History of The Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament

History of The Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament

The Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament is an annual event that takes place in Palm Beach, Florida. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the tournament, which was founded by members of the historic Buccaneer Yacht Club (BYC) back in 1963. The tournament attracts anglers from all over the world and is one of the most prestigious sailfish tournaments in existence.…

Gamefisherman Featured in Marlin Magazine: Men Behind the Build

Gamefisherman Featured in Marlin Magazine: Men Behind the Build

An excerpt of an article recently written by Cameron J. Rhodes of Marlin Magazine: “Unless you’ve dabbled in crime, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about fingerprints. When you see those signature rings on a lens, screen, or ­section of ­varnished teak, you’ll likely wipe them away without a second thought. On the other hand, some fingerprints—those that aren’t…

40′ Gamefisherman MISS TEXAS For Sale at FLIBS 2022

40′ Gamefisherman MISS TEXAS For Sale at FLIBS 2022

MISS TEXAS will be present for viewing at Gamefisherman’s slip, CD-Dock Slip 18, at the 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. She is a 40’ Gamefisherman Express built cold-molded in 1990, and repowered in 2002 with twin Yanmar 485hp diesel inboards for combined horsepower of 930. With 1200 hour engines, she cruises at 26 knots with a top speed of…

Gamefisherman at FLIBS 2022

Gamefisherman at FLIBS 2022

Join Gamefisherman at the 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, slip 18 on CD-Dock! We look forward to meeting everyone and going over options for custom sportfish builds. From 36′ to 55′, express, flybridge, and walkarounds, all of our boats are 100% custom. We will also have 1990 40′ Gamefisherman MISS TEXAS on display, to show you how well a THIRTY YEAR OLD…

Tips for Fighting a Fish in a Fighting Chair

Tips for Fighting a Fish in a Fighting Chair

Whether you’re going for a big marlin in Kona or a giant bluefin tuna in Nova Scotia, a fighting chair is about to become your new best friend. Correct form is not second nature and can be mildly awkward at first, so it doesn’t hurt to be mentally prepared. Here are tips for fighting a fish in a fighting chair…

Top 5 Marlin Lures of All Time

Top 5 Marlin Lures of All Time

Shop talk with Captain Mike Sheeder, raised in Hawaii and now owner/operator of INTENSITY in Guatemala, turned into debating over the best Marlin lures of all time. Here’s what we came up with: 1. Mold Craft Wide Range Senior in Purple/Black The remarkable Mold Craft Wide Range caught an incredible 1,742 LB MARLIN as well as the 80 LB. LINE CLASS WORLD RECORD…

2022 East Coast Big Money Marlin Tournament Recaps: White Marlin Open, Big Rock, Midatlantic

2022 East Coast Big Money Marlin Tournament Recaps: White Marlin Open, Big Rock, Midatlantic

Big Rock Blue Marlin TournamentDate: June 10-18, 2022Location: Morehead City, North Carolina The 2022 tournament hosted a fleet of 266 boats producing a RECORD-BREAKING purse totaling $5,858,875! Expectations were high going into Day 1 & the fleet did not disappoint! Participants delivered an ACTION-PACKED week with 8 blue marlin appearances & 226 billfish releases! MERCENARIA claimed the top prize of $3,489,813, an industry record after…

Under Construction: Gamefisherman 39 Express

Under Construction: Gamefisherman 39 Express

Our next custom 39 Express will be heading to Ft. Pierce, Florida with a beautiful Navy blue hull. Her owner opted to power her with triple 350 Mercury Verados, and she will also have a Seakeeper 3, bow thruster, Bausch tuna tower, a 500 gallon extended range gas fuel tank, refrigerated fish boxes, an ice maker, a transom livewell, and…

Gamefisherman Charter of the Month: ONE MORE Sportfishing – Morocco

Gamefisherman Charter of the Month: ONE MORE Sportfishing – Morocco

Captain: Christian BenazethBoat: 40′ Gamefisherman Flybridge Winner of IGFA’s Tommy Gifford Award, Captain Christian is a global captain for hire having much experience fishing Morocco, the Gibraltar Channel, much of West Africa, and also the Dominican Republic. One More Sport Fishing is based in Morocco “Mohammedia” and fishes on the west coast (Atlantic), north (Mediterranean) of Morocco and the Straits…

2022 Worldwide Two-Month Ladies Fishing Challenge

2022 Worldwide Two-Month Ladies Fishing Challenge

A two-month worldwide virtual fishing tournament for lady anglers will be hosted by organizers of the Presidential Challenge Charitable Foundation, and will run Feb. 1 and through March 31. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for six days, anglers can fish anywhere in the world at any time during the two-month period. Eligible species include blue marlin, striped marlin, white…

Florida Atlantic Dolphin Bag Limit, Vessel Limit 2022 Changes

Florida Atlantic Dolphin Bag Limit, Vessel Limit 2022 Changes

For years, the popular Florida meat and sportfish, dolphin, also known as mahi mahi, dorado, and dolphin fish, has had a recreational bag limit of 10 per person or 60 per boat (whichever is less), in Atlantic state waters. At the December 2021 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting, draft changes were approved to this fishery. If approved…