Pompano Beach, Florida – Despite the strong east wind and four- to six-foot seas, fishing was great for the 121 boats that participated in this year's edition of the Mercury/SeaVee Pompano Beach Saltwater Shootout, the kickoff event of the 2012 Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit promoted by Bluewater Movements. To take home the Shootout's top prizes, teams may scale up to ten fish for points towards the overall tournament win. Teams can weigh up to four of each species— Kingfish, Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Cobia, or Wahoo. There are dozens of ways to cash a check in this event and SKA teams have always carried home more than their fair share of the cash.
Palm Beach, Florida—The Greater Palm Beach 440, benefiting the Friends of 440, was scheduled to be a two-day event on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately Saturday was totally un-fishable due to east winds that made the inlets un-passable. Sunday saw seas come down to four to six feet but caution at the inlets was still the order of the day.
David Linsinbigler, Alex Burgess, plus Jim and Mike Wood topped the leaderboard in the Greater Palm Beach 440 scaling a great 48.02. This win also gave the team 1000 points in their quest to win Team of the Year honors in this year's Pro Tour. The team fish a Mercury powered Contender,
Key West, Florida - The Bimini Twist team caught a 54.73 on the first day of the 16th Annual Key West Harbour King Mackerel Tournament and walked away with the event's $7,000 top prize. "We had a great day on the water, catching fish all day long," said Grant Johnson. "We fished the Atlantic side in 78 feet of water, basically near the Banana Bar, which was 37 miles from the channel. She ate a fresh blue runner about eleven-thirty. Jerry Stephenson grabbed the rod and the fight was on."
Grant went on to tell me that they never stopped for bait, catching them while still trolling.
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