CELEBRATING THE 4th OFF OCEAN CITY MD

By our own Capt Ed Barker

TOURNAMENTS OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY MAY 21

 

Tournament season is here and StingRay brings you two of the hottest tournaments of the season:

JUNE 4TH: The First Annual Lighthouse Ladies KDW Tournament:

A tournament for ladies of all ages, 100% of net proceeds go to benefit the

Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches. A great organization helping

the blind and visually impaired maintain a self-sufficient life. Over $ 7,000 in

cash and prizes will be awarded to the tournament's winners.

Tournament activities start Friday  June 3rd with an Anglers and Captains meeting.

Lines in at 8 AM on Saturday with weight in between 1 PM and 4 PM.

Festivities follow with a party and dinner at the new  Wylders at

Jupiter Pointe Marina. This is the Ladies Tournament

of the season and one you do not want to miss.

JUNE 18TH: Join us for the third annual WIRK/The BUZZ Fishing Tournament and

Seafood Festival, co-sponsored by StingRay Fishing Outfitters.

This event is open to boats of all sizes and features cash prizes for first, second and

third place in categories of  Kingfish, Dolphin and Wahoo. There is also cash prizes

for the largest grouper and largest snapper. With  $15,000 total in cash and prizes,

this is without a doubt the biggest event of the Summer featuring a marine

market, food vendors, and live music.

This Saturday, from 9 AM to 6 PM

SAVE BIG!! Sign up for one or both tournaments and receive:

- A $ 10 StingRay Gift Card

- 20% off on lures, fishing line and Invicta hooks

- Free professional lure rigging

- 15% off a rod and reel combo (make your own combo),

including our Caliente pink rods.

- Many storewide specials on tackle, apparel and more

JOIN PERSONALITIES FROM THE BUZZ

AND SUNNY 104.3 FROM 1 TO 3 PM

FREE HOT DOGS AND DRINKS STARTING AT 11:30

StingRay Fishing Outfitters

North of  the Jupiter Inlet Bridge on Alternate A1A

Grand Cay Bahamas

 

A short video with Craig at the helm. Kind of a don’t try this unless you REALLY know your way around Grand Cay.

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OUR FISHING REELS AT WORK

Great picture of a very nice sail. Our Tigre 200 2 speed

Thanks Doug

Winter Fishing 08/09

This great shot of an Atlantic sailfish attacking a trolling lure was sent in by my friend Joe Yeni of MarineMax in Stuart. Joe took this picture on his birthday last December 10th. Joe, it was that beautiful new Cabo 52 Express and those quiet MAN engines that did it. The boat is a sailfish (and chick) magnet without a doubt!

SOUTH FLORIDA SAILFISH ALLEY

The waters off Palm Beach north to the Treasure Coast are some

of the most productive Atlantic sailfish grounds at this time of the

year. The strip, not too far from shore and between 90 and 250 ft of

water is frequently called Sailfish Alley. For the looks of it, this

promises to be a banner season for sailfish in the region and I am

sure we will be posting many more sailfish shots this winter.

 

These beautiful fish can be finicky and unpredictable. The style of

choice for seasoned locals is to live bait with circle hooks on a free

line where there is a confirmed sailfish presence. When specifically

targeting sailfish, we prefer the local method as circle hooks dramatically

reduce fish mortality. Sailfishing is strictly a catch and release activity.

As Joe’s photograph proves, a motivated sailfish will go for a plastic

trolling lure just as well. Such by-catch is common when trolling for other

species that visit our sunny South Florida at this time of the year.

 

BTW. If you need a boat, Joe at MarineMax Stuart is the man!

 

LATE FALL STRIPERS

Jimmy Z from Rhode Island and one of those
big stripers the area is known for.  This one caught

on an Ming reel.

 

PHOTOS

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