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Pay to Play: The Cost of Sportfishing

June 29, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Owning a boat is undoubtedly expensive and that last check you sign before driving your new boat home is just the tip of the iceberg. Budgets are in the eye of the beholder as operating costs can vary greatly depending on how many days, weeks or months the boat will be in use and also how extensive your travel or tournament participation will be.

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Filed Under: Boats, Featured Stories, Fishing, Maintenance, Operations Tagged With: boat cost, boat maintenance, boat owner, Charter Fishing, sportfisher, sportfishing

Old No. 7 Wins the Inaugural Florida Sailfish Cup

June 3, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Florida Sailfish Cup, June 3, 2022—After seven months of fishing, the first annual Florida Sailfish Cup has come to a close. 41 boats participated in the tournament and represented all different locations over Florida, from New Smyrna Beach all the way to Key West, FL. 183 Sailfish were released between the top three teams across their five fishing days and a total of 688 fish were released by the 41 boat fleet. The total purse for the tournament was $265,850, with the biggest payout being awarded to team Reel Synergy!

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: florida sailfish cup, Offshore Fishing, old no 7, sportfishing

Continuing a Sportfishing Legacy with Michael Lamb

June 3, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Hard work and devotion are keys to success in any venture, and this fisherman credits his mountain roots and rural upbringing to success in business and on the water pursuits. More than 50 years since his father’s Island Rover was given a second chance in Andros, savvy angler, entrepreneur, husband and father Michael Lamb has been diligently working toward keeping his family’s dream alive through his own Island Rover, a 58-foot Merritt with glistening gold leaf lettering adorning the natural teak transom.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Owners, People Tagged With: 58 Merritt, merritt boatworks, michael lamb, sportfishing

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

High Cotton Wins 2022 Orange Beach Billfish Classic

May 25, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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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

The Galapagos are the Offshore Escape You’ve Been Looking For

May 24, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Photos and Story by Lane Forrer

A Brief History

In all of their travels, the Polynesians and South American cultures never settled the Galapagos. It’s debatable whether they found them, but there are no archeological remains of people prior to Europeans. Curious. So many currents collide in and amongst the archipelago that anyone might have arrived and called it home.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Pacific, Places, South America Tagged With: ecaudor, fishing destinations, galapgos, sportfishing

Turn Off Your Radar

April 15, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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By Captain Scott “Fraz” Murie

I’ve been approached several times recently about frustrated captains who say, “I’ve got something for you to write about in your next two-minute warning column.” Their frustration is real. Their complaint is a valid one.

And it concerns radars. It seems that everyone who owns a boat these days has a radar. From the cruisers and bay boats, monkey boats to the motor yachts and mega sportfish boats. A lot of the bigger boats have two radars. It’s a valuable tool for safety and fishing but it seems that everyone with a radar turns it on as soon as they’re leaving the dock, then they leave it on 24/7.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: boat radar, Offshore Fishing, oil rig, Radar, sportfishing

Contender One/Costa Wins the Quest For The Crest & Still Right Wins Final Sail

April 14, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Bluewater Movements, April 14—Record Breaking. That’s the best way to describe the 2022 Final Sail tournament weekend in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. 479 releases across a 41 boat fleet and the top 5 teams combined released 121 fish! Going into Final Sail, all eyes were on the five teams in contention to win the coveted burgundy jacket and this year Michael Jordan’s Catch 23 team was in the mix, going neck and neck with Contender One/Costa. Throughout the two day long competition, stakes and tensions ran high with a $600,000 purse and burgundy jackets on the line, two teams would emerge victorious at Miami Beach Marina on Saturday.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: bluewater movements, Final Sail, Quest for the Crest, sportfishing

First Annual Pelagic Pura Vida Blue Marlin Classic

April 13, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Pelagic Pura Vida Blue Marlin Classic

March 24 – 27, 2022 – Quepos, Costa Rica—Hosted by world class Marina Pez Vela, in Quepos Costa Rica, International anglers from Australia, Costa Rica, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and South Africa joined those from across the United States including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina,  Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, to participate in the first Bluewater fishing tournament of its kind.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: Costa Rica, Marina Pez Vela, pelagic, Pura Vida Blue Marlin Classic, sportfishing

Valhallas in Key West

April 13, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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The team on the Valhalla 46 Trust Fun shows their spirit.

Valhalla Boatworks, April 13, 2022—The eighth annual Viking Key West Challenge (VKWC) was a smashing success, with 50 boats and more than 500 people attending the three-day event. “The Viking Key West Challenge is an amazing event that just keeps getting bigger and better, with more boats and more people participating every year,” says Viking President and CEO Pat Healey. “It’s now the largest tournament on the island. Key West is really the perfect location where everyone can thoroughly enjoy the boating and fishing lifestyle that we all love.” Valhalla Boatworks has become an important part of the festivities as more owners are discovering the great family fun and fishing camaraderie of the VKWC. Trust Fun features triple Mercury 600s, a custom Palm Beach Towers gap tower and a host of accessories for live bait fishing.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: sportfishing, Valhalla Boatworks, Viking Key West Challenge, Viking Yachts

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