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Jody Bright

In 1987 a group of charter boat skippers and crewmen in Kona got together and created the Big Island Marlin Tournament to offer the world a competition that was created by professional big-game fishermen, not theorists. Capt. Jody Bright created a second competition the following summer, the Firecracker Open Big Game Fishing Tournament. Eventually Jody created a parent company, Tropidilla Productions LLC, to run the tournaments. Over the past 26 years, many formats and events have been launched and perfected or thrown out, settling in with the current Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series. The HMTS is comprised of five qualifying contests and a series championship.
Articles: 6

Jody Bright Articles

Fishing Reports

Kona & The Big Blues Of Spring – Marlin Catch Reports

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onMay 10, 2019 at 5:50 AM
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March and April have long been hailed as “big fish months” in Kona, and indeed, there have been some very nice ones of late. We count 31 blue marlin over 500-pounds in March and April. Here is the catch report from the Kona charter fleet …

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Fishing Reports

Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series Is Underway

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onAug 2, 2018 at 10:52 AM
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Hawaii Marlin Tournament The Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series is currently in it’s “Seventh Inning Stretch” after running five tournaments between June 23 and July 15. In 2017, California angler Rick Shedore earned headlines as Top Angler in The Series by turning in scorecards with points …

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Fishing

Kona Marlin Tournament Season – A Year For “Big Ones”

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onMay 21, 2018 at 5:20 AM
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With the Kona marlin tournament season coming up soon, lots of talk turns to where anglers have the best chance of catching the biggest blue marlin in the world. Although some years in Kona are better than others, it is never wise to bet against …

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Taj Mahal & Hula Blues Band With Willie K.

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onAug 16, 2017 at 4:49 AM
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Taj Mahal has paused his international tour with Keb Mo in support of their top Billboard Blues Chart CD “TAJMO” to do some marlin fishing on the legendary Kona Coast at the 31st Big Island Marlin Tournament, August 23 – 27, 2017. As part of …

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Biggest marlin, Capt. Cornelius Choy’s 1,805-pound blue caught in 1970
Biggest marlin, Capt. Cornelius Choy’s 1,805-pound blue caught in 1970
FishingFishing Reports

Top Grander Marlin Spots

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onJul 6, 2017 at 8:26 AM
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A lively conversation was recently held on social media where we asked everyone around the world to count up the grander marlin (marlin 1,000 pounds plus) caught from their fishing location. We wanted to see, statistically, where the best place to catch granders – in …

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1,022-Pound Marlin Nearly a World Record

  • jody-bright
  • Posted onAug 21, 2012 at 3:08 AM
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Kona Grander Big Island Marlin Tournament Nothing could tempt Molly Palmer and her team on board the Kona, Hawaii, charter boat Anxious to break the IGFA angling rules. Not a World Record. Not even a share of a $129,000 prize purse. It was the classic …

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