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South Florida’s Most Popular Meatfish Series Returns   Pompano Beach, FL. (April 12, 2020) – The 22nd Annual Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit arrives in May with more anticipation than ever before. With cabin fever reaching its peak over the past month, anglers from all over South Florida are reeling to get back their teams back…

In-line outriggers offer a much cleaner means to fish your lines and reduce the chances of lines getting hung up on extra hardware. Recently we teamed up with Captain Art Sapp, Native Son Charters, to produce a video on how to rig internal outriggers. One pointer he shared from experience involved forming a loop with…

Due to extenuating circumstances surrounding Covid-19, Final Sail, originally scheduled for competition on April 3-4, has been moved to May 8 & 9. In addition to a sizeable purse, Final Sail represents the last competitive opportunity to determine who will be crowned the #1 sailfishing team in the world! Several teams are in contention for…

  Presented by SiriusXM Fish Mapping  Old No. 7 had their sights sets on sailfish heading into the 17th Annual Sailfish Challenge. Who would have known that it would be a pair of huge wahoo that created a memory the team will never forget. Fishing off of Palm Beach on day 2 of the tournament,…

  Reel Estate/Shell Yeah Wins Their 1st Quest for the Crest Tournament! Pompano Beach, Fla. (Feb 25, 2020) – The 17th Annual Sailfish Challenge was one for the history books in many ways. 55 teams were treated to an amazing kick-off party hosted for the first time by “Oceanic” at Pompano Beach Pier, a premier…

Kite fishing is a visual game. The better sense you have of where your baits are, the better your odds of catching a fish when you get the bite. Most anglers use colored floats as a visual indicator of how far away their baits are and how close they are to the surface. When it…

Presented by SiriusXM   Captain Rick Schlee took a break from charter fishing off Jupiter last weekend to fish the Offshore Anglers of Pompano Beach Sailfish Tournament out of Sands Harbor. It was a good decision. Fishing in 80 feet of water, they hooked and landed this giant 66.8-pound kingfish. The fish ate one of…

Oceanic at Pompano Beach Pier is the newest addition to the “Pompano Beach Fishing Village”. Perfectly located adjacent to the newly renovated Pompano Pier, this upscale seafood and steak house has anchored itself as the premier place for an unforgettable beach-front dining experience. “Every seating area in Oceanic was thoughtfully curated, ensuring that from any…

Pompano Beach, Fla. (Feb 7, 2020) – An anticipated 60 boats and over 500 anglers will go head to head in the South Florida offshore waters on February 21st for the 17th annual Sailfish Challenge, leg 2 of the Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series. On the heels of a $825,000 payout at Operation Sailfish,…

BAR South Claims Victory and Miss Annie scores the $371,700 Release Round-up Jackpot at Operation Sailfish The seas were rough, but that didn’t slow down the competition Singer Island, FL (Jan. 21, 2020) – On January 15-19th, the 2020 Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series kicked off with its first leg, Operation Sailfish, hosted at…