How to catch blue marlin in Florida
Techniques
This may be the ultimate of the big game fish - the one hemingway so often wrote about. Serious anglers rig heavy and expect to fight a marlin for 4-6 hours.
Preferred bait
Rigged ballyhoo & large live baits
Preferred lures
Large skirted trolling lures
Time of day
Offshore waters unlike swordfish, blue marlin feed mostly during the day on fish and squid.
Videos
- Catch a marlin! Florida insider fishing report 2022 - rigs & techniques · Open original
- How to catch more billfish (+ we caught a HUGE blue marlin!) · Open original
- How to catch a marlin & how to feed a marlin your bait · Open original
- Marlin university tips - hooking up · Open original
- Starting with flying fish, I worked my way up the food chain and caug... Caught a blue marlin · Open original
- 🧊⚠️ · Open original
- El hielo azul del tíbet enciende las alarmas. El retroces... · Open original
- First of his career! · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com (2 pages)
- Catchafloridamemory.com
- Floridasportsman.com (2 pages)
Fish guide
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.