
The Basics of Lure Fishing for Blue Marlin
A lure catches the fisherman first, but the marlin determine its fate in the lineup

A lure catches the fisherman first, but the marlin determine its fate in the lineup

The goal: Land a 1,000-pound-plus Atlantic blue, Pacific blue and black marlin

The heaviest world records for blue, black and striped marlin and swordfish

The well-known novelist and adventurer pioneered fisheries in Southern California and the South Pacific

Fraser Island highlights excellent fishing

Exploring Myanmar’s Burma Banks for blue and black marlin

A critical part of the game

A glimpse inside a hot new undiscovered marlin fishery

Australia’s legendary black marlin season continues

The catch puts Lady Musgrave Island on the map

Outstanding opportunities abound in this Central American nation

Home to the Black Marlin Classic, this might be the world’s top spot to target huge black marlin

A lure catches the fisherman first, but the marlin determine its fate in the lineup

The goal: Land a 1,000-pound-plus Atlantic blue, Pacific blue and black marlin

The heaviest world records for blue, black and striped marlin and swordfish

The well-known novelist and adventurer pioneered fisheries in Southern California and the South Pacific

Fraser Island highlights excellent fishing

Exploring Myanmar’s Burma Banks for blue and black marlin

A critical part of the game

A glimpse inside a hot new undiscovered marlin fishery

Australia’s legendary black marlin season continues

The catch puts Lady Musgrave Island on the map

Outstanding opportunities abound in this Central American nation

Home to the Black Marlin Classic, this might be the world’s top spot to target huge black marlin
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