108 results returned for search: "" category "General" author Tight Lines
If anyone has any mal-de-mare-based qualms as to taking a sortie on the briny, well, it doesn’t get much calmer than this. Sometimes referred to as the doldrums and often associated with sailing ships being becalmed for weeks. The poem The Rime of th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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Tight Lines
Had enough of billfish yet? The excitement of the Cup Match holiday should have gone some way to relieving those woes, although it may have resurrected others from the more fervent supporters of both teams. In any case, things do wind down a bit now ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2022
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General
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Tight Lines
This is the climax. The climax of the month-long reverie devoted to billfish and otherwise known as July.
The final tournament of the Bermuda Triple Crown Billfish Series is currently being fished and its outcome could well be decisive in the awardi...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Mid-month and midway through the high-profile billfish tournaments; hot and summery with the benefit of a full moon immediately before the main event kicks off. What more could anyone want?
Well, some renewed action from the marlin, for a start. Whil...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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General
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Tight Lines
Fair weather and hot, sunny conditions. The epitome for the blue water big game tournaments that highlight the month of July here in Bermuda.
The mass of aerials, outriggers, and towers down at the boat clubs and other marinas pay homage to the draw...
DATE: Jul 09, 2022
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General
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Tight Lines
Let there be no mistake; this week’s column is about big fish. Big as in more than you would ever want to have to carry. Big that puts the “big” in big game fishing. That is what this is all about.
But like so many stories, it is going to start small...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
High summer and the days are shortening; not that anyone is going to notice this, just yet and it is going to get a lot hotter.
It is that time of the year when the sport fishing simply does not get any better and anglers should be able to make full...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Anglers and commercial fishermen have breathed a sigh of relief as the offshore grounds have almost totally returned to normal. The odd longtail is never a problem, but that invasion of shearwaters is a horror at best.
Happily, it is now possible to ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Birds, birds, birds! Like it was straight out of a Hitchcock movie. A lovely calm day, nothing but the horizon and a few clouds to behold and then toss a handful of chum into the water. Seconds later, before there is even a mackerel in the slick, the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
OK, picnicking is done. It is time to go fishing. As far as the fish are concerned it is high summer offshore and even the inshore and reef species are making their presence felt as evidenced by recent efforts.
The BFCAT tournament was a resounding s...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
