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    PELAGIC:  20 YEARS OF CELEBRATING THE OFFSHORE LIFESTYLE!  -  PART 1 This year PELAGIC is celebrating our 20th year in business… That’s 20 years of producing the best fishing gear on the market, and 20 years of travelling the world fishing the best spots on the planet with the best Captains and Crews the world has to offer! To celebrate our authentic roots, fishing heritage, and to tip our hats to the PELAGIC PRO TEAM, we have produced a 20th anniversary video series that will take you on the ultimate fishing adventure around the world. Huge THANK YOU to...

  January 14 – 16, 2022 – Marina Pez Vela, Quepos Costa Rica – Excitement and anticipation was in the air as 83 of the world’s top sport fishing teams assembled in Quepos, Costa Rica for the 6th annual Pelagic Rock Star Offshore Tournament. Located on the Pacific coast of central Costa Rica, Marina Pez Vela and the surrounding area of Manuel Antonio National Park is known as one of the most biologically diverse places anywhere in the world, and the fishing is second to none.  Open to the public, Marina Pez Vela is a super clean, modern, world-class yacht...

Located about 200 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Magdalena Bay is the premier location in the world for anglers targeting large numbers of marlin. In fact as incredible as it sounds catching 100 or even 200 marlin in a single day is possible. To preserve this incredible resource for future generations of fishermen, all the fish we catch are released back into the wild to fight another day.   Feature Image Photo: Pat Ford

Pelagic Pro Team Captain, Kevin Hibbard, dives deep into the world of fishing off of Kona, Hawaii - the undisputed mecca for giant blue marlin - giving his insider tips, tactics, and rigging techniques for targeting some of our ocean's largest billfish. Hooking a blue marlin any day, anywhere, and any how is truly special. However, for me, catching a BIG KONA BLUE MARLIN registers on another planet… I swear if our marlin weren’t in the water, they would breathe fire and roar! Fishing off Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island is different than any other place in the world. For one,...

Of all the pelagic fish species in our oceans, none is more revered and respected than the blue marlin. Highly regarded amongst offshore fishing enthusiasts for its big game value, Makaira nigricans is one of the open ocean’s largest, fastest, and strongest predators reaching known weights of over 1,800-pounds and lengths of more than 16-feet while putting on amazing aerial acrobatics when hooked. Blue marlin release aboard MARLIN MAGIC II off Kona, Hawaii (Captain Marlin Parker / Image by Carol Lynne) The IGFA lists the All-Tackle (Atlantic) Blue Marlin record at 1,402-pounds caught off Vitoria, Brazil in February 1992 by...