Several lucky Florida crews found themselves in the land of plenty in January. That land being the fertile waters known as “the Pocket” immediately northwest of Chub Cay in the Berry Islands.

What caught the anglers interest was marlin. And according to those manning the cockpits of Hog Wild out of Stuart, Christina out of Palm Beach and Very Pushy out of St. Augustine and Savannah, Georgia, the blues “were chewin’.”

Hog Wild and Very Pushy logged multiple blue marlin releases, sometimes up to seven per day with an average of three to four billfish making it to the transom where excited crews sent them on their ways. The bite was so hot, Domenica out of Jupiter scored two blues while fast-trolling wahoo gear at 15 knots.

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