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Giant Bluefin Tuna caught in BermudaThird generation fisherman David Soares landed the biggest tuna caught in Bermuda’s waters on Saturday morning 14 January 2017)  and he did so single-handedly in 15 minutes flat.The Bermudian, who said he has had it confirmed by the fisheries department that the 1004lb giant bluefin tuna that landed on his boat was the heaviest recorded in the island’s history, was also responsible for the previous record catch — a 1003lb tuna landed in the same fishing g …

Congrats to the Blue Bird fishing team. Fishing out of the Dominican Republic they set and broke their own record on blue marlin releases on 3 consecutive days with a new Atlantic record of 23 releases on the 3rd day. Incredible!This is some really, really, REALLY good fishing.Well done guys.....Need 23 Blue Marlin replicas??? …

December 11, 2016 by HookPunta Cana, Dominican Republic – Boats fishing out of Marina Cap Cana have had some of the best fishing this fishery has ever seen over the last week. The Fleet, which has only consisted of three to five (3-5) boats a day released 165 Billfish over the past week. The vast majority (90%) of these have been Blue Marlin, but there has also been good variety with three (3) Grand Slams. Blue Bird released one Grand Slam and Vitamin Sea with two Grand Slams.While the “season” …

Mystery surrounding neon-green pike appears to have been solvedTwo anglers were left stunned after hooking a NEON pike. Randy Straker, 51, and Craig Thomas, 54, from Yellow Knife in Canada were about to bring their five-hour fishing trip to an end in the Great Slave Lake last Sunday when they grabbed the colourful catch. The fluorescent 40-inch, 14-pound green fish has a bright 'lipstick-like' mouth and a similar tinge to the rest of its fins. Randy Straker displays rare neon-green pike. Ph …

Calvin Johnston's 38-pound, 7-ounce trout, caught in sub-freezing temperatures on the White River, is one of the largest ever landed; gets no help from brotherMarch 10, 2015 by Pete ThomasCalvin Johnston poses in the snow with his monstrous brown trout; photo via FacebookAn Arkansas angler fishing from shore because his waders were frozen has caught one of the largest brown trout ever landed, a behemoth weighing 38 pounds, 7 ounces.Calvin Johnston was braving snow and 17-degree temperatures on a …