Tournament Blog
Keep up to date with news and updates about the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic at Sandestin, featuring articles by Capt. Dave Lear.
ECBC Celebrates 20th Anniversary June 22-26
Miramar Beach, Florida – One of the most popular events of the Gulf Coast big-game tournament circuit is celebrating 20 years of exciting, high-stakes competition. The 20th annual Emerald Coast [...]
Solving the Puzzle
There’s always an underlying game when it comes to big-game tournament competition. Finding The fish, a true contender, is very similar to putting a complex puzzle together. In the [...]
Tried and True
A frisky blackfin tuna or bonita is hard to turn down. Soaking live baits, especially around structure like the multiple oil and gas rigs in the central Gulf of [...]
Right Attitude
By the numbers, competing in a high stakes blue-water tournament like the Classic can be daunting. Eighty-eight boats fished the 2021 edition, and the winning fish was caught by [...]
Advance Prep
Southern anglers are enduring a real winter to start 2022, with cold temperatures, blustery fronts and even some snow [...]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Capt. Dave Lear has been covering big-game fishing for more than three 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.