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Key West Gator Club Dolphin Tournament Won By Capt. Rob Harris of Dream Catcher Charters

July 16, 2012 by

Big Win for Capt. Rob Harris and Dream Catcher Charters..

 

Gator Club Dolphin Tournament Winners

Capt. Rob Harris poses with Max Harding and his winning 38lb Dolphin

Captained by Rob Harris of Dream Catcher Charters fishing with angler Max Harding on board the Mercury Verado powered 32′ Yellowfin Yachts INTENSE flying Calcutta colors and using Daiwa Rods and Reels Wins the Key West Gator Club Dolphin Tournament.  

Sea conditions were ruthless on the first day and things were tough limiting the team to how far they could reach, but day two Capt. Rob pulled off the stops with better conditions and made it happen with a 38lb Dolphin winning largest fish in the tournament. That fish matched with his second largest dolphin gave the team best aggregate weight and then having won two divisions they pulled off the Top Boat award.

Rob said it went like this… The big fish we boated was a bull and he came in with a nice cow right behind him. We hooked up on both. Max had the bull as it took for the open water and the cow shot for the weeds. I hedged my bets on the larger fish and chased Max’s bull as the 30+lb cow was dumping my 20# rig like a water fall. We lost her and held on to the Bull. That was first thing in the morning, I knew it was going to be a good day.  We knew then that Max was in the running for heaviest fish.

Equipment notes…..

Max Harding with his 38lb Dolphin on the scale.

Capt. Rob has run Yamaha’s on his own boats for many years and cannot get over the incredible ease of use with Mercury Verado’s. He says, “Ya cannot hear them running but the boat is still trolling so ya know they are back there”.. Furthermore he added that the Verados are very strong at low speeds holding the boat up as he throttled back to take the conditions. “I burned 30% less fuel with this larger boat and more horse power than my personal Yamaha powered rig, its really incredible”.

Capt Rob went on further to say that the Yellowfin 32 is an incredible blue water machine with no fear. Day one was VERY rough and she handled it like a champ all the way out to the Wall South of Key West in occasionally 8 ft seas and 28 knot winds. Sure a 47ft sport fish would have been nice but this Yellowfin is perfect. “You don’t need to run her hard just let her eat and the boat will take care of you without pounding and slamming”.

Big day here at Dream Catchers adding Capt. Rob Harris to the list of our in house tournament winning alumni and Max Harding to tournament winning anglers. Nice job guys.

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Key West Ladies Dolphin Fishing Tournament

May 17, 2012 by

LADIES DOLPHIN FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

SET FOR June 30th, 2012

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Key West, Florida Keys – Female anglers have seven (7) ways to win     $10,000 in cash and prizes for catching dolphin during the one-day Mercury Marine Ladies Dolphin Championship set for Saturday, June 30, 2012.  Hosted by Murray Marine, 5710 US 1 Key West, Florida the tournament offers a boat prize and awards to the top five individual anglers.

A $3,000 cash prize is to be awarded to the angler catching the single heaviest dolphin during the day long tournament.  The second-place angler is to receive $1,500 cash and the third-place angler is to receive $500 in cash.

A boat prize of $2,500 and a will be presented to the team weighing in the heaviest aggregate weight of two dolphin.

Captains, mates and anglers are to meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 29th at the Salt Water Angler at The Westin 245 Front St. Key West, Florida for final registration.  The following day, the race to catch dolphin is to begin at 7:30 a.m.

 

Our Very Own Island Genn With A Nice Dolphin

The scales at Murray Marine are to open at 3:30 p.m. with continuing until 4:30 p.m. In the event of a tie, the fist fish weighted in will be declared the winner.  All weighed fish must exceed 10 pounds, and anglers are encouraged to release all fish except their heaviest.

An awards presentation and fish fry will follow the weigh in.

The tournament entry fee is $400 per boat.

For more information, call Lee Murray @ (305) 296-0364 or e-mail lee@murraymarine.com.

Dream Catcher Charters is excited to promote this dolphin fishing tournament for the ladies. Our 32 Ft Center Console  ”Intense” is available for this event. The rate will be 750.00 plus the cost of Fuel and Entry Fees. Fast, safe and very comfortable the Intense is an amazing boat. Any winnings belong to the anglers.

Call or email islandgenn@me.com for more information about this or any other boats that are available for charter on this days event. 1-305-292-7212

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