Pirates Cove Sailfish Classic Archives

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

December 9, 2020 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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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Final Results: Fish Heads of Stuart Quickie & Pirates Cove Sailfish Classic

December 10, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

Final results for the 2019 Fish Heads of Stuart “The Quickie”

First place – Floridian, Capt. Glenn Cameron with 9 releases

Second Place – Vintage, Capt. Hans Kraas Jr, with 8 releases

Third Place – Intents, Rhett Bailey with 7 releases … beating out the Lo Que Sea by time.

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Pirates Cove/Islamorada Tournaments

December 5, 2014 By InTheBite Editor

Pirates Cove Resort & Marina Sailfish Classic

Dec 4-7, 2014 Stuart, Florida

The Pirates Cove Resort & Marina Sailfish Classic is underway with 17 teams in the 2014 event. The event has [Read more…]

Builder’s Choice Repeats as Marina Casa de Campo Open Champion

Builder’s Choice, a 64-foot Jarrett Bay, hasn’t fished the Marina Casa de Campo Open for two years, but the team never missed a beat. The boat led the field of 14 boats from the start to win the 2023 Marina Casa de Campo Open, which concluded last weekend in the Dominican Republic. With Capt. Brent Gaskill at the helm, the... [Read More...]

2023 Chub Cay Classic Won by Following Seas

Following Seas, a 58-foot Viking run by Capt. Charlie Vanderbeck, claimed top honors at the 2023 Chub Cay Classic billfish tournament. The third annual event was held March 9-11 at the Chub Cay Resort and Marina. Following Seas released a blue and white marlin to earn 700 points to top the field. Under the all-billfish release format, blue marlin scored... [Read More...]

Massive Sargassum Weed Line Approaches Florida

If you’ve ever headed offshore in search of dolphin under patches or lines of sargassum weed, you know the weed can be difficult to find at times. That seems to happen every time I fish a dolphin tournament at least! But all that may soon change. Sargassum, an algae that’s commonly mislabeled as a “weed,” is headed toward the U.S.... [Read More...]

InTheBite Hires Industry Veteran John Brownlee as Editor-in-Chief

Dale Wills, Founder and President of InTheBite, has announced the hiring of marine industry veteran, John Brownlee, as ITB’s new Editor-in-Chief. “Under Brownlee’s leadership in editorial and digital media, his intelligent perspectives and vast industry knowledge will move the brand forward with his long list of proven skill sets,” Wills said. “It’s only fitting as we move past our 20th... [Read More...]

Proposed 10-Knot Restrictions

It’s Not Over! The Viking Yacht Company and the marine industry’s grassroots campaign to stop the advancement of a proposed 10-knot restriction along the Eastern Seaboard continues into 2023. And now, thanks to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), we have a tool at our disposal that makes it super easy to make your voice heard. In one click, send a pre-written letter... [Read More...]