Tournament Blog

Stay up to date with tournament news and standings. Our featured author, Capt. Dave Lear, has been covering big-game fishing for more than two decades, first as the editor of Marlin magazine and later as an award-winning freelance writer and tournament correspondent. The former executive director of The Billfish Foundation was also the 51st angler to gain membership in the IGFA’s exclusive Royal Billfish Slam Club by catching and releasing all nine species of billfish. Learn more about Dave at www.captaindavelear.com.

26Aug 2018

For the Record Books
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For the Record Books

By Capt. Dave Lear|2018-08-27T07:03:47-05:00August 26, 2018|

The 15th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament wrapped up Saturday night and closed the chapter on a historic event. A record 80 boats competed this year for a new [...]

Want Not

By Capt. Dave Lear|2018-08-26T05:53:22-05:00August 25, 2018|

It was game on Saturday as the 80 boats fishing the 15th annual VBBT took advantage of a hot bite and racked up the points with multiple release after [...]

Friday Flurry

By Capt. Dave Lear|2018-08-25T09:15:04-05:00August 24, 2018|

With the fleet scattered and reports filtering in, at first glance it seemed slow for the initial day of competition in 15th annual VBBT. All 80 boats entered opted [...]