About
Us
The 2009 season promises a year of great fun and excitement!
We recognise that your choice to visit St. Thomas then to book a trip with Marlin Prince are carefully
considered decisions, especially this year. Our pledge to you is that we will continue to evaluate our operation
to provide you with the very best fishing experience possible! Thank you in advance for your decision and we
appreciate you choosing to spend your day with us! So... if you want to just relax and enjoy the experience of
professional deep sea fishing, we can do that. If you aspire to be a top angler, we can take you there! You will
use tournament grade equipment for traditional trolling, pitch baiting, or stand-up techniques. We are ready for you!
Captain Eddie Morrison is starting his 23th season here
in St Thomas. While we do catch lots more than blue marlin: to date Captain Eddie has caught over 1250 blue marlins.
The record breaking 1999 season alone produced 96 releases by our guests, earning him the Billfish Foundation's
"Top Captain Blue Marlin Release" award. He earned the award again in 2005.
2004 the Marlin Prince team won 2nd place
overall in the prestigious UVSI Open Blue Marlin Tournament. In 2005 the Marlin Prince
team won 2nd place overall in the July Open Billfish Tournament.
In the USVI Open they won 3rd overall and "Top Local Captain & Crew"
for 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000 & 1999. Six blue marlin releases in the
USVI Open positioned angler Davis Clapp to win the "Top Angler Overall" in
the 2006 Bermuda Triangle Tournament Series. And in 2007 Marlin Prince won "Top Lady Angler" for our guest from Louisiana!
In October 2008 we welcomed Dan Gerritsen aboard in First Mate position! Dan brings more than seven years of local experience to the Marlin Prince.
As a licensed captain himself, Dan fished in the southern California area for 17 years.
His wide range of fishing experiences and professional, personable manner will set you at ease.
Our best wishes go to Brent Huffman as he leaves us to further his career at the Maine Maritime Academy!
One of our guest's most exciting catches aboard Marlin Prince was a release
on a spinning rod and the "largest ever" at the time, tag and release on 20lb.
tippet fly rod at approx... 225 lbs. For those of you into fly-fishing, this
fish was "legitimately fly rod released" THREE TIMES, the first time in less
than 4 minutes, the second a few seconds later! The angler worked for an additional hour to
get this fish in and tagged before it swam away!
This POTENTIAL WORLD RECORD fish was not killed due
to Federal regulations restricting kills - for any reason, on blue
marlin under 99" or approx. 300lbs. The standing world record for
blue marlin on fly is 208lbs. Check us out on the cover
of the Jan. 2008 "On the Edge" tournament magazine and Marlin Magazine's 2007 article on St.Thomas.
Join us for an awesome day on the water! We genuinely love what we do! It's not just numbers for us, we want you
to have the best day on the water possible!
"I want you to catch fish, have a great time, tell your friends and come back
again!" - Captain Eddie Our Testimonials
"Marlin
Prince is a perennial high placer in the St. Thomas tournament scene "
Marlin Magazine
"Awesome hands-on teaching experience! We learned how to make it
happen! Captain Eddie and his crew are true professionals!"
M. Spooner, Graduate, Marlin University - St. Thomas
"All 3 of our children caught a nice mahi! Thanks Brent for the coaching!
We want to reserve the same day this April!
Tom & Sally Smithwick, Georgia
"By far, the most professional
charter operation in the world!"
M. Johnson, Chicago, IL
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