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Final Sail Results– Team “Showtime” Wins the Burgundy Jacket

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1st place in Final Sail and Quest for the Crest Champions – Showtime Captain Nick Carulo $214,720 won in Final Sail and $271,800 overall won in the Quest

Miami Beach, Fla. (April 7, 2019) – The stakes were high, and the pressure was on for the 37 teams competing off Miami Beach in Final Sail, the grand finale of the 2019 Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series. The tournament opened with a kickoff party at the DoubleTree Grand by Hilton that included a casino fundraiser to benefit the tournament’s charity, Fishing for Muscular Dystrophy (FFMD). The combined efforts of the teams and the casino night enabled Bluewater Movements to present FFMD with a check for $5,000 to help them on their mission to cured MD. [Read more…]

InTheBite Dock Talk: “Showtime!” 62′ Spencer – Refit Complete

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Four months ago Captain Wink Doerzbacher walked us through the reconstruction of the 62′ Spencer Showtime!.

Check out our Dock Talk of the finished product after a full sportfish makeover:

In case you missed the first edition, here’s the reconstruction video-tour of the Showtime! from back in October 2018:

Getting Dialed in for Sailfish Season 2019

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Whether you’re running the boat, manning the rod or trying to get your team in shape, everyone could use a refresher on making the most of your bites. In this video, originally published in 2017, acclaimed tournament angler Fred Hardwick outlines an ingenious, practical way of getting a fell for the drop back. If that were not enough, check out what the best fishing teams on the professional series are doing in 2019.  For even more from the archives, check out the bottom link– a 2014 round table with some of professional sportfishing’s best…. Have things changed? Are they the same?

More ITB Sailfish Articles to Read –

Fishing for sails in Florida is a numbers game. Those who play it seem to be getting faster and more efficient with every passing season.

Sailfish 2.0 (click here…)

A Q&A with 4 of the Best Captains in the Business

The Art of Sailfishing (click here…)

InTheBite Dock Talk: 62′ Spencer “Showtime!” Reconstruction

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Captain Wink Doerzbacher walks us through the reconstruction currently taking place on the 62′ Spencer Showtime! in this edition of InTheBite Dock Talk.