CAROLINA REEL MEN WIN ISLAMORADA SAILFISH TOURNAMENT

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Winners on the boat: Anglers with Carolina Reel Males show 18 sailfish flags for the win within the Islamorada Sailfish Match. TIM RAHN PHOTOGRAPHY/Contributed

Anglers with Carolina Reel Males launched 18 sailfish to win the 61st Islamorada Sailfish Match on Dec. 8.  

Capt. Sean O’Donnell led anglers Jonathan Bickett and Steve McLaughlin of 

Charlotte, North Carolina, Marathon’s Brandon Simmons and Islamorada residents Jimmy Hendrix, Ramiro Hildalgo-Gato, Doug Mientkiewicz and Hudson Wampler to victory. The staff took dwelling paintings by Pasta Pantaleo, sponsored by Caribee Boat Gross sales and Yamaha Outboards, and a verify for $30,240.

Hendrix launched six fish to win the highest angler award, a framed unique Artwork by Pasta portray and the Invoice Hirni Memorial Excessive Level Angler award. Hirni was a serious participant over the Islamorada Sailfish Match’s 61-year historical past, earlier than his passing in 2005. 

Framed prints of the unique went to High Woman Angler Logan Spaulding aboard the Legasea

with two releases. Wampler gained the High Junior Angler award with three releases. Most Tagged Fish staff awards went to the Legasea with 6 tagged fish. Probably the most excellent catch was a 9.5-pound mutton snapper, caught by Chris Chastain from Noblesville, Indiana. 

General, 87 sailfish have been launched out of the 100 called-in hook-ups. The Islamorada Sailfish Match is the primary leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship. The Killbox is

main the collection with 9 adopted by the Skipjac Fishing Group with eight and the Trophy Hunter with six releases. 

The following leg of the collection is on the Islamorada Fishing Membership’s Sailfish Match on Wednesday, Jan.15, and the champions will probably be topped on the Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Match, held Saturday and Sunday,  Jan. 18-19. 

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