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Responsible Release
Story and photos by CAPTAIN DOUGLAS COVIN
The sport fishing industry has realized the
importance of “catch and release” as a means
of conservation and the sight of dead fish on the
dock is becoming a rarity. There seems, however, to be a
hypocritical attitude toward this method. Simply because a
billfish is not brought to the dock does not mean it has been
released alive. I’ve had many rum drinks with great fishermen
who told me of how they released multiple marlin.
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Fishing Ghana on the Hooker
By CAPTAIN JOHN ANDERSON
There are places for blue marlin fishing that seem
to exist only in daydreams and conversations at
the bar after a day of fishing. Anglers tell stories
of villages enclosed by palm tree hammocks, situated at the
mouth of a river that empties into a remote section of the
ocean. The allure is that these remote areas could be home
to the next world record blue marlin. I was lucky enough to
visit a place like that last ...
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This is No Fingerpainting
By BRANDON DANE
For the past
seven years,
Jorge Martinez
has produced art work
for major inshore fishing
tournaments in South
Florida. Most recently, he
had a six month solo exhibit
at the International Game
Fish Association (IGFA)
headquarters in Dania Beach.
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Crew Communication Paramount to Tournament Performance
By CAPTAIN RAY ROSHER
I think that some of the most important factors for
a winning tournament crew are communication,
scouting, tackle and bait prep; not to mention a
fair amount of luck. The crew has to communicate about
strategy before, during and after each day, like any other
type of team. Certainly, the equipment must be in good
order, the tackle must be high quality and in good shape.
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Cooler Weather Means Better Bonefishing
By CAPTAIN JOE RODRIGUEZ
Summer is over and the days of 90 degree or higher
temperatures are dwindling. Remember the days
you spent wondering where all the tailing bonefish
go after eight in the morning? Bonefish are not very tolerant
of hot water. If the wind is up, bonefish will often mud in
water from three to six feet deep.
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CATCH OF THE DAY
Kim Perantoni
A South Florida native, 25-
year-old Kim Perantoni
is a former prep and
college softball player, which
she says makes her a natural at
casting a fishing rod. The second
to youngest of four children, she
comes from a large, tight-knit
family. She is an avid boater
and fisherwoman, and has
enjoyed the water since she
was a child living in the
Florida Keys.
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THE BITE on location in El Salvador
By PACO SACA
P apa” headed our six-man group that flew into El
Salvador International Airport last May. Papa isn’t
the ghost of Ernest Hemingway but none other than
Capt. “Black” Bart Miller, one of the grand old men of the
sportfishing world. The group included the team from The Bite
TV show: host Capt. Matt Tambor, executive producer Scott
“Scoot” Shane, director A.J. Willis, underwater videographer
Tony Ludovico and mate J.J. Logan.
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Perfect Lure For a Perfect Place
By CAPTAIN BART MILLER
For some time, my good friend Paco Saca offered
to play host for some of the bounty he experiences
regularly: Great fishing, fine Salvadoran food,
drinks, culture, beach house lodging, a custom sport-fishing
machine, tackle and crew. Paco had me hooked early in this
game of fun and fellowship. His offer had long passed the
temptation period.
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Richard Gibson
By BRANDON DANE
Richard Gibson brings a gritty
realism to his photography
that stems from the eight years
he spent as a staff photographer for the
Virgin Island Daily News in St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands. Gibson returned to St.
Thomas last August, as he does annually,
to fish for and take pictures of blue marlin
because he says “it is the only place to be
in the world during the August full moon
phase.”
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MATCH THE HATCH
By CAPTAIN BOUNCER SMITH
FISH ON! FISH ON! FISH ON! You go under!
Quick around the back! Over the top!”
Every fall that sound goes on day and night
along both coasts of Florida. It is the fall migration of bait and
predator fish. It’s time to have some fun whether from shore,
a pier, a beach, in a small boat or on a fishing machine. As
the days get shorter and the air slightly cooler, huge amounts
of baitfish scramble to avoid the cold water developing ...
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BAHAMIAN-STYLE
Story and photos by CAPTAIN BILL HARRISON
Historically, bluefin tuna season starts in the
Bahamas about the middle of May and goes
through the first two weeks of June. If the wind
blows before or after this period, fishing can be good but
the fish will be difficult to bait because there will be lots of
singles and doubles which are hard to see on a cloudy day.
During the last four years there has been little southeasterly
or southern wind in May and each year June has had low
pressure...
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Low Barometric Pressure Drives Wahoo Wild
By CAPTAIN RONNIE SCHATMAN
From the Bahamas to the Turks and Caicos to the
northern Caribbean, is the area for the fall through
spring migration of wahoo in the western Atlantic.
The western Bahamas usually has a good run of wahoo with
small to medium size fish (10-60 pounds) from fall to midwinter
with fewer, but better average size fish in the later
part of the season. In the eastern Bahamas, the big fish in the
100-pound plus range occur from...
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From Gaff To Grill
By CHEF RALPH PAGANO
If a swordfish could talk, it would probably
roar because it is one badass fish. Swordfish
is undeniably one of the most incredible fish
to catch, cook and eat. Ten years ago, there was a
chef-instituted boycott of the prehistoric fish. The
feeling was the swordfish was being over fished
commercially and that if chefs took it off their menus,
it would give the species time to procreate and
multiply. It worked.
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The Road To Hawaii
By CAPTAIN DAN KIPNIS
There were two hours left
before the end of the inaugural
International Game Fish
Association Rolex (IGFA) Invitational
Tournament of Champions in March 2000.
We were in Kona, Hawaii, sitting about 10
miles offshore on a glass slick ocean with
large schools of tuna and bonito breaking
the surface. Our team was tied for second
place on points and only 150 points out of
first. Joey “Tomatoes” Posnick, the team’s...
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South Florida Captain Says Regional Fishermen Ignored in Dry Tortugas Closings
By BRANDON DANE
Capt. Rob Hammer is beside himself these days with the notion
that even more of the Dry Tortugas will be closed
to recreational fishermen. Hammer claims this is simply
another attempt to stop fishing in Florida. It is a conspiracy, he
says, being orchestrated by the government.
“Our National Park System [NPS] listened to the socalled
experts and decided to...
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ADVENTURES OF THE RUM BUM, PART II
By WILLIAM KEARNEY
In our last issue we profiled a nomadic sport fishing
vessel, the Rum Bum, and its crew as they set out for
a summer at sea. I last saw them in May, fishing the
Bertram-Hatteras Shootout, their final Bahamian tournament
before embarking to Bermuda. In the four months since then
their pursuit of billfish has taken them from the Bahamas,
north to Bermuda, south to St. Thomas, then north again to
Puerto Rico. Billfish tournaments volley...
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Fort Lauderdale Boat Show is World’s Largest
By BRANDON DANE
The 47th Annual Fort Lauderdale International
Boat Show will be the world’s largest boat
show by area and feature more than $1.6 billion
dollars in boats, yachts, super-yachts, engines, electronics
and accessories from every major marine manufacturer
and builder in the world.
The show will run Oct. 26-30.
The marine extravaganza will again
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TV Show Scores 'Holy Grail' of Shark Fishing
By CAPTAIN ANDY LOCASCIO
Capt. Bill Brown looks like a man who has made
fishing a cornerstone of his life. When he speaks
of shark fishing, he cannot contain his passion or
hide his incredible insight and understanding. As host of the
Northeast Angling television show, I knew that we wanted
more than the usual shark show. We knew we could get a good
blue shark bite in a variety of locations, but the Holy Grail
of sharks we were seeking was a...
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