Chasing blue marlin, especially in tournaments, used to mean pulling out the big guns — those big gold Penn 80s and 130s that hold a mile of monofilament and cost more than my first car. But even ...

Carter told Marlin magazine that fishing for records is a team effort, even though only one angler is allowed to handle the rod. “The angler is just one part,” he said.

In the richest sportfishing contest on the planet, teams compete to catch the largest black and blue marlin. In this fishing tournament, first place could mean a $1-million payday - Los Angeles Times ...

After pedaling their kayaks roughly six miles to the spot, they started trolling live sardine baits with heavy tackle. “There were no baitfish, not even birds,” Vang says. “We trolled with our heavy ...

The president of the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament on Wednesday defended its controversial decision to disqualify a 619.4-pound blue marlin that would have earned the fishermen about $3.5 ...

If the phrase “extreme fishing” sounds fishy to you, it’s only because you haven’t met Matt Watson — a man who brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “Don’t try this at home ...

It wasn't a hard sell. "My sons are fishing nuts, both freshwater and saltwater," said Walker. Dylan caught blue marlin weighing 350 and 700 pounds, and his dad caught three more as big as 400 pounds.

A fishing crew lost out on over $3 million in tournament prize money after the 619.4-pound blue marlin they caught was disqualified due to “mutilation” caused by a shark or other marine animal ...