Swish & Plane Simple Top the Bermuda Billfish Blast
A 47-team fleet opened the Bermuda Triple Crown with three weighed blue marlin, a razor-thin release race and an added July 4 World Cup showdown
A 47-team fleet opened the Bermuda Triple Crown with three weighed blue marlin, a razor-thin release race and an added July 4 World Cup showdown
Five Star strikes first, then Bwana answers with a 732-pound statement as the HMTS race heats up
With matching 653-pound blue marlin, the 2026 Blue Marlin World Cup delivered its tightest finish ever
Fifty-four boats competed in Hatteras, North Carolina, with Simple Mann claiming overall release honors after a five-day event that produced 59 billfish releases.
The Panama City Beach event paid out $1,851,900 and set a tournament mark with 193 billfish released
A single 458.2-pound blue marlin delivered a record $290,400 payday for the Georgetown-based team.
Record-Breaking Blue Headlines Another Landmark Year in Morehead City
60-boat fleet generates more than $1.45 million in payouts for the 2026 edition of this staple tournament in the Gulf Coast
42-boat fleet battles it out in Charleston during fourth annual event
Set A Course claims title with 595.8-pound blue as tournament records are shattered in participation, prize money and tuna categories
A 54-boat fleet battled in the Bahamas for a total purse of $1.26 million
The elite custom-only fleet converged on Abaco for one of big-game fishing’s most respected industry gatherings.
A 47-team fleet opened the Bermuda Triple Crown with three weighed blue marlin, a razor-thin release race and an added July 4 World Cup showdown
Five Star strikes first, then Bwana answers with a 732-pound statement as the HMTS race heats up
With matching 653-pound blue marlin, the 2026 Blue Marlin World Cup delivered its tightest finish ever
Fifty-four boats competed in Hatteras, North Carolina, with Simple Mann claiming overall release honors after a five-day event that produced 59 billfish releases.
The Panama City Beach event paid out $1,851,900 and set a tournament mark with 193 billfish released
A single 458.2-pound blue marlin delivered a record $290,400 payday for the Georgetown-based team.
Record-Breaking Blue Headlines Another Landmark Year in Morehead City
60-boat fleet generates more than $1.45 million in payouts for the 2026 edition of this staple tournament in the Gulf Coast
42-boat fleet battles it out in Charleston during fourth annual event
Set A Course claims title with 595.8-pound blue as tournament records are shattered in participation, prize money and tuna categories
A 54-boat fleet battled in the Bahamas for a total purse of $1.26 million
The elite custom-only fleet converged on Abaco for one of big-game fishing’s most respected industry gatherings.
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