deviation. … [Read More...] Hunting for Wahoo with SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping InTheBite Publisher Dale Wills and Editor-in-Chief Steve Dougherty headed out with Capt. Spencer Talbot and Capt. Clint Kainec of … [Read More...] Release Marine: A Bolster Helm Walkthrough Release Marine's vice president, Matt Hecht, takes us through the company's Savannah, GA shop and provides an update on the latest … [Read More...] Tournament Results Native Son, Sur Reel, Vintage Take First in Recent Tournaments Hope Town United Sailfish Tournament First Place: Native Son with Capt. Art Sapp Second Place: No Regrets with Capt. Garrett Graue Third Place: No Choos with Capt. George Brittain 67th Annual Light Tackle Sailfish Tournament First Place: Vintage with Capt. Hans Kraaz Second Place: Game Changer with Capt. Bryce Garvey Third Place: Lo Que Sea with Capt. Mike Brady Presidential... [Read More...] 40th Annual Bisbee Black & Blue Tournament Ends with Millions of Dollars Left on the Table Bisbee's, Oct. 27, 2020—The three Bisbee family tournaments wrapped up another record-breaking year as all three 2020 events offered from $1 million to over $4 million while conforming with Government-dictated COVID-19 protocols in Cabo San Lucas. The East Cape Offshore finished August 7th with 72 teams and had a total payout of $1,110,050, the largest payout in its history. The Los... [Read More...] Team Sporty Game Brings in Largest Marlin at Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament CABO SAN LUCAS, BCS, Mex. Oct.19, 2020—The 2020 season of the Bisbee’s family tournaments continues even as the COVID-19 Pandemic swirls worldwide. In the second event of the year, the Los Cabos Offshore marlin tournament shattered both attendance records and the total payout amount. The two-day event awarded eight of the 127 participating teams with its 769 anglers from around... [Read More...] Team El Suertudo Repeats as Winner of the 2020 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Dan Jacobs, Tournament Director, Los Cabos, Oct. 16, 2020—The 2020 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament received 49 teams competing for $742,500 in purse plus trophies and prizes. The fleet recorded 70 billfish catches including 13 blue, three black and 55 striped marlin. The qualified marlin included an impressive 593 black caught aboard Stella June, 312 blue marlin aboard Artemis, 396 black... [Read More...] Strong Competition for 2020 Captain of the Year Title The leaderboard is stacked and heavy with notables. Yet a busy weekend has left us with a major shakeup in the Captain of the Year Cup leaderboard presented by Hatteras. Following a first place showing in the release division of the White Marlin Open, Capt. Russell Sinclair and crew aboard Wave Paver were most recently awarded high point boat in... [Read More...] Tackle Tips Slant vs. Cupped Head Slant Heads Vs. Cupped Heads: Action Makes the Difference Tech Talk By Capt. Bart Miller of Black Bart Lures From InTheBite Vault As far back as I can remember, lure designs were very basic: bullet-shaped heads and slant heads. Slant heads fell into two categories, one being a tube-shaped head with a slant nose; the other being a cylinder-shaped, tapered... [Read More...] Single Hook Fly By Captain Chris Sheeder A single hook rig for billfish is not anything new or earth shattering, but in the flyfishing community it is a somewhat new concept and seems to be a hard switch for many. Guatemala was at the forefront of the circle hook revolution and one of the first to push its beneficial results onto the rest... [Read More...] Tackle Tip Showcase From Jose “Poncho” Brenes and Steven Fallas, on the Sea Fly Jose “Poncho” Brenes and Steven Fallas, now captain on the Reel Fly, have been accustomed to keeping an organized and steady flow of baits when fishing the seamounts off Costa Rica. The following are a few tricks of the trade that worked well in the past. 1. Green ILAND Cruiser Lure over a Small Yellowfin Teaser Poncho and Steven rig... [Read More...] Tackle Tip Showcase from Chip Byrd on the Artemis Chip Byrd is the first mate on Artemis. In addition to being a hell of a fisherman, Chip is well-traveled and innovative in his approach to cockpit work. The following is a list of tackle tips from Chip’s bag of tricks. 1. Cinching your knots with Bert’s Bees—Chip uses chapstick to lubricate his connections, cinching them tightly and securely. Using... [Read More...] Tackle Tip Showcase from Frank Riganto, on the Anticipation Year in, year out few crews have caught more white marlin or experience more tournament success than Captain Harvey Shifle...