Sea Horse Anglers Club

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🏆🎣 Congrats to all the winners of the inaugural The Macallan Cup Wahoo Tournament!!

🎏🏅An qualifying event

Huge thank you to our sponsors:
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Thanks to all boats and anglers who fished!! 🛥️💪🏻🛥️

Look forward to seeing everyone next year!! 🗓️

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Congrats to all who fished the inaugural 'The Macallan Wahoo Cup'!

**POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH DUE TO WEATHER!!**

The Macallan Wahoo Cup
Entries welcome until Thursday, September 25th

The Macallan Wahoo Cup

Forms can be picked up and dropped off at the Tasting Room, Robinsons Marina and C-Mart.
Deadline is 6pm Thursday September 18th.

Sign up today!

🎣 SAVE THE DATE 📅 - Sunday, 21 September 2025

Sea Horse Anglers Club presents:
THE MACALLAN WAHOO CUP 🏆

🐟 No entry fee
🐟 Lines classes 12 to 30 lb test
🐟 Prizes 🎣
🐟 Weigh in at Dockyard
🐟 Optional Calcutta Jackpot 💰🤑
🐟 Entry forms available from 5 September

Sponsored by:
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🐠 .marina

Good luck to all 37 teams fishing the Seahorse Anglers Club today! With over $1.1 million on the line, we’re set for an exciting few days on the water. #bermuda #bermudatriplecrown #marlin #marlinmag

On July 2, 1961, Leo Barboza set the IGFA Men’s 10-kg (20 lb) Line Class World Record with this massive 52.16-kilogram (115-pound) wahoo. Leo was fishing with live scad off the South Shore of Bermuda and landed this record catch after a 23-minute fight. This incredible record was landed without a steel leader and has stood the test of time!

Stay up to date on the biggest catches in the world — follow the IGFA.

Kicking off the Bermuda Triple Crown in style with the Bermuda Billfish Blast!
From the Kickoff Party at Hamilton Princess to daily weigh-ins at Barr’s Bay Park — the Bermuda Triple Crown is bringing the heat. Enjoy specialty cocktails at the exclusive Goslings & Tito’s Bar and don’t miss your shot at the prize wheel on opening night!

📅 Schedule:
July 3 – Kickoff Party & Final Registration
July 4-6 – Fishing Days(Lines In: 8:30AM | Weigh-ins: 5PM at Barr’s Bay Park)
July 7 – Awards Gala at Hamilton Princess

🎣 Historic Black Marlin Record 🐟🌊

In late March 2025 Charles Purdie was fishing aboard the charter vessel Wingman, off the coast of Costa Rica and managed to land an impressive Black Marlin (pictured) estimated at 130kg. 💪 While processing the fish, the crew managed to find part of a tag that was embedded in the flesh.

The report of this tag found its way to the Game Fish Tagging Program via our partners at Hallprint and QLD Fisheries. After some collaboration and investigation, it was determined that this fish was indeed tagged with a NSW DPIRD billfish tag. 🏷️🔍

Our records revealed that this Black Marlin was originally tagged by Carlos Zambrana back in late January 2023 while fishing the Moreton Island Trench in South-East Queensland. Carlos estimated the fish to be only 15kg at the time of tagging. 📍📏

Amazingly, in little over 2 years this fish swam over 7,360 nautical miles (~13,600km) across the Pacific Ocean and gained well over 100kg in weight. 🧭🌎📈

While this is an impressive record of movement, it narrowly comes in second as the furthest distance travelled by any tagged fish within the Game Fish Tagging Program. 🥈 The current record for the longest distance travelled by a tagged fish was also recaptured in Costa Rican waters. That Black Marlin was originally tagged off Yorkey’s K**b back in 1996 and was recaptured offshore of Costa Rica in 2000. The fish was at liberty for 1,412 days (3 years and 10 months) and travelled over 7,780 nautical (~14,400km). 🚀 That fish was also 15kg when tagged but unfortunately the recapture weight or length could not be attained.

This is one of the many exciting recaptures to be recently added to the Gamefish Tagging Program. 📝🎣 If you're lucky enough to catch a tagged fish please ensure you report it using the online recapture form link here: https://bit.ly/3FqZoRZ

The Game Fish Tagging Program is another example of your recreational fishing fees at work. ✅🐟