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Soundfront Home in Pirate's Cove

Soundfront Executive Home For Sale in the Premier Boating Community of Pirate's Cove, in Manteo North Carolina. Pirate's Cove is…
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Release Fighting Chair

Good Condition with Boat name removed.
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1994 Custom Carolina 54' Sea Note

A true cold molded Custom Carolina built in Wanchese NC from a Craig Blackwell jig. The hull itself was built…
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1987 57’ G&S Custom Sportfish

1987 57’ G&S Custom Sportfish, “It’s On” Gold Coast, Australia One of the finest fishing platforms ever built. The “It’s…
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2018 Blackfin/F & B Boatworks Refit

COMPLETELY gutted and restored. Pristine condition with necessary features. Custom engine beds and stringers. Foam core flooring and inside hull.…
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High Cotton Wins 2022 Orange Beach Billfish Classic
Orange Beach Billfish Classic, May 22, 2022—In what has become a bit of a recent tradition that tournament organizers would be happy to see come to an end, the 26th Annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic had to adjust this year's tournament schedule due to a forecast calling for rough seas. The originally scheduled final day of the tournament, Saturday, May... [Read More...]
42.3-Pound Dorado Earns $232,150
May 17, 2022, Loreto B.C.S —Sunday concluded the third Marina Puerto Escondido Fishing Tournament as 51 Teams competed for over a half-million dollars in cash prizes, the highest ever awarded for a fishing tournament in the Loreto area. According to Stenson Hamann, marketing manager of the event, "The attendance has grown 85 percent over its short three-year history, beginning in 2019."... [Read More...]
Blue Marlin Blast Fishing Tournament
By Toine van Ierland, Tournament Director Cape Verde on fire! In both 2020 and 2021, we were forced to postpone the tournament thanks to COVID-19, but on the night of April 24, 2022, we finally kicked off the 2022 EFSA European Championship Big Game Fishing Tournament, AKA The PENN Challenge. And what a tournament it was. Expectations Two weeks prior... [Read More...]
Contender One/Costa Wins the Quest For The Crest & Still Right Wins Final Sail
Bluewater Movements, April 14—Record Breaking. That’s the best way to describe the 2022 Final Sail tournament weekend in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. 479 releases across a 41 boat fleet and the top 5 teams combined released 121 fish! Going into Final Sail, all eyes were on the five teams in contention to win the coveted burgundy jacket and this... [Read More...]
First Annual Pelagic Pura Vida Blue Marlin Classic
March 24 – 27, 2022 - Quepos, Costa Rica—Hosted by world class Marina Pez Vela, in Quepos Costa Rica, International anglers from Australia, Costa Rica, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and South Africa joined those from across the United States including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, to participate in the first Bluewater fishing tournament of its kind.... [Read More...]

High Cotton Wins 2022 Orange Beach Billfish Classic

Contender One/Costa Wins the Quest For The Crest & Still Right Wins Final Sail

First Annual Pelagic Pura Vida Blue Marlin Classic

How to Tie a Better Snell Knot
The earliest known inhabitants of the Pacific crafted eyeless hooks from bone and shell with impressive elegance and ingenuity. A variation of the primitive methods employed in lashing hooks to line, the snell knot is widely favored across global fisheries. Creative anglers keen on advancing their collection of skills continue to perfect the craft with the latest iterations preventing tackle... [Read More...]
Blood Lines—Perfecting the Fishing Knot
By Steve Dougherty Excited for the dawn of each day, as fishermen we’re always innovating and adapting rigging techniques to beat fish with the greatest efficiency and consistency. Whether we are catching bait or blue marlin, advancements in tackle and technology continue to offer an unfair advantage. Yet considering the many variables we have no control over, tying reliable knots... [Read More...]
Tying a Double Cinch Knot
By Capt. Danny Forde Here is a proven big game offshore knot used by some of the best crews on the circuit. It’s simple and easy to tie and provides 100-percent strength. All you'll need is a snap swivel and fishing line, that's it. [Read More...]
Lure Color—Does It Matter?
By Capt. Bart Miller It's an age old question that may never be answered scientifically, as it is far too subjective and intermingled with personal superstitions and general preference for one color versus another. For example, nearly all men like the colors blue, black, white, purple, silver, green and gold. Is it any wonder that these very same colors are... [Read More...]
Slant vs. Cupped Head: Action Makes the Difference
By Capt. Bart Miller In early 2018, sportfishing legend Capt. Bart “Black Bart” Miller passed away. Bart left behind a lure company bearing his name and a list of marlin fishing feats that will likely never be duplicated. Miller was a veritable legend in the sportfishing industry and InTheBite is proud to have published some of Miller’s perspective. Here, from the archives, is one... [Read More...]

Slant vs. Cupped Head: Action Makes the Difference

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Scarborough Boatworks
Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Scarborough Boatworks is the final builder of 22 boat builders featured. Check out the rest of the builders below! Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales. Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things... [Read More...]
2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Tribute Boats
Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Tribute Boats is the twenty-first of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned! Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales. Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights... [Read More...]
2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works
Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works the nineteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned! Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales. Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From... [Read More...]
Michael Rybovich & Sons: III Amigos
Four generations have persevered in keeping the Rybovich family business afloat and hull #6 built at the Michael Rybovich & Sons yard represents many significances. This functionally luxurious 94-footer is the largest boat ever built by the Rybovich clan and the first to feature an enclosed flybridge. III Amigos is also the first Rybovich to display a straight-sheer profile since... [Read More...]
2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Duffie Boatworks
Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Duffie Boatworks is the twelfth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned! Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales. Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master... [Read More...]

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Scarborough Boatworks

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Tribute Boats

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Duffie Boatworks

Champion's Cup and COTY Winners
Three divisions down, two to go. As the year is wrapping up, so is the Champion's Cup and Captain of the Year sanctioned tournaments. Already, Capt. Shane O'Brien and the Wild Hooker team have taken first place for the Hawaii Division Most Points as well as Hawaii Largest Blue for their 600.5-pound marlin. This also give O'Brien the win for the Captain... [Read More...]
Captain of the Year and Champion's Cup Updates
Sept. 27, 2021—It's a Wrap! The sanctioned Hawaii tournaments have wrapped up with Capt. Shane O’Brien on Strong Persuader winning the most points with five tags at the It's a Wrap Tournament. Capt. Tracy Epstein and the Last Chance team brought in a 565-pound blue winning them biggest marlin. This means O'Brien and the Wild Hooker team have won the... [Read More...]
The Evolution of the Captain of the Year—The Championship of Sportfishing
The InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup is the championship of sportfishing. The Cup is the world’s only quantifiable way to recognize the tournament success of professional sportfishermen. Comprised of 90-sanctioned events that span the world, there is nothing else like it. Winning an InTheBite Captain of the Year Award is a major achievement. From the winners to the Cup’s... [Read More...]
2020 International Division Captain of the Year Capt. Edward Murray
Auspicious // 1,350 points Bermuda Billfish Blast 2nd Place – 300 pts. Bermuda Big Game Classic 1st Place – 500 pts. Sea Horse Anglers Club 2nd Place – 300 pts. Bermuda Triple Crown Overall Champions – 250 pts. A hook-shaped island approximately 650 miles east of Cape Hatteras, Bermuda truly is the land of giants. However, as the summer months typically... [Read More...]
2020 AIRMAR East Coast Division Captain of the Year Capt. Russell Sinclair, Wave Paver
White Marlin Open, 1st Place Release – 500 pts. MidAtlantic, Most Points Overall – 500 pts. It never hurts to have a former champ in the driver’s seat and for the third time in five years, Capt. Russell Sinclair of Merritt Island, Florida, has earned a coveted Captain of the Year Cup. And with his 2020 showing, Sinclair is the... [Read More...]