You can certainly catch billfish in easily-accessible places like Florida or California or even New Jersey, but there’s something special about catching them in exotic, tropical locales. We’ve loved our trips to Central America and look forward to branching out from there, ideally to places like French Polynesia or Australia. Maybe that’ll inspire us to get a tropical marlin or sailfish tattoo. Here are some examples from across the web:
Tribal Billfish Tattoos
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For many of us, the Improved Clinch Knot was the first one we learned. Some of us still use it. It may not test stronger than some other, but it’s remarkably easy to tie correctly. You can improve your chances of landing big fish to the boat with the Double Clinch Knot.