The Marathon Fireplace Rescue Benevolent Affiliation is internet hosting an inaugural wahoo match on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and eight, with anglers competing for wahoo, tuna and kingfish. Cash raised will outfit town’s new hearth boat with a fireplace pump, offsetting prices to taxpayers.
A captain’s assembly kicks off the match at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7 on the Oceanfront Park tiki hut, behind Marathon Metropolis Corridor at 9805 Abroad Freeway. Fishing begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, with strains out at 3 p.m.
The weigh station at Oceanfront Park is open from 3 to five:30 p.m., with the banquet following, from 5:30 to eight:30 p.m. All Keys waters, from Key West to Ocean Reef, are open to fishing.
With over $5,000 in money and prizes, the awards banquet at Oceanfront Park will embody particular classes honoring native legends – the “George Steinmetz First Responder” class, the “Jenni Cameron Girl Angler” class, and the “Ben Segard Junior Angler” class.
Early registration is $600 per boat and closes Oct. 24. Common registration is $700 per boat. First, second and third-place prizes for the most important wahoo are set at $2,000, $1,000 and $500, with further $500 prizes every for the largest tuna and kingfish.
To register a staff or see the foundations and laws, please go to marathonfirerescue.org/fishing-tournament. The Marathon Fireplace Rescue Benevolent Affiliation is a nonprofit, and isn’t affiliated with town of Marathon. Sponsorship and volunteer alternatives are nonetheless out there. Extra info is on the market from Brandi at 305-942-6921 or through e-mail to marathonfirerescuebenevolent@gmail.com.