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Miss Texas Wins Silver Sailfish Derby, Waterman Wins Pelican Yacht Club Invitational

January 11, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

miss texas team at silver sailfish derby

Photo courtesy West Palm Beach Fishing Club

Silver Sailfish Derby 

First Place Most Releases Overall: Miss Texas

Second Place: Priceless

Third Place: Doing It All/Hardway

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, News, Tournaments Tagged With: Captain of the Year, miss texas, Pelican Yacht Club, popular, Silver Sailfish Derby, waterman

2020 Captain of the Year Winners Global Rankings

January 4, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

captain of the year

A total of 153 captains around the world scored at least 100 points in one of the 95 ITB-sanctioned events held in 2020. Consisting of five divisions— Florida, Hawaii, International, Gulf of Mexico and East Coast—InTheBite’s Captain of the Year Cup is one of the most prestigious awards in sportfishing, becoming more globally recognized as the sport continues to expand its reach.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tournaments Tagged With: Capt Russell SInclair, Capt. James Bach, Capt. Jeff Shoults, Capt. John Adams, Capt. John Dudas, Capt. Marty Bates, Capt. Shane O’Brien, Captain of the Year

Champagne Lady, Ty Me Up and Southern Ground Take First in Florida Tournaments

December 9, 2020 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Champagne Lady

Champagne Lady. Photo courtesy Fish Heads of Stuart “The Quickie”

Fish Heads of Stuart “The Quickie”

  • 1st Place: Champagne Lady with Capt. Josh Chaney
  • 2nd Place: Lo Que Sea with Capt. Mike Brady
  • 3rd Place: Game Changer with Capt. Bryce Garvey

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Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories, Fishing, News, Tournaments Tagged With: Captain of the Year, dust em off sailfish warmup, Fish Heads of Stuart “The Quickie”, Pirates Cove Sailfish Classic

Contagious wins 57th Annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament

December 7, 2020 By InTheBite Digital Editor

1st Place Contagious boat (1)

First Place Contagious team. Photo courtesy Tim Rahn Photography

Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, Islamorada Sailfish Tournament—The 57th Annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament kicked off at the Whale Harbor seafood buffet all with social distancing and covid restrictions in place. The sailfish action started on Friday morning and continued over the next two days concluding on December 6th.

Captain Brian Cone aboard his charter boat Contagious led anglers Mark Mitchell and Kenneth Padgett both from Charleston, NC, Travis Bennett and Andy Cone from Tavernier, FL and Greg Tolpin from Key Largo, FL to the winner’s circle with a total of 11 sailfish releases. The team took home beautiful sailfish sculptures sponsored by Caribee Boat Sales and Yamaha Outboards along with a check for $42,390.00. Over the three days of fishing 90 sailfish were released out of 103 called in hookups with over $90,000.00 paid to the winners.

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Filed Under: Fishing, News, Tournaments Tagged With: Captain Brian Cone, Captain of the Year, contagious, florida fishing tournament, Islamorada Sailfish Tournament

Q&A with COTY Hawaii Division Winner Capt. Shane O’Brien

November 10, 2020 By InTheBite Digital Editor

We caught up with Kona’s Capt. Shane O’Brien, who placed first in this year’s Captain of the Year Hawaii Division, to talk about the past year and how he got to where he is today. O’Brien ended the Hawaii Division with 2150 points.

Tournament Wins:

  • Lazy Marlin Hunt, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.
  • Firecracker Open, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
  • Kona Throw Down, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
  • Skins Marlin Derby, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
  • Big Island Marlin Tournament, 1st Place Release, 500 Pts.
  • Hawaiian Marlin Tournament Series Champion, 250 Pts.

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Filed Under: Crew, Featured Stories, People Tagged With: captain, Captain of the Year, captain shane o'brien, Hawaii Division, wild hooker

40th Annual Bisbee Black & Blue Tournament Ends with Millions of Dollars Left on the Table

October 27, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

The Shoe team celebrates their win. Photo courtesy Gary Graham

Bisbee’s, Oct. 27, 2020—The three Bisbee family tournaments wrapped up another record-breaking year as all three 2020 events offered from $1 million to over $4 million while conforming with Government-dictated COVID-19 protocols in Cabo San Lucas.

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Filed Under: News, Tournament Results, Tournaments Tagged With: Bisbee Los Cabos Tournament, bisbees, Bisbees Black and Blue, bisbees east cape offshore, Captain of the Year, International Division

Captain David Grubbs: For the Win

October 5, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Photo courtesy Peter Tyson

By Rachel Chesnes

Last year’s Pelican Yacht Club Invitational Billfish Tournament was one for the books. The fleet of 30 boats caught and released a tournament record 969 sailfish in three out of four fishing days. The event also set records for the daily total boat catch and daily fleet catch of 712.

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Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories Tagged With: capt david grubbs, Captain of the Year, COTY, Grand Slam, Pelican Yacht Club

Capt. Jamie Ralph—Old No. 7

September 28, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Photo courtesy Leonard Bryant

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Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories Tagged With: capt jamie ralph, Captain of the Year, COTY, old no 7

Then and Now InTheBite’s 2005 Captain of the Year, Mike Brady

September 21, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

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Filed Under: Featured Stories Tagged With: Capt. Mike Brady, Captain of the Year, COTY, cowpoke

Then and Now: Capt. Eddie Wheeler

September 14, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

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Filed Under: Featured Stories Tagged With: capt. eddie wheeler, Captain of the Year, captain's story, COTY, marlin darlin

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  • Miss Texas Wins Silver Sailfish Derby, Waterman Wins Pelican Yacht Club Invitational

    Miss Texas Wins Silver Sailfish Derby, Waterman Wins Pelican Yacht Club Invitational

    Silver Sailfish Derby  First Place Most Releases Overall: Miss Texas Second Place: Priceless Third Place: Doing It All/Hardway Fourth Place: Gator One Top Individual Angler: Mike Simko with 9 releases Top Meat Fish: George Moss, Lunático, with a 32.8 lb kingfish Top Lady Angler: Carly Desmond, DaySea  Pelican Yacht Club Invitational First Place: Waterman, Capt. Kevin Paul Second Place: Dakeri,... [Read More...]

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    Canceled Plans, More Time Brought New Wave of Boaters, Anglers in 2020, Study Finds

    Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16, 2020—With COVID-19 transforming Americans' recreational habits, a new study from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) has found that millions of new or returning participants have taken up fishing & boating. Particular increases were seen among nontraditional participants, signaling the activities' increasing appeal among new audiences. Titled Who's On Board: Keeping New Anglers & Boaters Hooked,... [Read More...]

  • Captain Chris Sheeder Passes Away After Battle with Cancer

    Captain Chris Sheeder Passes Away After Battle with Cancer

    January 7, 2021—It's with a heavy heart that we announce well-known Hawaii Captain Chris Sheeder has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a public Facebook post from his brother. Sheeder's love for the water began at the young age of 11 when he took his first offshore trip out of Kona. This eventually led him to... [Read More...]

  • 2021 InTheBite Champion's Cup: What to Know

    2021 InTheBite Champion's Cup: What to Know

    Since 2003, InTheBite’s Captain of the Year Cup has celebrated the most successful tournament captains. It is still the world’s only quantifiable metric that ranks captains across five separate and geographically diverse tournament divisions – Florida, Hawaii, International, Gulf of Mexico and East Coast. New for 2021, we are introducing an optional paid entry winner-takes-all prize format awarding teams with... [Read More...]

  • Watch the V-46 Sea Trial

    Watch the V-46 Sea Trial

    Viking just finished wrapping up an early holiday gift – a captivating video of the new Valhalla 46’s first sea trial. Watch the V-46, powered with quad Mercury 450Rs, tear up the water in this fast-paced film that was captured from the cockpit of a Viking 72. Hull No. 1 of the V-46 topped out at an amazing 71 mph while... [Read More...]

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