Peter B. Wright

We are happy to include Peter B. Wright as a contributing editor to the Guy Harvey Sportswear blog. Peter is one of the world’s best known and respected big game fishing captains and will be writing here on various aspects of catching the largest fish in the ocean.

Peter is an inductee to the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame, has caught more marlin over 1,000 pounds than any captain or angler in history, has won dozens of tournaments, and guided his clients to numerous records. He holds the Bahamas Bluefin Tuna record of 972 pounds and guided angler Stewart Campbell to an amazing single day’s record of 73 Giant Bluefin Tuna tagged and released off Cape Hatteras, N.C.

Peter B at Work (Play)

Captain Wright has fished every season in Cairns, Australia since 1968 and has also fished the waters of New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Mauritius, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, The Ivory Coast, Bom Bom Island, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Madeira, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands, Bahamas, US Gulf and East Coast, Canada’s Maritime Provinces, East and West Coasts of Mexico, Guatamala, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, French Polynesia, Fiji, Hawaii and the Galapagos.

Peter is a highly sought after writer and speaker. He has recently been hired as Editor at Large by World Publications to write a big game fishing column for “Marlin” Magazine as well as hosting television shows and conducting seminars and “Marlin University” programs.

Related posts:

1. Introducing Guest Blogger Dr Mahmood Shivji
2. Peter B Wright’s Lure “SPREAD”
3. To Hire A Good Mate
4. We Still Need MORE Tagging
5. Fishing History is Fun

Tags: Big Game Fishing, Bluefin Tuna, IGFA, Marlin, Peter B. Wright

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