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Cape Verde Blue Marlin Part 2 by Captain Duarte Rato

Cape Verde Blue Marlin and some Great photography by Captain Duarte

Cape Verde Blue Marlin season Part 2 by Captain Duarte Rato

The marlin diaries continue! As Captain Duarte Rato jet sets across the oceans – meeting his determined clients, all over the globe.

If you missed part one of the Cape Verde chapters you can catch up by following the story right here;

Cape Verde Blue Marlin Fishing 2017 – part 1

And here is Part 2, which features a couple of photos that will haunt you for the whole of today. My favourite being the absolutely beautiful looking and performing white marlin they got into, whilst chasing blues.

Cape Verde Blue Marlin Fishing 2017 – part 2

Unbelievably, Duarte is now in Madeira where he has already picked a fight with one 550 pounder blue. His angler Peter Bristow did the hard work for a one on one release on their first day out. They are fishing RIGHT NOW, as I write this!

Stay tuned for further updates – there is still an instalment three coming from Cape Verde. And you can expect to see some photos, sometimes straight from the boat, from Madeira waters (signal dependent) popping up all over Facebook.

Join up on…

https://web.facebook.com/fishbazaruto/

Or browse on over to FishBazarutos full-on website at…

http://fishbazaruto.com

Where you can read many years’ worth of journals by Duarte, since 2011 in fact. Each and every trip. There is also a video section which has started growing nicely – some video produced by Duarte and The Sardine Team, and others chosen by Duarte off the web, as relevant.

After Madeira, Duarte ships back to family and Bazaruto…where those eager marlin have started congregating already! Get in touch if you want to catch a grander too!

PARTING SHOT – maybe you haven’t seen this cool video Duarte shot from underwater, as they release a handsome blue marlin carefully and successfully. About two weeks ago…hardcore stuff man!

The Sardine News – https://thesardine.co.za 

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Catching marlin on a pitch bait with Captain Duarte Rato in Cape Verde

Catching blue marlin on pitch bait with Duarte in Cape Verde

Catching marlin on a pitch bait with Captain Duarte Rato in Cape Verde

Duarte and crew are having a great time with great results on the pitch bait craze. Fishing Cape Verde puts them right on the money for big blue marlin…you can take the long way via Facey…

Or head on over to http://fishbazaruto.com (short cut).

Check out the Captain’s Log, as Duarte compiles reports of his fish, from all over the world.

Since 2011!

Some great reading and sterling photography as Duarte wields his trusty old SLR, during the raging battles.

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First grander of the year off Cape Verde weighs in at 1290lb’s

First grander of the year off Cape Verde weighs in at 1290lb’s

Captain Duarte Rato announces the first grander of 2016 – a Blue Marlin taken off Cape Verde.

1000lb Blue Marlin caught off Cape Verde
1000lb Blue Marlin caught off Cape Verde

“It´s taken a long time for the first grander of the year to be caught in Worldwide in 2016, but the boys on the “Dreamin On” in Cape Verde did it in style!

At 1 290 lbs this is probably the biggest ever weighted in Cape Verde and is certainly in the top ten Blue Marlin ever caught in the Atlantic. It just once again proves that CV is not only an amazing fishery for the sheer numbers of Blue Marlin but certainly for quality fish.

Last year at least 4 grander Blue Marlin were weighted in Cape Verde including a 1 254 lbs on the Big Oh!

Along with the 1 305 caught in Ascension late last year this makes three top ten ever weighted Blue Marlin in the Atlantic Ocean caught in the last 12 months!

Once again next year we will be in Cape Verde for the season and still have two 7 day slots available during the peak of the season. For further information contact us at dudas7mares@gmail.com

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Or click on over to Duarte’s website at fishbazaruto.com and contact him that way. Check out his amazing Captain’s Log, with trips documented from as far back as 2010 – an

Check out his amazing Captain’s Log, with trips documented from as far back as 2010 – an amazing library of super hot marlin fishing action – not to mention the GT’s and 70kg yellowfin tuna thrown in the mix!

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FishBazaruto.com free desktops

Smaller marlin provide plenty of fun, especially this time of year, in the Bazaruto Archipelego

FishBazaruto.com free desktops

Captain Duarte Rato of FishBazaruto.com fame has been shooting magnificent shots of fighting gamefish and seascapes for decades now, in and around the Bazaruto Archipelago, and has created a new downloads page – fishbazaruto.com free downloads, for the readers of thesardine.co.za to enjoy.

Duarte has been resampling his .RAW footage into useable chunks, and features these photographs extensively on fishbazaruto.com. In bite size, these images are easily used as as desktops (or static screensavers), on mobiles, desktops, laptops…etc.

Follow the following link to fishbazaruto.com’s new downloads link, with instructions:

http://wp.me/P5DwPK-hW

And while you are there, look around the fishbazaruto.com website for some amazing images to use as your desktop.

Bazaruto fly-fishing: chuck a fly in here and see what happens!
Click on over to fishbazaruto.com free desktop download, for free desktop downloads~!
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Blue Marlin World Cup 2015

Blue Marlin World Cup 2015

Captain Duarte Rato gives an entertaining account of the Blue Marlin World Cup 2015, on his new website fishbazaruto.com. Click the following links to read all about it…

http://fishbazaruto.com/the-4th-of-july-blue-marlin-world-cup-2015/

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A Blue Marlin leaves the water as pro photographer Captain Duarte rato hits the shutter.

The competition is unique, exciting and worldwide. And as a result has grown in popularity over the decades. Read the following excerpt and click this link to check out the full story.

No other big game tournament allows teams to fish anywhere in the world for 8 hours in their time zones. The World Cup is for 1 day only, for 1 species only and with 1 winner only. There is no second place in the World Cup.

The entry fee of $3000 includes everyone on the boat. The OPTIONAL additional $5000 BIG BLUE CHALLENGE is for those who want to win an even BIGGER AWARD, (see rule 10). In 2011 this division was won with a 585 lb Kona blue marlin.”

The competition was won by Madeira…congratulations!

Follow this link to read Duarte’s story…

Blue Marlin World Cup
Blue Marlin World Cup 2015 winners, Pesca Grossa, representing Madeira
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