Tag: USVI Open / Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament

A total of five blue marlin released in three days of fishing earned Doña Lucy the top boat prize in the 45th annual USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT). Incredibly, the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based team scored four of these fish ...

Determination – to win and have fun – proved the successful strategy for the top team in the 44th USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT), fished out of IGY’s American Yacht Harbor marina, August 15 to 19. Rod Windley, of ...

A new initiative is linking sea and shore-side communities. ‘Inspire Giving through You’ is a community-based initiative launched in November by IGY Marinas, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-headquartered international marina network spanning two hemispheres. The first projects get underway this month in ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The number 13 proved lucky for the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based anglers and crew aboard the 56’ Viking, Reel Affair. This was the number of blue marlin over four days of fishing that earned owner/angler, ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The bite stayed strong on the third day of competition in the 42nd USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT) and so did the performance of the team aboard Carlos Ramirez’ 56’ Viking, Reel Affair. The ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. There’s a reason the sport is called ‘fishing’ and not ‘catching’. The team of anglers and crew aboard the 68’ Paul Mann, Jichi, found this out the hard way. After releasing a near tournament record ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The bite proved red hot for the anglers and crew aboard the 68’ Paul Mann, Jichi. The Miami, Florida-based team released a whopping 7 blue marlin on the first day of fishing in the 42nd ...

Want to release magnificent blue marlin? Or, boat a box full of fish for dinner? There’s a Caribbean-based blue marlin sports fishing tournament to suit every type of angler. What’s more, shoreside parties are just as much fun as the ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Soccer has its World Cup. Tennis its Wimbledon and Cycling its Tour de France. Now, the ‘Super Bowl of Sports Fishing’ has made it easy for fans to join in on the excitement of big ...

Luck and talent has landed Mike Lemon coveted captain positions aboard some of the best sports fishing boats. As a result, it’s made for a career that’s defined by catches. In fact, you could say Lemon is one of the ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Wave Paver team pulled away from the pack and lengthened their lead with four blue marlin releases today – tallying a whopping nine total in four days of fishing – to win the 41st ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The bite slowed a bit today, but not the excitement as eight boats are now tied in points with five blue marlin releases apiece at the conclusion of day three in the USVI Open Atlantic ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The marlin slept in late this morning, but woke up hungry and treated anglers to a hot afternoon bite on the second day of fishing in the USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT) or ...

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Rain can’t stop the Carnival and neither did a bit of precipitation dampen the marlin bite on the first day of fishing at the USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT) or ‘Boy Scout Tournament’ ...

They don’t have passports or visas. They don’t clear customs and immigration. Yet they are welcomed like royalty and Hollywood celebrities everywhere they visit. In fact, there is hardly an island in the Caribbean that doesn’t pay homage to the ...

There was a five-way tie for top boat going into the fourth and final day of fishing in the 40th Anniversary USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT), nicknamed the ‘Boy Scout Tournament’ for the event’s chief beneficiary. Yet only ...