58′ Paul Mann Custom LO QUE SEA takes the win of the 2016 Custom Shootout May 12-14, 2016!

May 14, 2016

58′ Paul Mann Custom LO QUE SEA takes the win of the 2016 Custom Shootout May 12-14, 2016!

A huge shout out and congratulations to Owner Tony Huerta, with Captain Kevin Paul and crew aboard the 58' Paul Mann Custom LO QUE SEA for taking the win of the 2016 Custom Shootout! The boat’s two blue marlin, four white marlin and two sailfish came to a total of 1900 points and the win! Pretty work guys! Tony Huerta was also named top angler in the tournament! The Custom Shoot-Out takes place in the Bahamas each year is one of the most prestigious and competitive fishing tournaments anywhere. Entries are invitation-only and 48 of the finest custom sportfishers in

April 19, 2016

Flip of Hull 139 FULLTIME

Take a look at the video of a very exciting part of the day on April 14th for all of us at Paul Mann Custom Boats, and of course also the proud owner and family. Turning a magnificent sport fish over is a huge construction milestone. Watch the action as we flip over the Paul Mann 76-foot custom FULLTIME! Paul Mann jig-built boats all begin life upside down and after many steps including building the jig, laying fiberglass cloth, completing many stages of fairing, and adding the final primer, we are ready move on, extracting the jig and building the

March 24, 2016

Phenomenal running numbers for Paul Mann 60′ CAUGHT UP!

Paul Mann is excited to present his most recent 60-foot custom cold molded edition. The CAUGHT UP housed with (2) MAN 1550's is shown here with impressive running numbers! Paul Mann: "The way she runs upwind far exceeded my expectations and even our preliminary estimated goals. Our propeller estimates were spot on! The estimated weight according to the travel lift scales was 73,000 pounds." "The boat is so smooth, not one vibration at all! It is like you are on air!" enthused Robin Mann. CAUGHT UP is a two stateroom, two head configuration with a walk-in pantry, laundry and storage and a walk-in tackle locker. "She'll soon be ready to go

November 28, 2015

JICHI Wins Guana Cay, First Leg of Bahamas Billfish Championship

With team anglers Albert Castro, Luis Isias and Anibal Moya fishing hard and seeing lots of action, the 68-foot Paul Mann JICHI captained by Gene Lebron took top honors and a commanding 1500 point lead in the first leg of the Bahamas Billfish Championship in Guana Cay, April 22-25, 2015. Four blues, two whites and a sail! JICHI owner Luis Isias was top angler with three of the blues, a white and the sail. Next up in the BBC: Green Turtle Cay May 6-9. Keep it up JICHI! Bahamas Billfish Championship Leg 1: Guana Cay April 22-25 Leg 2:

November 3, 2015

58′ ALINA Construction to Completion

Take a look at this short video that provides a brief, start-to-finish overview of constructing the ALINA, a 58-foot Paul Mann custom sportfish that splashed in 2011 and is currently based in the Caribbean. She consistently shows up on the top of tournament leader boards all around the Caribbean. Take a look, and learn more about some of the things that make a Paul Mann sportfish different from all the rest!

November 1, 2015

Varadero Aruba Caribbean Cup

The NAIRA came into this year’s Varadero Aruba Caribbean Cup ready to cement their reputation as one of the top sportfishing teams in the world and by 10 a.m. they added another chapter to their incredible story. Day two was started early with the first fish, a sailfish for angler Yilson Iriarte. He then went on to release a white marlin at 9:30 and a blue marlin at 9:50 for a Grand Slam and 100 bonus points. They ended their day with 2,100 total points and the tournament lead going into the third and final day. Owner/Captain Bincho Mansur leads

October 5, 2015

Paul Mann Custom Boats Announces Construction of New 76-foot Sportfish, FULL-TIME

[caption id="attachment_1958" align="alignleft" width="307"] Exciting new four-stateroom, four-head 76-foot sportfish yacht FullTime is now under construction at Paul Mann Custom Boats in Manns Harbor NC.[/caption] Paul Mann Custom Boats 76' Sportfish, FullTime. Construction is now underway. Manns Harbor, NC: Construction is now underway at Paul Mann Custom Boat’s 40,000 square foot facility in Manns Harbor, NC, on FullTime, an exciting new four-stateroom, four-head 76-foot sportfishing yacht. The yacht is a collaboration between Paul Mann and Ullberg Yacht Design of Winter Park, FL. When complete, FullTime will feature twin MTU 2600 HP engines, gyrostabilizers, and a 3000-gallon (+/-) fuel

August 13, 2015

Paul Mann 58-foot DIRTY BUSINESS Captures Third in Highly Competitive Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament

August 10-13, 2015. Congratulations to Owner Leah Hebert, Paul Hebert and Capt. Newt Cagle plus crew and team of Tom Bauer, Tony Heurta and Junior Bass aboard the 58-foot DIRTY BUSINESS for taking third in the 32nd Annual Pirate's Cove Big Game Tournament. The release of nine white and one blue marlin, based on time, totaled 1000 points for DIRTY BUSINESS! A total of 322 billfish were caught and released during the tournament and over 400 anglers participated. Again, huge congratulations to the owners and crew of DIRTY BUSINESS!

August 9, 2015

Paul Mann 53-foot TRUE GRIT Takes Top Honors in 26th Annual Alice Kelly Lady Angler Billfish Charity Tournament

August 9, 2015. Fifty-four teams entered the 26th Annual Alice Kelly tournament with a small craft advisory in effect and little hope of fishing, but in the end the 53-foot Paul Mann Custom Boat TRUE GRIT and a few others made it out for Sunday's fishing. The ladies aboard TRUE GRIT took top boat with 4 white marlin releases and 400 points. The event raised almost $40,000 for cancer charities. Pretty work in every way!

June 15, 2015

ALINA takes Top Team and Top Boat in 2015 Cap Cana International Billfish Shootout June 9-June 15, 2015

The team from Aruba aboard the 58-foot Paul Mann ALINA took the early lead, releasing six white marlin including a triple-header, plus a blue, and held on till the final day to take Top Boat honors as well as Top Team in the Barceló Rum Division of the 2015 International Cap Cana Billfish Shootout, June 9-15, in the Dominican Republic. "Finally, after about fifteen years competing in the Shootout, we won the whole thing! We have finished second or third a few times before, but this time we made it!" said ALINA Captain/Owner Eric Mansur. ALINA and her team of