Consistency Key for Clapp

LOS SUENOS, Costa Rica — Under normal conditions, catching one marlin per day wouldn’t be news in this part of the Pacific Ocean renowned for its billfishing. But that proved to be a winning formula for Davis Clapp after fishing suddenly got tough under a December full moon during the World Billfish Series Grand Championships.

“They were little rats, 150 pounds maybe, nothing big,” Clapp said about the three blue marlin he caught during the three-day tournament. “I got lucky I didn’t find a 400-pounder.”

It’s points – 400 for each marlin, 100 for...