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Bluewater Movements Announces New Statewide Billfish Tournament, The Florida Sailfish Cup

July 20, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Bluewater Movements, July 20, 2021—Bluewater Movements, a sports marketing and event company out of Pompano Beach, Florida is proud to introduce a new fishing tournament that will cover the entire state of Florida. The window of competition for the Florida Sailfish cup begins on November 1st, 2021 and continues through May 31st, 2022. Eligible species for the Sailfish Cup are, Sailfish, Blue Marlin, and White Marlin.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournaments Tagged With: billfish tournament, bluewater movements, florida fishing tournament, florida sailfish cup

KDW Classic Back in Action with 230 Boats

July 6, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Patrick Gambale and team Black N Blue with their winning 25.5 pound dolphin. Photo courtesy KDW

Early summertime fishing opportunities had south Florida anglers eager to get on the water and test their luck in pursuit of kingfish, dolphin and wahoo. The 18th annual Palm Beach County KDW Classic took place in early June with over 1000 participants fishing aboard 230 registered boats. The KDW Classic is hosted by the venerable West Palm Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC) and is among the largest one-day saltwater tournaments in Florida. The Marine Industries Associations of Palm Beach County is the presenting sponsor of the event.

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Filed Under: Tournament Results Tagged With: florida fishing tournament, mahi fishing, Offshore Fishing, Palm Beach County KDW Classic

Champion’s Cup, Captain of the Year Updates

February 8, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

jumping sailfish

We’ve got a short intermission before the next round of sanctioned tournaments kick off and the Champion’s Cup is gearing up for another couple of weeks of tough competition. Currently, 13 teams are fighting for the top prize among the Florida, Gulf Coast, East Coast, International and Hawaii Divisions. Check out the competition below, and if you feel like you’re up for a challenge, register now.*

Current Champion’s Cup Team Lineup:

  • BAR South
    60′ Spencer
  • Lo Que Sea
    58′ Paul Mann
  • FLORIDIAN
    60′ SPORTSMAN
  • LUNATICO (Effie May)
    63′ Titan
  • LUNATICO2
    42′ Invincible
  • FINS UP
    54′ Bertram
  • Fish Tank
    65′ Hatteras
  • Krazy Salts
    80′ Viking
  • Wild Hooker
    68′ Blackwell
  • Lucky Dog
    57′ Bayliss
  • Eight Eights
    72′ Viking
  • Uno Mas
    77′ Mark Willis
  • You Never Know!
    72′ F & S

Winning a coveted Captain of the Year Cup is worth far more than any amount of money you could attain for the victory and this longstanding tradition will still be presented independently of the Champion’s Cup. However, we thought it would be nice to reward the rest of the fleet with new opportunities to win some extra cash.

Click the links below for additional information on each division or click here to register for an event.

  • Florida Division
  • Gulf Division
  • East Coast Division
  • International Division
  • Hawaii Division

Upcoming Captain of the Year Sanctioned Tournaments:

  • February 17 – February 21
    Sailfish Challenge, 2nd Leg of the “Quest for the Crest” Series
  • February 24 – February 27
    Los Sueños Signature Billfish Series, Leg 2
  • February 28 – March 4
    The Masters Angling Tournament
  • March 2 – March 6 
    Jimmy Johnson’s Quest for the Ring
  • March 12 – March 13
    Quepos Billfish Cup
  • March 17 – March 20
    Los Sueños Signature Billfish Series, Leg 3
  • March 18 – March 20
    Marina Casa de Campo Open

*Teams should register one month prior to their next division tournament in order for InthBite to process all the boat’s information.

Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories, Fishing, Tournaments Tagged With: Captain of the Year, champion's cup, east coast fishing tournament, florida fishing tournament, gulf fishing touranment, tournament fishing

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

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