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Wound Up Reels in a Win at the
46thannual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament
Captain John Dudas led anglers
Bill Danko of Cincinnatti Ohio, Scott Cumming from San Antonio Texas,
Rob Ramirez and Alex Castellanos both from Miami Florida to winner’s
circle of the 46th Annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament. The
team released a total of 25 Sailfish over the three day event.
The Wound UP team has also won an entry into the 2010
IGFA Offshore World Championship in Cabo San Lucas. The
Wound Up released 6 fish on the first day giving them a 5th
place standing. Day Two would be their day. Wound
Up released 13 fish, taking a commanding lead over XXX
and Weez in the Keys whose two day total releases were
13 Sails each. Wound Up would not stop there. Day three
produced another 6 fish for the Wound up guaranteeing
them a front row seat at the awards ceremony. Anglers Bill Danko
and Scott Cummings each released 12 Sailfish over the three days.
Bill would take home the High Point angler trophy created by David Wirth
and is the winner of the Bill Hirni Memorial trophy.
Second place Weez in
the Keys anglers Scott Robins from Miami FL, Donny Lange of
Tavernier FL, Hunter Lawson of Islamorada FL, and Brett Dudas of Ft.
Lauderdale FL, took home second place honors. The team Captained
by David Morris released 7 fish the first day. With the help of Mates
Charlie Scoble and Ken Hinsley the team released 6 fish on the second
day and 3 Sailfish on the final day. The Weez in the Keys
took home second place trophies with a total of 16 Sailfish releases.
Third place XXX
said they were stuck on third. Having a third place finish in
last years event the XXX once again found themselves two
fish behind second place Weez in the Keys. “Every
time we got close to catching them they would find more fish” said
the XXX Captain JC Cleare. Anglers Max Tower of
Palmetto Bay FL, Reggie Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewics from Coral Gables
FL and Fulton Ivy from Key Largo FL released a total of 14 Sails.
The team released 6 on day one, 7 on day two and 1 fish on the final
day.
Most Tagged fish went to the
Wet Dream. Captain Glen Miller with Mates Sam Worden and
Justin Miller tagged a total of 9 fish. Anglers Jill and Kevin
Clark from Islamorada FL released a total of 13 Sailfish in the tournament.
The Islamorada Sailfish Tournament
is the first leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship.
The Wound Up, Weez in the Keys and
XXX are all participating in the Gold Cup event. The next
leg of the series is the Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament
January 21st thru the 23rd. The champions
will be crowned at the Islamorada Fishing Clubs January Sailfish Tournament
on the 28th 2010.
Third generation Ryan Southard,
fishing with his father Robert Southard and his grandfather Robert Southard
Sr. took top honors in the Junior Division. Ryan who is from Hollywood
Florida released nine Sailfish aboard the Which Way.
Second place junior angler Shawn MacMullin from Key Largo was the only
angler on his dad’s boat Get the Gaff. Shawn released
5 Sails.
30 Boats competed in the 2009
Islamorada Sailfish Tournament with a total of 93 anglers. 257
Sailfish were released out of the 315 called in hook ups. 18 fish
were tagged. The Islamorada Sailfish Tournament is the primary
fund raiser for the Islamorada Charter Boat Association. With
the help of our major sponsors Caribee Boat Sales, Yamaha Outboards,
TIB, World Wide Sportsman, the donation of non-offset circle hooks from
VMC, and the splendid parties put on by Whale Harbor Restaurants and
Marina, the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament will continue the fight to
preserve and protect the fabulous fishing in the Florida Keys.
View all of the results here!
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