Offshore Blue Marlin sport fishing in Ocean City, Maryland

Ocean City Maryland blue marlin charters are only one part of the offshore experience. In turn, you may have selected this option because they are fun to catch, we have more to offer. Not only may you find one of these fast swimmers but you will be set up for more. During these charters we are rigged and ready for numerous pelagic species. Blue marlin are usually targeted with larger rigs in addition to the normal spread. They can be caught during tuna fishing but more than often when set up for billfish. The instigator arrives in Ocean City, Maryland early July just in time for the bite.

Ocean City Maryland Blue Marlin Charters

The experience of catching a blue marlin is like nothing else in the world. The biggest females are more than four times as heavy as the biggest males, which rarely exceed 160 kg (350 lb) in weight.  The longest females can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft) with the bill, from eye to tip, constituting about 20% of the total body length. (Credit Wikipedia)

Body mass in the largest female specimens has been reported from 540 to 820 kg (1,190 to 1,810 lb), depending on the source (few large specimens are scientifically verified).^[14] The largest blue marlin caught by IGFA angling rules is from Vitoria, Brazil, which weighed 1,402 lb (636 kg).;^[15] fishermen often refer to individual marlins that reach or exceed 1,000 pounds as “granders”. (Credit Wikipedia)

Normally blue marlin are only brought to the dock in fishing tournaments but adding a catch and release to your bucket list is a chance of a lifetime!

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