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It Just Takes Time Three-Peats as 2022 MGCBC Champion

June 14, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

MGCBC

June 13, 2022; Biloxi, Mississippi—Owner/angler Nick Pratt, Capt. Chris Hood and the It Just Takes Time team swept the blue marlin divisions by weighing the only qualifier during the 2022 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, which concluded Sunday, June 12. The 763.6-pound blue gave the team an unprecedented win for the third year in a row. That feat has never been accomplished in the 26-year history of the Classic or in any other Gulf Coast big game tournaments.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfish, fishing tournament, mgcbc, offshorefishing, snafu

2022 Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament Results

June 7, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament

Photo: SC Gov Cup/The Buckskin Billfish

Jay Weaver, captain of the Blue Sky, seized first place in the 54th annual Georgetown Blue Marlin tournament, which ran from May 26 to May 28. No fewer than 71 boats participated in the event, the largest turnout since 2000, according to Tournament Coordinator Amy Dukes.

The Blue Sky caught and released three blue marlins and one sailfish, while Capt. Stuart Lackey of the Reel Hook Up came in second with one blue marlin, one white marlin and one sailfish. Capt. Mike King of the Frequent Flyer followed in third with one blue marlin and one sailfish. The Hydrosphere, captained by Mike Bierley, reeled in the biggest marlin, which weighed 532.1 pounds and measured 110 inches in length.

Blue Sky won a prize of $154, 395, which came out of a total payout of $569,875 across all categories.

Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: fishing tournament, Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, Offshore Fishing, south carolina fishing

Reel Pushy Wins The 2022 Walker’s Cay Invitational

May 31, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Reel Pushy. Photo: Walker’s Cay Invitational

Walker’s Cay Invitational, May 31, 2022—Coming off a strong showing on the final day of competition, Reel Pushy won the 2022 Walker’s Cay Invitational, which concluded earlier this month at the Walker’s Cay Resort and Marina in the Bahamas. Reel Pushy, an 70-foot Spencer based in Savannah, Georgia, earned top boat honors after releasing three blue marlin, two white marlin and four sailfish for a total of 2,200 points. The boat is owned by Robert Baker and run by Capt. Chris Workman.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: fishing tournament, reel pushy, Reel Pushy. Photo: Walker’s Cay Invitational, sportfishing

42.3-Pound Dorado Earns $232,150

May 19, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

On Saturday morning, the fleet ranging from 18-foot skiffs to 110-foot tricked-out sport fishers waited, eager to speed across the flat Sea of Cortez.

May 17, 2022, Loreto B.C.S —Sunday concluded the third Marina Puerto Escondido Fishing Tournament as 51 Teams competed for over a half-million dollars in cash prizes, the highest ever awarded for a fishing tournament in the Loreto area. According to Stenson Hamann, marketing manager of the event, “The attendance has grown 85 percent over its short three-year history, beginning in 2019.”

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: billfishing, dorado, fishing tournament, Marina Puerto Escondido Fishing Tournament

Krazy Salts Wins 2022 Chub Cay Invitational

April 12, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Chub Cay Invitational

Chub Cay Invitational, April 12, 2022—With a spicy, last-day rally Krazy Salts won the 2022 Chub Cay Invitational, which concluded this past weekend at the Chub Cay Resort and Marina in the Bahamas. Krazy Salts, an 80-foot Viking based in Palm Beach, Florida, earned top boat honors after releasing one blue marlin and five sailfish for a total of 1,000 points. The boat is owned by Dave Anderson Jr and Dave Anderson Sr, with Capt. Keith Greenberg at the helm.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: chub cay invitational, fishing tournament, krazy salts, Offshore Fishing

2022 Signature Triple Crown and Ladies Only LEG 3

April 12, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

 

©Los Sueños Resort and Marina | Photographers: Pepper Ailor or Ronald Rojas

Los Sueños Resort and Marina, April 12, 2022—There were thirty five teams that ended up participating in all three legs of the 2022 Signature Triple Crown and which were therefore eligible for the title of Series Champion. In the end though, there can only be one Champion and that honor was earned by Team Sea Angel on Rum Runner. They earned 14,100 points over the three legs of the series and ended up winning on time. Max Bet released four marlin on Day 3 of the third and final leg alone to tie on points, but released their last fish four hours and 23 minutes after Sea Angel on Rum Runner.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: fishing tournament, Los Sueños Triple Crown Tournament Series, Offshore Fishing

BLACKHAWK Repeats as Marina Casa de Campo Open Champion

March 28, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Photo: Marina Casa de Campo

March 23, 2022, Marina Casa de Campo—After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, BLACKHAWK, a 76 Viking, took top honors in the 2022 Marina Casa de Campo Open, which concluded last weekend in the Dominican Republic. The New Smyrna, Florida-based team released eight blue marlin and two whites to earn the championship trophy, along with a brand new golf cart from a local dealership. Owner Mike Cannon, Capt. Joe Lyall and the crew also boated a 37-pound dorado for the biggest fish in the game fish division. BLACKHAWK also won the Open in 2020.
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Filed Under: General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: blackhawk, covid, fishing tournament, fly navarro, Marina Casa De Campo

In-Sane-O Wins the First-Ever Chub Cay Classic

March 23, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo: Chub Cay Resort

March 23, 2002, Fly Zone Fishing—In-Sane-O, a custom Spencer sportfisher owned by Denton  Williams with Capt. John McNamara at the helm, won the inaugural Chub Cay Classic, which concluded this past weekend at the Chub Cay Resort and Marina in the Bahamas. In-Sane-O, based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, was named the top boat after releasing two blue marlin and a sailfish for a total of 1,100 points. Under the all-billfish release format, blue marlin scored 500 points each. White marlin would have counted for 200 points had any been caught and sailfish were worth 100 points.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Tournament Results, Tournaments Tagged With: chub cay, chub cay classic, fishing tournament, fly zone fishing

Fish Tank Takes first for Second Leg of 2022 Ladies Only Tournament

March 4, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Ladies Only Triple Crown Tournament, Feb. 4, 2022—Thirty-eight lady anglers making up 12 teams competed in the second leg of the second annual Ladies Only Triple Crown Tournament on Tuesday, February 22nd, leaving the docks well before 6:00 am. Lines in was called at 8:00 am and six minutes later Rum Runner called in the first release of the tournament, a sailfish.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results, Tournaments Tagged With: 2022 Ladies Only Tournament, fish tank, fishing tournament, triple crown

Contender One Wins 19th Annual Sailfish Challenge, Michael Jordan’s Catch 23 Finishes 2nd

March 1, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

2022 Sailfish Challenge

2022 Sailfish Challenge—In standard fashion, the 2022 Sailfish Challenge saw teams battling on both ends of the 100-mile boundary for the chance to grab the ‘W’ at the second leg of the Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series. 56 teams turned out to compete for a $583,700 purse. Contender boats had the hot hand on Day 1 with team On Sail, on their 39ST, trading places at the top of the leader board multiple times with team Contender One, on their Yamaha powered 44ST. Fishing off of North Palm Beach, On Sail held the lead with 12 releases with only 45 minutes before lines out.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: 2022 Sailfish Challenge, billfish, fishing tournament, offshorefishing, sailfishing

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