How to Use blue marlin in a Sentence

blue marlin

noun
  • The largest blue marlin ever caught on a rod and reel was caught by Capt.
    Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Likewise, the golden grail for anglers from Europe and Asia isn’t the brown trout, or the blue marlin, or even the largemouth bass.
    Kirk Deeter, Field & Stream, 5 Dec. 2020
  • There, the ocean is filled with Pacific blue marlin, tuna, mahi-mahi, and spearfish.
    Stephanie Granada, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • In early June, fishing out of San Salvador, Sabin landed and released a blue marlin, which cinched her plans for the rest of the year.
    Gary Garth, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
  • From the coast, those who want to invest in a billfish charter will find his prime time—some boats have reported up to four blue marlin in a trip in the last week.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The longer the fight, especially for blue marlin, the longer the recovery period.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Although the huge catch didn't get them into the competition's top three, Jordan has two more days to catch the leading blue marlin, which weighed in at 494.2 pounds.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 10 June 2020
  • The main event is blue marlin but there are other billfish, mahi mahi, wahoo and especially big tuna.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • These are the trips where white and blue marlin weighing hundreds of pounds are available for the taking, in addition to large tuna, wahoo and dorado.
    Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
  • A couple months later, Sabin landed and released a Pacific blue marlin, also out of Los Suenos.
    Gary Garth, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The Fleur-de-lis team released six other blue marlin including one estimated at over 600 pounds and a very large yellowfin tuna in an epic weekend offshore.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 12 July 2020
  • And sometimes a dolphin trip will produce sailfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna, white marlin or blue marlin.
    Steve Waters, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
  • And that’s probably a good thing because shortly after her catch and release was called in on the radio, Nicole Scotti aboard Triple S also reported catching and releasing a blue marlin as well.
    Bill Springer, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Once there, some started offering to pay local fishermen—like Ernal and his brother, Bill—to take them rod-and-reel fishing for blue marlin, mahi-mahi, which Bankers call dolphin, and other saltwater species.
    Caleb Johnson, WSJ, 8 June 2021
  • There were several other contest categories, including the blue marlin and tuna divisions, where the winners each won over $1.2 million, according to an open news release.
    Georgia News, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022

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