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Cuttin’ Up, a 64 Viking owned by Steve Jones and run by his son, Capt. Nick Jones, struck early and held on to win the 19th Annual Virginia Beach Billfish [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2022-08-29T18:19:30-04:00August 29, 2022|
Cuttin’ Up, a 64 Viking owned by Steve Jones and run by his son, Capt. Nick Jones, struck early and held on to win the 19th Annual Virginia Beach Billfish [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2022-08-27T21:13:07-04:00August 27, 2022|
The action offshore definitely improved on the last day of the 2022 VBBT. Several boats tallied releases but the big buzz centered on Sniper as it backed to the scales [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2022-08-27T08:24:01-04:00August 26, 2022|
The action offshore was unusually slow again Friday during the second day of the 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. Typically this time of year the white marlin bite is [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2022-08-26T08:51:42-04:00August 25, 2022|
Initial contact and actions are usually important in social environments. The same applies to sporting events. The team scoring first gains momentum, confidence and an early lead in points. So [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2022-08-25T14:13:31-04:00August 24, 2022|
The 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament kicked off Wednesday evening under the big top tent at Rudee Inlet. Eighty-four boats this week will be angling for the biggest share [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2021-08-23T17:08:55-04:00August 23, 2021|
Capitalizing on a solid Friday showing, Seven sealed the deal Saturday and claimed the championship trophy in the 2021 Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. The 62 Bayliss, owned by Gardner Britt [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2021-08-21T20:51:58-04:00August 21, 2021|
Numerologists would look at today’s date, the 21st day of August in 2021, and read all kinds of signs. That’s because 21 is divided by seven three times. But it [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2021-08-20T21:25:33-04:00August 20, 2021|
Several boats kept the pressure on Friday, closing the gap somewhat, but Katherine Anne maintained a commanding lead by adding two more releases to its tally. The 63 Spencer, with [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2021-08-20T07:58:37-04:00August 19, 2021|
It wasn’t a blind date or job interview, but Katherine Anne made a very good impression Thursday. The locally based 63 Spencer racked up seven white marlin releases to take [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2021-08-19T16:22:38-04:00August 18, 2021|
It’s tournament week in Virginia! That means the 81 teams, sponsors and volunteers will be gathering under the big tent at the Southside Marina to kick off the Virginia Beach [...]