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June 11, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: Relentless Pursuit, a 95 Jim Smith owned by Dennis Pastentine, won the top honors in the 2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, which concluded Sunday evening at the Point Cadet Marina. Led by Capt. Robert Doggett, anglers Josh Jones and Mike Akue and the team scored 1,800 points in the [...]

By Capt. Dave Lear June 9, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: It could have been the set for an Arby’s commercial. The die-hard 25 teams who braved tough conditions in the Gulf hauled serious stacks of seafood to the scales Sunday afternoon. Meat fish including yellowfin tuna, wahoo and dolphin score a point per pound in the [...]

By Capt. Dave Lear June 8, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: Two boats christened the weigh scales at the 2019 MGCBC, yet both were bill-less. Doctors Orders and Gunnslinger weighed a hefty yellowfin tuna and a pair of wahoo, respectively, Saturday evening as on-lookers cheered them on. Those early entries represented two-thirds of the eligible game fish [...]

By Capt. Dave Lear June 8, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: Even the best planned tournaments can be derailed by unexpected weather. That’s the case for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic this weekend. Originally 115 boats pre-registered to fish this popular stop on the Gulf circuit. But the lingering low pressure system and severe weather caused [...]

By Capt. Dave Lear June 7, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: For the casual fan watching the weigh-ins this weekend at the 2019 MGCBC, the tournament is all about big boats, big fish and winning big money. And those are certainly realistic aspects of the sport. But dig a little deeper and it’s easy to see how [...]

By Capt. Dave Lear June 5, 2019; Biloxi, Mississippi: Mother Nature doesn’t pull any punches. So after a spring that has seen countless tornados, record floods and scorching temperatures across much of the country, a sucker punch is not really a surprise. But it sure is low blow, regardless. With early commitments topping out at [...]