And now, a big Congratulations to our repeat winner Fish Camp!!

Congratulations also going to today's daily winner, CU Leader with 6 releases, Liquidity on their second place win and Odyssey on their third place finish!

The trophies are polished, the tabes are set! Tonight we celebrate!
Cocktail hour starts at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30.

The Master's Angling Tournament, an individual angler competition, was started here by John Rybovich in 1963. It was a hit, well attended, and the members wanted more. Nine years later, in 1972, The Gold Cup was created as a team event. Eventually, it became easier for people and boats to travel the world and the Master's Tournament was moved to Costa Rica, but the support of the Sailfish Club of Florida never wavered. Many members have fished both tournaments since the inception of the Gold Cup 52 years ago. In that time only one angler has won both. Until now.. Club Member and Fish Camp Co-Owner, Lach Cheatham, is poised to be the first double tournament winner since Warren Klawans in 1982. It's an incredible feat and one that will be etched in a new page of the history books.

Good luck Lach! Just a couple more hours, we would love to see you pull this one off!

Good Luck to our teams. Lines in Lines in.

Party on the north face dock this afternoon, and all you can eat stone crabs for the entire fleet tonight.

Photo below of Odyssey and Big Dog Headed out on day 2. Good going on your fishing guys!
Photo by Out Your Front Door

Ugh! It's so hot and cold out there! Earlier this morning they were everywhere! Now no one can find them. The sailfish bite this tournament has come in what they call a "flurry", the fish are excited and biting, then nothing. Is it the current, a change in the wind? Are the fish just messing with us? It's all part of the game.
Our teams are all in the same ocean today, doing their best to work through these conditions. Some boats are north, some are south, some in close, some ran to the deeper water.. All looking for the same thing.. those pointy nose fish that love to jump.

Good luck everyone! The radio is standing by when you find 'em!

- before I could post this we had three more releases! Maybe it's turning back on??

*note to club staff- if Fish Camp pulls it off again this year, put the less expensive champagne in the Gold Cup.

The phrase "early and often" is the mantra of many sailfish teams, however, it's not the way it worked for yesterday's daily winner. Club members, Team Liquidity, caught their first fish at 2:18 the first fish of a triple, then they caught a double at 3:09. 5 fish in the last hour and fifteen minutes of fishing, can you imagine the energy on that boat for the ride in!? Another member team, Krazy Salts had a different type of luck, hooking a triple just after lines out were called. The flags looked good flying at the dock though!

As the sun set behind the club yesterday the dock was full of flags and smiles. It was a good day for the fleet, hoping for another.. but earlier.. and more often.

Lines in lines in, day 3.