A Salty Win

Biloxi, Mississippi; June 12, 2023: By Dir. Bert Merritt Owner/angler Chris Hatcher, Capt. Dennis Bennett and the crew of Salt Shaker won the highly contested blue marlin division by weighing the largest of seven blues during the 2023 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. The 723.7 pound blue gave the team the hotly contested win after [...]

By |2023-12-07T11:57:05-06:00December 7th, 2023|Blog, News|Comments Off on A Salty Win

Historic Win

Biloxi, Mississippi; June 13, 2022: By Capt. Dave Lear Owner/angler Nick Pratt, Capt. Chris Hood and the It Just Takes Time team swept the blue marlin divisions by weighing the only qualifier during the 2022 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, The 763.6-pound blue gave the team an unprecedented win for the third year in a [...]

By |2022-06-13T17:55:38-05:00June 13th, 2022|Blog, News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Historic Win

Fuel Economy

June 8, 2022; Biloxi, Mississippi: By Capt. Dave Lear Look around the docks at the Port Cadet Marina in Biloxi and you won’t see the nautical equivalent of Prius, Volkswagen or even Tesla. The view instead features large gleaming blue-water battlewagons with massive diesel inboards or a stable of high-powered outboard ponies. Each is adorned with [...]

By |2022-06-08T21:36:50-05:00June 8th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on Fuel Economy

Shiny Silver

April 7, 2021, Biloxi, Mississippi: By Capt. Dave Lear To celebrate its silver 25th anniversary, the Classic is bringing back a popular change to the game fish division. Swordfish will be an eligible species, along with tuna, wahoo and dolphin. As an added bonus, the Classic will pay $250,000 to the last team to break [...]

By |2021-04-09T14:43:08-05:00April 9th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Shiny Silver

Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Raises the Blue Marlin Minimum Length to 110 Inches to Help Conserve Stocks

Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Raises the Blue Marlin Minimum Length to 110 Inches to Help Conserve Stocks  September 10, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: In a proactive move to help conserve marlin populations and enhance the sport, the tournament committee for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic today announced it is raising the minimum length to [...]

By |2019-06-07T13:14:42-05:00September 11th, 2018|Blog, News|Comments Off on Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Raises the Blue Marlin Minimum Length to 110 Inches to Help Conserve Stocks

Reel Addiction Wins 2018 Classic

After a pursuit lasting more than a decade, Team Reel Addiction finally topped the field of 117 boats to win the 2018 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. Angler Chase Pate of Pensacola, Florida, Capt. Scooter Porto, owners Rocky and Laurie Jones, and mates Zach Taylor, Seth Brennan and Nate Dennis boated a 796.9-pound blue marlin [...]

By |2018-06-11T14:05:29-05:00June 11th, 2018|Blog, News|Comments Off on Reel Addiction Wins 2018 Classic

Short and Sweet

By Capt. Dave Lear June 9, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: It was the shortest fight among the four blue marlin weighed in this year’s Classic. But angler Chase Pate of Pensacola, Florida, Capt. Scooter Porto and the team on Reel Addiction made sure it was the sweetest. Pate took about 30 minutes to coax the wild [...]

By |2018-06-09T23:25:54-05:00June 9th, 2018|Blog, News|Comments Off on Short and Sweet
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