The Blue Marlin bite in Texas this summer has been nothing short of incredible. The bite at Diana was probably the best that I can ever remember with over 45 fish caught in a period of 5 weeks. Guys that were fishing the shelf and dink bait fishing to the south were also getting more shots at Blues mixed in with the Whites and Sails, which also made for an above average year for grand slams as well. Its starting to get to the end of our season but as of this past week they were still biting and as long as the weather conditions allow, I am sure those Blue Marlin numbers will continue to rise.

The most popular discussion topic on the docks this season has been the use of sonar. The new scanning sonar is a different (and more costly) beast than the older searchlight sonar, which a few boats have had for years. Furuno's CSH8LMK2 sends a constant omnidirectional beam around the boat, giving real-time imagery to the captain in contrast with the older CH250/500 units, which scan a 6 degree beam around the boat, similar to a radar. Furuno's page does a good job explaining:  SONAR

With some of the numbers and fishing success on boats with sonar, it's not hard to understand why some owners choose to purchase the equipment.  On the other hand, there have been plenty of fish caught (and tournaments won) on boats without sonar too. It doesn't seem like fishing is slowing down anytime soon, and there is still some good weather to be had, see y'all out there....