big game fishing

Marlin pursuit sport

Big game fishing is the sport of catching large ocean fish—marlin, tuna, swordfish, sharks—typically from a boat using heavy tackle.

The fish are powerful enough to require sustained battles, sometimes lasting hours.

Also called sport fishing or deep-sea fishing.

They chartered a boat for big game fishing off the coast of Mexico.

Related

boat ride · trolling · reel · rod · offshore · deep sea · rod holders · gaff · lure · captain · tackle · catch · tag and release · release · billfish · wahoo · mahi-mahi · blue water

Opposites
scale and quarry

big game fishingtrout fishing

Pursuing freshwater game species

perch fishing · bait fishing

location and method

big game fishingbank fishing

pier fishing · pond fishing · creek fishing · surf casting · stream fishing

intensity and commitment

big game fishingbobber fishing

Angling with a surface indicator

subsistence fishing

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G