Fishing for blue marlins in Cabo San Lucas

Blue marlin are sought and caught in warm waters around the world. Often, enthusiasts hope for the ultimate catch: a grander (a blue marlin weighing at least 1,000 pounds).As far as the IGFA is concerned, though, the current all tackle record for Black Marlin was recorded in Cabo Blanco, Peru, in 1953. It weighed in at the not-so-impressive (but still pretty large) 1,560 pounds (707.61 kg). The IGFA also states that the biggest recorded Blue Marlin weighed 1,402 pounds (635 kg) and was caught in Vitoria, Brazil in 1992.

Cabo San Lucas is famous all over the world for its epic Marlin fishing, partly thanks to the prestigious Bisbee’s Black and Blue tournament. This is one of the most famous and high-stakes fishing events in the world. Safe to say, Cabo’s the perfect place for it.

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Rigged natural baits, such as Mullet, Mackerel, Bonito, Barracuda, extra-large Ballyhoo (“Horse Ballyhoo”). Lures are used most often, because they allow more ocean to be covered. In somewhat limited areas, such as along weedlines or around seamounts and other well-established grounds, live bait is usually preferred.

 

We at Tag Cabo Sportfishing, just like all serious anglers, dream about catching a “grander,” one of those legendary fish that weights over 1000 lb. The record for the biggest Marlin of all time goes to the enormous 1,805 lb “Choy’s Monster.” This beast of a fish was caught on a charter fishing boat out of Oahu, Hawaii, in 1970 and still stands today as the biggest Marlin caught on rod and reel.

 

How deep do you fish for blue marlin?

The full story is that Blue Marlin can be found in water as shallow as 250 feet and anywhere deeper than 250. Blue Marlin are almost always caught by sport fishermen while trolling during daylight hours.

Blue Marlin is the most exciting species of fish to catch in Cabo San Lucas. Hands down Blue Marlin is the “boss” fish. Many competitive fishing tournaments are built around Blue Marlin fishing. Big-time Blue Marlin fishing tournaments around Los Cabos include the Los Cabo Billfish Tournament, the Bisbees offshore tournament  and Bisbees black and Blue.

These are the tournaments for the “big boys” of competitive saltwater fishing. Fishing for Blue Marlin can also be the most boring and monotonous form of fishing known to man if you don’t know what you’re doing. Often trolling for hours on end without reward. Then boom! Marlin fishing has been described as “hours of boredom interrupted by seconds of sheer terror.”

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