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Blue Marlin Fishing Guide: ID, Range, Methods and Rules

Blue Marlin Fishing Guide: ID, Range, Methods and Rules

How to tell a blue marlin from other billfish, where the Gulf Stream, Loop Current and Kona ledges put them, and how spreads, switch-baits and HMS rules fit together.

By Breakpoint Team
Blue Marlin Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: Field Guide

Blue Marlin Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: Field Guide

Where the Gulf Stream meets steep structure from Oregon Inlet to the Florida Straits, how crews raise and release blues there, and how federal and state rules divide at the 3 nautical mile line.

By Breakpoint Team
Blue Marlin Fishing in the Atlantic Northeast: A Guide

Blue Marlin Fishing in the Atlantic Northeast: A Guide

Blue marlin reach the Northeast canyons when Gulf Stream water meets the shelf edge. Here is how to read the break, set the spread and follow the federal and state rules.

By Breakpoint Team
Blackfin Tuna off Sarasota: Passes, Edges and Rules

Blackfin Tuna off Sarasota: Passes, Edges and Rules

The Sarasota passes and their Coast Pilot numbers, how to find blackfin water where a temperature or color edge crosses structure, and the yellowfin permit trigger every mixed-tuna crew needs to know.

By Breakpoint Team
Blackfin Tuna Fishing off Key West, Florida: Local Guide

Blackfin Tuna Fishing off Key West, Florida: Local Guide

Channels, current numbers, the reef line and the Florida Current edge, plus how to find where a temperature break crosses the drop south of Key West and confirm it on the water.

By Breakpoint Team
Blackfin Tuna Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: Where and How

Blackfin Tuna Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: Where and How

Where Gulf blackfin hold, from Venice rigs to the Panhandle shelf edge, how to read the water before you run, and how the state and federal rules divide.

By Breakpoint Team
Blackfin Tuna Fishing Guide: ID, Methods and Rules

Blackfin Tuna Fishing Guide: ID, Methods and Rules

How to name a blackfin at the gaff, where the 20°C water and humps put them, how anglers chum, jig and troll for them, and how Florida's 2-per-person or 10-per-vessel rule works.

By Breakpoint Team
Blackfin Tuna Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: A Guide

Blackfin Tuna Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: A Guide

Where blackfin sit from Cape Hatteras to the Keys, the edges and structure that hold them, how anglers fish them, and how FWC and federal HMS rules apply.

By Breakpoint Team
Black Sea Bass Fishing Guide: ID, Seasons, Rigs and Rules

Black Sea Bass Fishing Guide: ID, Seasons, Rigs and Rules

How to tell a blue-humped male from a female, where black sea bass sit by region and month, and how to rig and jig them on wrecks and reefs. Also covers how federal and state rules divide on each side of Cape Hatteras.

By Breakpoint Team
Billfish and Swordfish Fishing Guides: Compare and Identify

Billfish and Swordfish Fishing Guides: Compare and Identify

Sailfish, blue, white and striped marlin and swordfish side by side, with the fin and bill cues that separate them, the release rule, and a route to the right species guide for your water.

By Breakpoint Team