Phenomenal Sailfishing with 17 Releases
Main Attraction wins the
Islamorada Fishing Clubs’
6th Annual Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament
The 6th annual Islamorada Fishing Clubs Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament hosted 26 anglers on 13 boats all fishing for $20,000.00. The Main Attraction reeled in and released the first Sailfish of the tournament at 8:13 on December 11th 2008. They never looked back. Anglers Mac Stone from Tavernier FL and Jamie Platt from Marathon released a total of 17 Sails in the one day event. Captain Marty Lewis with Mates Ariel Medro and Brenden Huwar kept a steady pick of Sails behind the Main Attraction right up until lines out at 4PM. The Reel McCoy put the pressure on later in the day but the Main Attraction always stayed one step ahead. The Main Attraction took home hand painted Captain’s Cups by Pasta Pantaleo and the big check for $20,000.00. The Islamorada Fishing Clubs’ Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament is also a qualifying event for the IGFA Offshore Championship Series and this team is headed for Cabo San Lucas next year!
The Reel McCoy from Bud N Mary’s Marina in Islamorada did their best to catch up. Captain George McElveen fishing anglers Bobby Tassell of Grand Rapids MI and Sean Smith from Pompano FL stayed with the fish all day. In the end the Reel McCoy would land in second place with 16 fish.
Third place went to Wet Dream with anglers Kevin and Jill Clark. This team from Islamorada captained Glen Miller with mates Sam Worden and Chris Barron never gave up. The Sails were biting all day for the Wet Dream and at 4PM they had released a total of 13 fish.
The weather was rough with winds blowing from the South and later from the North West at over 40 miles per hour. Even with the rough weather the one day Sailfish tournament released a total of 129 Sailfish with 155 called in hookups. The Islamorada Fishing Club put on another fantastic event. Huge thanks goes out to our major sponsors: Caribee Boat Sales and Marina, Contender Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Ivory International, Regan Insurance, TIB Bank of the Keys, Hawk Associates, and everyone else involved for making this another successful year!
