OAPB Sailfish Tournament Chair, Jason Edinger, cruising over to Bimini for a  quick session.  50+ lb King Mackerel, Blackfins, Golden Tile, Red Snapper, a few rat Kings, and some Lobsters! Great job!

OAPB CHILI COOK-OFF REGISTRATION

OAPB Chili-Cookoff is in 4 days! You have two more days to sign your team up for the event on Saturday at 26 Degrees. We have 10 teams as of now prepping and doing trial runs of their secret recipes.

TEAM HAMMER

ISLAND GIRL

GOOD EATS

CHILLIN’

PETE’S MEATS

CHILI LICIOUS

EL DIABLO BURN

FLAMING BUNGHOLES

TEXAS GAS BLASTERS

LOCO PEPPERS

Come on out, and taste some different styles of chili at the Offshore Anglers of Pompano Beach Chili-Cookoff. The 26 Degrees Brewery will have some new brews and some great old brews for the event!!

See you there!!

OAPB Member Trae West heading out with the crew, and having a sick day on the water!! Mixed bag of goodies: Kings, Dolphins, and Snappers. People pay good money for that kind of action. Congratulations!!!

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Our annual Chili Cook-Off is going down next Saturday the 19th starting at 7pm at the 26 Degrees Brewery on Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach. We have 10 teams signed up, and preparing their garden spices and herbs to win the Offshore Anglers of Pompano Beach event. All teams will gain 300 points toward the Captain and Angler of the year award that will send them to Quepos, Costa Rica to fish with JP Fishing Charters. The winner will walk away $250 cash in their pockets. If you have not signed up get off your butts and get it done!

OAPB Chili Cook-Off

COBIA

Daily Bag Limit is 1 per day or 6 per vessel, whichever is less

Minimum size is 33″ Fork Length (FL)

Cobia is a favorite sport fish for many shoreline and off-shore anglers because it is one of the few species that are found throughout Florida’s marine environment. Like many of the pelagic species, Cobia are highly mobile but are also attracted to buoys, channel markers and other floating objects where they feed on fish, crabs, shrimp and squid. Cobia prefer water temps above 68 degrees and migrate to the south in October to avoid cold water temperatures in the northern parts of the state. Anglers often target them visually around buoys, over grass flats and along sandy beaches. This visual targeting, and the subsequent chase, often results in “spooked” Cobia that can be difficult to catch. While hungry and “un-spooked” Cobia will take almost anything, live eels, pinfish or blue runners have proven to be irresistible to even the most finicky Cobia. A wide range of tackle can be used depending on the location and bait. Spinnin or bait-casting tackle with 15 to 30lb test is commonly used.

As our species of the month. All anglers and captains will receive double points toward our annual contest for the Captain and Anglers of the Year award. Our wristband that must be in photos with the fish submittal are Yellow.

Our July club meeting will have Gary Lachman , Blue Devil Fishing, discussing topics on high speed, bump, and regular trolling.

Gary will covering all aspects of trolling. High speed trolling for wahoo from Boynton Inlet  down to Boca Raton. Bump trolling with live bait for King Mackerel and trolling ballyhoo for Dolphin. Gary and crew will discuss methods, tackle, technique, location identification, planers, and when it is best to switch it up to get more fish in the boat.

The meeting is scheduled on July 17th from 7pm-9pm. We will discuss upcoming events, and Gary will take the floor afterwards.

The Sands Harbor will be providing servers for drinks and food. We will be having our club raffle, shortly after Gary has concluded the seminar.

BIMINI TWIST-OAPB BIMINI BOUND 2017

Captain Scott Mcilvaine, Bob Brown, Cathy Clauss, Gina Cicale-Ceccolini, Diana Olson Potter, and Linda Brown created this fun video of them during out 1st annual OAPB Bimini Bound trip. Too bad you all did not take a dip with those Bull Sharks! That would have been an interesting story! Thanks Bob Brown

Bonita-July Species of the Month

Bonita is the OAPB's July Species of the Month. Members will receive double points on the Leaderboard for each Bonita submitted on the Fish Submittal toward the Captain and Angler of the Year award. The Captain and Angler will be traveling to Quepos, Costa Rica to fish with JP Fishing Charters.

Bonita, also called Atlantic Little Tunny, False Albacore and Little Tuna is a pelagic, schooling and migratory species.

It is most easily distinguished from similar species by its markings. It has a scattering of dark spots resembling fingerprints between the pectoral and ventral fins that are not present on any related Atlantic species. It also has wavy, “worm like” markings on the back. These markings are above the lateral line within a well marked border, and never extend farther forward than about the middle of the first dorsal fin. 

Fishing methods include trolling or casting from boats using small whole baits, strip baits, or small lures such as spoons, plugs, jigs, and feathers.

https://www.igfa.org/species/264-tunny-little.aspx?CommonName=264-tunny-little.aspx