28/09/2026
Capt Diogo Paiva
Mate João Palhinha
Mate Guillaume Dumesnil
21 BLUE MARLIN. 3 DAYS. A FISHING TRIP WE WILL NEVER FORGET. 💙🔥
Some fishing trips are special. Some become part of your life.
Steve and his uncle Jim have travelled and fished all over the world. They came to the Azores dreaming of an unforgettable experience — and what happened exceeded anything we could have imagined.
After two great days fishing around Faial, already catching several Blue Marlin, we decided to take SENSEI towards Graciosa, following reports of even more fish.
The boat was fuelled, loaded with food and ready for the adventure.
But while passing the north of São Jorge, Captain Diogo started seeing the signs — birds working, life on the water — and something just felt right.
Sometimes you follow the reports. Sometimes you follow your instinct.
We slowed SENSEI down and put the lines in.
Steve and Jim looked up: “Aren’t we going to Graciosa?”
“I don’t know yet. But we’re fishing here.”
Less than 7 minutes later, we were fighting an estimated 800 lb Blue Marlin.
We never made it to Graciosa.
We had found them.
We stayed around São Jorge for the next three days. What followed became the best three consecutive days of Blue Marlin fishing we have ever experienced aboard SENSEI.
21 BLUE MARLIN FOUGHT IN 3 DAYS. 🔥
9 × 300–400 lbs
6 × 500–600 lbs
4 × 700–800 lbs
2 × 900+ lbs
And one of those giants gave us a fight we will remember forever.
Three hours. Seven miles. One enormous Atlantic Blue Marlin that simply refused to give up.
Eventually, we got her alongside SENSEI. After everything that incredible fish had given us, we made the decision to let her go.
Watching that giant swim away was a moment none of us will ever forget. 💙
But the greatest part of this story isn't the numbers.
At the end of the trip, Steve and Jim — after travelling and fishing around the world — told us that this had been the best fishing trip of their lives.
For us, that says everything.
Our best Blue Marlin season ever. Our best three days ever aboard SENSEI.
Thank you Steve and Jim for trusting us, and thank you to our incredible team for giving everything, every single day. 🙏