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Angola Grander Blue Marlin

Angola Grander Blue Marlin

Some more pics of the sensational Angola Grander Blue Marlin taken this week. This time off Lobito in Angola, and yes again, on a small 21ft ski-boat type vessel.

This one made it to the scales however and it came in at 497kgs!

Inside the huge marlin, was a sailfish, estimated at about 25kg’s…mmm, using sailfish for a livebait?!

It seems to be a good time to go hunting for 1000 pounders!

Thanks to Sardine scribe Marc Lange on the spot in Angola, for the pics and details.

Angola Grander Blue Marlin

Stay in the loop as Captain Duarte Rato, regular contributor to The Sardine News, keeps on 1000 pound marlin watch. Each year Duarte researches the information and posts it here and on http://fishbazaruto.com.

Also on Fish Bazaruto, you can browse through an incredibly informative and entertaining collection of articles and journals by Duarte, as he chases these 1000 pounders all over the world. You can also join him in this quest by getting in touch through the Fish Bazaruto website or his Facebook pages…

https://web.facebook.com/marlinmoz.sportfishing/

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

And while we are in the marlin mood, check out the video linked below, of an Angolan Blue Marlin chasing the teasers and giving them more than one go. This is another huge fish that also seems intent on growing over the mark.

https://web.facebook.com/fishbazaruto/videos/594966870669874/

https://web.facebook.com/fishbazaruto/videos/594966870669874/

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Fishbazaruto Boats are The Answer To Everything

Fishbazaruto Boats are The Answer To Everything

Captain Duarte Rato has steadily been building an armada of sport fishing boats, for charter, in the Bazaruto Archipelego and surrounding waters.

The latest to join the fish fighting fleet is the Sailfish. A 27 Novacat powered by everything!

Fishbazaruto boatsThe VamiziFishing leader system and knots differ between fish size and species.

All Duarte’s boats are highly maintained fishing machines – the answer to every fishing challenge out there.

Click on over to Duarte’s website on http://fishbazaruto.com for the whole story…including catch reports and all sorts.

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Bazaruto Marlin Season mid October report by Captain Duarte Rato

Bazaruto Marlin Season mid October report by Captain Duarte Rato

Bazaruto has been shining again this year as a premiere giant black marlin fishing destination. With three encounters this past week, and a bunch of fish in the 900lb range, just about anytime you have a line in at Baza in season like this, you have a chance at a grander fish (1000lb’s plus).

An estimated 1200lb marlin was sharked on Pulsator during this years Bazaruto Marlin Season
An estimated 1200lb marlin was sharked on Pulsator during last weeks Bazaruto Marlin Season bite.

Captain Duarte Rato has been in the thick of the action and has compiled and entertaining report which is published on http://fishbazaruto.com – click the link to read all about it…

Duarte’s photography skills have been honed by years of skippering whilst chasing fish, and taking these amazing shots as it’s all going down.

Enjoy!

http://fishbazaruto.com for more reports from the past 7 seasons of the fishing for marlin off Bazaruto Island.

Bazaruto Marlin Season

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Ultra Light tackle festival on Bazaruto Island

Ultra Light tackle festival on Bazaruto Island

Ulrich & Frans arrived at the tail end of a really strong low-pressure system and seeing their first day was a blowout to go out for Marlin I suggested we did a half-day of light tackle inshore. The guys took this literally and the next day pitched up on the boat with bass tackle…stupid ultra light gear! We headed off and fishing spoons and drop shoot for a two hour session from the boat got various different species of rockcod, queenfish, garfish, a nice brassy kingfish, two great barracuda and then Frans hooked to the fish of the day on his bass rod which took him more than 30 minutes to land, a respectable size yellowspotted kingfish.

We then headed for another spot and fishing from the beach proceed to finish the day releasing 9 small GT´s which were an absolute blast with the light gear!!!

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Stick bait couta for Liam McDonald

Check this out – fresh news in from Captain Duarte Rato up in Vilancoulos. The couta went 34.7kg’s! Must have been an amazing strike as the stick bait trolls right on the surface…

Thanks Duarte!

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