Fishing Bahamian Style - They Are Still Out There

Here is the wahoo we caught today. We caught it on a ballyhoo with the lure you got for us.
Christy

(Contributed by Lowell Clark) Thanks for the reports.

Fishing Bahamian Style

Today Leland & I fished with Don in his little boat for about 2 hours. We got some conch, a nice mutton, some yellowtails and a very big hog snapper. Leland was reeling in the hog and got it to the boat, and it got off at the boat. Don was so upset he jumped in the water and speared it before it could get away. I looked at Leland and said..Don will never find that fish, and with that Don came up with it on his spear.

Contributed by Lowell Clark

Small Boat Tournament 2011

There were sailfish and dolphin around for this year's Small Boat Tournament, but not much else are far as meat fish! But, look at the results below. Not bad for a summer tournament on the Treasure Coast! And, "fun on the docks" was terrific. A tally of 33 boats and 89 anglers made for a strong turnout.

Tournament chairs Sherry Simmons and James Robinson put together a perfect program starting out with the Captains Meeting at Manatee Island Grill and ending with the awards dinner at Sailfish/Finest Kind Marina. And, our very generous sponsors, vendors, and supporters made it all happen. See an album of pictures in Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our Home page.

See Ed Killer's summary from the Stuart News:

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/jun/19/good-times-roll-for-prime-time/

2011 Tournament Results - Adult Division

--SAILFISH--
1ST PLACE Prime Time - 150 pts.

2ND PLACE Lucky Duck - 100 pts.

3RD PLACE Hotty Toddy - 100 pts.

--DOLPHIN--
1ST PLACE Don Wilson - Coconut Express II, 27.80 lbs.

2ND PLACE Johnny Wise - Reeling 2 Go, 22.52 lbs.
3RD PLACE Brad McClatchie - Blue Moon, 22.07 lbs.

TOP BOAT Prime Time

No Wahoo, Kingfish, or Cobia were caught

2011 Tournament Results - Overall Outstanding Junior Angler

1ST PLACE Hunter MacDonald - Hotty Toddy, 78.73 pts.
2ND PLACE Heather Hasek - R Time, 75.0 pts.
3RD PLACE Jack MacDonald - Hotty Toddy, 50.0 pts.

Lindsey Bruns, a junior on the Crossroads, released her 1st Sailfish
Jeff Smith and Kevin Smith, both juniors on the Double Hook-Up, released their 1st Sailfish
William Ponsoldt III, a junior on the Litigator, released his 1st sailfish

2011 Ladies Tournament - BEST EVER!

Best Ever! That's what many said about this year's tournament. Some things we can't control...that would include weather and sea conditions. Perfect! It would also include lots of fish coming by. Some caught lots of cobia; Got-M-on (Capt. Ron Griggs) lady team put 18 dolphin in the boat and released small ones. Fast Eddy's lady team (Capt. Ed Bennett) reported 8 nice ones. There were around 8 sailfish releases. Oh, yes, some boats reported bonita everywhere.

Other things we can control, and that includes the quality and quantity of sponsors, displays and vendors, food, and entertainment. All outstanding! See the tournament page for sponsors. Tournament organizers include co-chairs Cindy, Char, and Sarah. And, hats off to their support team which includes Club members and SSC outside workers. Thanks to all, this was a great event. If you missed it, be sure to come out for the Small Boat Tournament June 17 & 18 which also promises to be one of the best ever.

Allison Wigley again handled the pictures and they are available on this web site. She gets the best shots! Check Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures for an album.

Tournament Winners today include:

JUNIOR ANGLERS

1st Place Overall - Emily Wilson on Got-M-On
2nd Place Overall - Madison Wichers on Prime Time
Outstanding Junior Angler - Emily Wilson on Got-M-On

ADULT ANGLERS

Dolphin
1st Place - Beth Strack on Creecher Comforts - 30.42 lbs.
2nd Place - Jamie on Daymaker - 25.06 lbs.
3rd Place - Magen Wilson on Got-M-On - 24.1 lbs.

Kingfish
1st Place - Ariana Costanza on Daymaker - 5.37 lbs.

Billfish
1st Place - Julie Collins - Quick Draw - 8:55am
2nd Place - Patty Miller - Miller Time - 11:38am
3rd Place - Cindy Allen - Kingsbury - 12:00noon

Outstanding Angler
Patty Miller - Miller Time

Polly Whippen Award
Cindy Allen - Kingsbury

Top Boat
Got 'em On - 117.06 lbs.

Be sure to check Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures for many great shots.

Congrats to all!

Docktail Party of 4-1-11

Greg Carpino and Emily Gregory co-chaired tonight's event and provided an all star line up. Food by Bono's, vendors for rum cakes, custom audio for most anything mobile, jewelry, and much more. And, perfect weather. Glad so many could attend, if you missed it, don't miss the next one.