BlacktipH

In this episode of BlacktipH, we have an EPIC day of fishing in Panama, catching monster Black Marlin at Tropic Star Lodge with Guy Harvey. Black Marlin are one of the most challenging fish to catch! We tagged every Black Marlin we caught with a $5,000 satellite research tag. This tag will track each fish for eight months and provides critical data to scientists. In total, we tagged and released five Black Marlin.

I had the opportunity to hand feed a monster frigate bird in Belize.

In this episode of BlacktipH, we explore a new island in the Bahamas (San Salvador), searching for great fishing spots. Josh and Preston have never been to San Salvador before, and they're on a mission to catch a wahoo from shore!

In this episode of BlacktipH, we go fishing at Tropic Star Lodge for black marlin and find some massive blacktip sharks and a huge dolphin on Zane Grey Reef. Our first goal, as always, was to catch our live bait. Once we filled the tuna tubes, we headed offshore and started trolling. The first fish that showed up in the spread was a big dorado (Mahi-Mahi or Dolphin Fish). I tossed the belly bait, and the dorado ate it. After a difficult battle, we landed the dolphin, tagged and released it safely back to the ocean. Shortly after we started fishing on Zane Grey Reef and found some massive blacktip sharks! These were by far the largest blacktip sharks I’ve ever seen!

In this episode of BlacktipH, we travel to Tropic Star Lodge in Panama, where I got to swim with a 30ft Whale Shark on the first day of our expedition. Our crew traveled to the lodge with Guy Harvey and researchers to conduct important scientific documentation of the local fisheries. Tropic Star is in a very remote location in the Jungles of Panama. We had to take a plane, a bus ride, and finally a boat ride to reach the lodge. Once we got to Tropic Star Lodge, we rested and prepared for the following day. On the next day, Guy Harvey, Martin (Guy's friend), and our crew headed offshore to search for black marlin. After filling our tuna tubes, we started trolling for marlin. It didn't take long to get our first bite, and it was a big sailfish! Later in the day, Guy spotted a whale shark swimming on the surface. I got the opportunity to jump in the water and swim with the massive 30ft animal! This shark was so massive, it literary felt like I was swimming with a dinosaur! Time slowed down when I was in the water with this giant shark! We finished the day off tagging and releasing several dorado (mahi-mahi or dolphinfish). Later that day, Guy and I had fed the fish at the dock and helped two anglers take photos of their massive yellowfin tuna!