Right on the Money
Just Right, a 56 Viking run by Capt. Robbie Brown, rallied on the final day of competition to win the 20th Annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. The team released a [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2023-08-28T09:07:39-04:00August 27, 2023|
Just Right, a 56 Viking run by Capt. Robbie Brown, rallied on the final day of competition to win the 20th Annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. The team released a [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2023-08-27T12:53:05-04:00August 26, 2023|
How quickly things can shift. Around lunchtime Saturday, Wall Hanger, the tournament leader since the first day, had to be feeling pretty good. The team added another sailfish to the [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2023-08-25T20:37:48-04:00August 25, 2023|
The weather-guessers never make it easy for anglers, especially with six-figure payouts on the line. But when tournament rules require choosing one mandatory lay day, something has to be the [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2023-08-24T21:59:26-04:00August 24, 2023|
Bluewater success is often measured in temperature degrees. If a boat gets on a really good bite, it’s red hot. If another has some chances and capitalizes on a few, [...]
By Capt. Dave Lear|2023-08-23T18:03:14-04:00August 23, 2023|
Twenty years! In some ways two decades seems like an eternity and in others a microsecond. Still, significant anniversaries are typically celebrated with precious metals and gems, with emeralds commemorating [...]
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 [...]