Marlin Magazine

I have known Butch Cox a little bit for a longish time. He has one of the world’s best reputations as a marlin catcher, and this day he executed a near perfect display of boat-handling skills. Marlin University student and angler Jesse Cox spent all day in the cockpit, on alert. That afternoon, it all paid off. It started with an incredible bite. A large blue marlin pounced on a ballyhoo on the long ’rigger. The distance from dorsal fin to tail erased any possibility it might not be a blue marlin! And a good one at that! Read More