The first grander blue marlin of the year in Kona, Hawaii was just caught and landed by Captain Teddy Hoogs’ Big Game ...

Equally effective for blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin and spearfish, Toney’s record-setting spread in late June ...

As one writer once quipped, “Blue marlin don’t bite in ugly places,” and we tend to agree. Among our favorites are Hawaii, Costa Rica, Bermuda, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and more.

Their long rigger trailed a jetted 6-inch Marlin Magic Infant bullet designed to run just under the silky surface, producing a wake of ripples known as “black smoke.” Those ripples are powerfully ...