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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

High Cotton Wins 2022 Orange Beach Billfish Classic

May 25, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Orange Beach Billfish Classic

High Cotton

Orange Beach Billfish Classic, May 22, 2022—In what has become a bit of a recent tradition that tournament organizers would be happy to see come to an end, the 26th Annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic had to adjust this year’s tournament schedule due to a forecast calling for rough seas. The originally scheduled final day of the tournament, Saturday, May 21st, was looking to be rather sporty offshore.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: High Cotton, offshorefishing, Orange Beach Billfish Classic, sportfishing

O-Ring Stop

May 18, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

o-ring hooks

O-Rings can be used on various hook types.

Captain Dickie Dickinson
Jupiter Fishing Charters
Skill Level: Easy

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tackle Tagged With: Ballyhoo, ballyhoo bait, jupiter fishing charters, o-ring, offshorefishing

The Art of Negotiating a Raise

April 21, 2022 By InTheBite Editor

captain and crew talking at dock

By Jan Fogt

After talking to owners and captains about the best way to ask for a raise, we came away with this startling conclusion: most captains rely on their boss’s goodwill to provide cost of living and merit raises even though such raises usually are negotiated upfront in the business world.

Considering the majority of big game captains today manage hard assets costing well over a million dollars we think being a licensed sportfishing captain should be considered a professional occupation. Yet few captains and owners see the owner-crew relationship quite that way.

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Filed Under: Advice, Careers, Featured Stories Tagged With: boat crew pay, boat owners, captains pay, negotiating a raise, offshorefishing

Salinity Could Be Deciding Factor to Fish Location Changes

April 11, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

There are many variables that determine why fish are in one place one day and not the next. Hilton’s is continually seeking new data portals to provide the most information available in order to achieve the highest success ratios when fishing offshore. Hilton’s recently-launched SALINITY data portal provides “cloud free” imagery in addition to the ability to tweak the imagery to “focus” the data in the area you are interested in (similar to how you can tweak the sea surface temperatures).

Over the years, in the Gulf of Mexico with a different, static salinity portal, Hilton’s has received feedback that some subscribers were using salinity to target yellowfin tuna in areas that had mixed salinity—high salinity along with fresh water mixed together.

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Filed Under: General News, News Tagged With: Hilton's Realtime- Navigator, hiltons, offshorefishing, salinity

On the Waves of Change

March 31, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat technology on the water

By Captain Kevin Deerman

Two things constantly changing our industry are technology and innovation. Fishing will always be fishing, but with all of the advancements there are many more crews traveling farther, faster and more comfortably and easily than ever before.

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Filed Under: Boats, Electronics, Equipment, Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: billfishing, Charter Fishing, offshorefishing, sportfishing, technology

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

Meet the Champion’s Cup Players: 80′ Viking Krazy Salts

April 22, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

We stopped by the harbor to check in with the Krazy Salts team to talk a little bit about their boat, their upcoming fishing schedule and life on an 80-foot Viking. The Krazy Salts team is entered into the 2021 InTheBite Champion’s Cup within the following divisions:

• East Division – Largest Blue Marlin / Largest White Marlin

• Champion’s Cup Combined Divisions Overall Largest Blue Marlin

Filed Under: Featured Stories Tagged With: champion's cup, krazy salts, offshorefishing, tournament fishing, Viking Yachts

Meet the Players

April 22, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

80′ Viking Krazy Salts

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Filed Under: Dock Talk Tagged With: champion's cup, krazy salts, Lo Que Sea, offshorefishing

84 Years of Sailfishing off the Palm Beaches

December 30, 2020 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo courtesy West Palm Beach Fishing Club

West Palm Beach Fishing Club, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020—The venerable West Palm Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC) will again host the ‘World’s Oldest Sailfish Tournament’, the Silver Sailfish Derby on January 7th and 8th, 2021. The prestigious offshore tradition attracts some of the best anglers, captains and crews in the sport to the Palm Beaches each sailfish season. The tournament fleet is limited to 50 boats.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tournaments Tagged With: offshorefishing, sailfishing, Silver Sailfish Derby, West Palm Beach Fishing Club

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  • It Just Takes Time Three-Peats as 2022 MGCBC Champion

    It Just Takes Time Three-Peats as 2022 MGCBC Champion

    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... [Read More...]

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