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Best of Marlin 2011

Some of the most popular posts, features and galleries of 2011

By Ben Holtzclaw

February 21, 2012

mar best of_01.jpg — In the market for a new ride? This summer, we brought you an overview of 10 new game boats to look for in 2012.

mar best of_02.jpg — Every year, the Marlin Offshore Art Gallery draws artist submission from around the world, and our 2012 edition has proven once again to be a reader favorite with over 60 examples of the world's best marine art.

mar best of_03.jpg — If you're ready for the pain, big tunas await, and our listing of Five Top Tuna Towns shows you where to find the truly gigantic ones.

mar best of_04.jpg — We walked the docks at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show in October and got to check out some of the latest launches. You can find videos, blogs and galleries from the show here.

mar best of_05.jpg — We brought you exciting tournament action in July as team Click Through took this year's Bermuda Big Game Classic.

mar best of_07.jpg — Many of you marveled at the process of launching a 95-foot Jim Smith in February - especially as it was eased down narrow city streets on its first journey to the water.

mar best of_08.jpg — In October, we highlighted some of our favorite reader photos that made it into the Marlin inbox this year. Send yours to editor@marlinmag.com.

mar best of_10.jpg — Last year, we took you on a backstage tour of the construction of NASCAR star Jeff Burton's new Jarrett Bay, Persistence. In 2011, we had a chance to give it a test run.

mar best of_11.jpg — Marlin University takes students to the hottest fishing destinations on the planet. In May, the Guatemala class got a chance to fish out of the legendary Casa Vieja Lodge.

mar best of_12.jpg — Photographer Pat Ford has made quite a name for himself in the sportfishing world. This year, he offered up a sampler of some great offshore photography.

mar best of_13.jpg — We celebrated Marlin's 30th Anniversary this year, and it gave us a good excuse to go back and enjoy some of our favorite past covers from the last three decades.

mar best of_15.jpg — In February, we gave you the full story (with pics) behind Al McGlashan's amazing footage of a mako attacking a striped marlin boatside. We were even able to bring you the video, with help from our friends at Field and Stream.

mar best of_17.jpg — Marlin's annual gear roundup once again gave us the chance to check out the latest goodies to put on our wish list.

mar best of_18.jpg — Since Marlin debuted 30 years ago, a number of big game tournaments have reached prominence. Here, we looked at seven of the most popular ones.

mar best of_19.jpg — Photographer Pat Ford takes us on another adventure - this time to capture the Surfin' Sails of Key West.

mar best of_21.jpg — Heading out to break a record? We took a chance this year to post IGFA all-tackle world records for a number of billfish species.

mar best of_22.jpg — Last spring, we highlighted 11 new electronics products to look forward to in 2011 - just in case your console is looking a little dated...

mar best of_23.jpg — There is some select gear items that have changed big-game fishing over the last 30 years. Here, we highlight six of our favorites.

mar best of_24.jpg — ICAST (the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) may not be open to the public, but we brought you the essential highlights from the 2011 show in Las Vegas.

mar best of_25.jpg — We looked back at 30 years of boatbuilding and assembled this perspective on six manufacturers - then vs. now.

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