Naira wins the 47th Curacao International Blue Marlin Release Tournament held on March 15-17, 2013. 40 boats participated and saw 13 blue marlin releases. Naira released two beautiful blue marlin for the win.
March 13-16, 2013: 2nd Leg John Thomas and crew of Sea Fix WIN final leg with a total of 46 big, beautiful Costa Rican sailfish to take 1st in the 10th annual Los Sueños Sinature Billfish Series! 1st Sea Fix 4600 points 46 sails 2nd Team Release 4500 points, 40 sails/1 marlin 3rd Sea Angel 4300 points, 43 sails, last BF 3:28 pm January 16-19, 2013: 1st Leg Capt. and crew of the Sea Fix takes 4th in the first leg of the Los Sueños Signature Billfish Tournament Series.
Naira placed 2nd in the 25th Bonaire International Billfish Tournament held on January 17-19, 2013. Over 30 boats participated and 10 blues released were released (a lot of lost fish too). The team aboard Naira released a blue and a sail to take second.
The Billfish Foundation Named Fin Gaddy aboard QUALIFIER the Paul Mann Custom 56-foot splashed in December 2009 was named top overall Captain worldwide for both catch and release and tagging billfish. Fin and his team aboard QUALIFIER set the top sailfish catch and release and tag record among all Atlantic captains. Hats off to the Fin Gaddy and QUALIFIER!
Alina is on her way to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to get in on the great sailfish bite that's happening there. Before she left the Outer Banks, we clocked running numbers on this beauty and her twin Caterpillar C18 1000HP engines. RPM KTS LOAD FUEL PER HR 2328 35.8 97% 92 gph 2004 30 80% 74 gph 1920 28 72% 66gph 1720 24 60% 50 gph 1407 16.6 52% 39 gph
Naira, formerly Prime Time, has been catchin' them up in Aruba! Naira reported back with a 1st place win in the Aruba Nautical Club tournament, 3rd place in the Bucuti Yachts Club tournament, and a 4th place win in the Presidential Caribbean Cup tournament!
Fin Gaddy and his team aboard the Paul Mann 56–foot QUALIFIER, just 3–peated in the Hatteras Grand Slam Tournament, which took place July 11-14. QUALFIER and crew won two billfish categories, got a couple of nice paychecks and bragging rights for another year. Congrats to Fin and Team from Paul Mann Custom Boats!
"All three of my kids caught billfish on Saturday morning before 10:00am! We were fishing a junior tourney out of Orange Beach at the Mobile Big Game Fish Club. We had 7 (3 blues and 4 whites) solid bites and landed 3 – William (13) caught a blue, Smith (7 and it was his birthday) reeled in a white, and I 'helped' Isobel (5) reel in a blue." Nice job, William, Smith and Isobel! Todd also caught the action on video:
Wouldn’t it be nice to see a big blue one up in the spread from the bridge of this incredible boat? Or, better yet, from the bridge of your own Paul Mann boat… Click here to download a PDF version of the splash report: 20120624_alina-inthebitemag
The winner! Sadie Beth–formerly the Madd Hatter–Paul Mann Custom Boats hull #1–now out of Charleston, SC, owned by Gage Blue and captained by Howard Moseley. Sadie Beth scored 1,600 total points in winning this South Carolina Governor’s Cup tournament May 25-27 2012.