A club that brings together offshore anglers to promote camaraderie and friendships.
We have been updating our club records page to reflect new records as they are submitted. Brent Miller, OAPB Dolphin Chair, brought in a 31 pound with a 36 inch length Jack Crevalle aboard Reef’s Break at 180′ depth, straight out of Hillsboro Inlet.
DOLPHIN BRAWL TOURNAMENT
Dolphin Brawl begins tomorrow morning with lines in at 7am. Expected seas to be between 2 and 4 feet with an occasional 5 footer. There is a lot of weed out there with very little formation. We have 19 teams competing in the main tournament with 3 calcuttas.
TEAM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CAPTAIN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BOAT
1) Z TEAMÂ //MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN//37′ GRADY WHITE
2)GINNY GÂ //JOHN RAPP //24′ TRITON SPORTFISH
3)REEF’S BREAK Â //SHAUGHN MILLER Â //28′ CONTENDER
4)MILLERTIME Â //BRENT MILLER //27′ SAILFISH
5)BIMINI TWISTÂ //SCOTT MCILVAINE Â //43′ POST SPORTFISH
6)MY TIME Â Â Â Â //JIM BLAKE Â Â Â //34′ CONTENDER
7)STICKS N STONESÂ Â //HARRY SLINGBY Â Â //46′ POST SPORTFISH
8)SALT LIFE Â Â Â Â //MARK INTREGILA Â //26′ WAHOO
9)J HOOKED Â Â Â // Â JON SCHROEDER Â // 23′ GRADY WHITE
10)MISS MICHELLEÂ Â // SHANNON KELLEHER Â // 31′ JUPITER
11)SEMPER FISH Â Â Â // GEORGE ALBERT Â Â // Â 25′ EDGEWATER
12)THE HILLSBORO HEARSEÂ //SAM FUGINA Â //21′ AQUASPORT
13)REEL LOCOS Â Â // JASON EDINGER Â Â // 21′ SEACRAFT
14)BAHAMIAN DRIVEÂ Â // MIKE QUARANTA Â // 32′ SEA VEE
15)CONTEND THISÂ Â // MIKE COLEMAN Â // 28′ CONTENDER
16)DOWNRIGHT FISHINGÂ Â // THOMAS LICATA Â // 25′ DUSKY
17)HOLDEMHOOKÂ Â Â Â // CHRIS THOMAS Â Â // 23′ CONTENDER
18)YANK-EM Â Â // JOHN LEWIS Â Â // 34′ VENTURE
19)REEL MATUREÂ Â Â // ALLEN ESCUAGE Â // 25′ CONTENDER
Good luck teams see you at the weigh-in The Sands Harbor north dock. We will have the awards after we weigh in the last fish, and the raffle for the Chaos Rod and Shimano Spheros 8000 reel combo, Reliable 20’X 72″ Kill Bag, KULA 5 Cooler, and other prizes.
Don’t forget our Boca Bash event will be on Sunday. The OAPB boats will be rafting up on the east side of the sand bar at Boca Lake. We will have food, beer, music, and plenty of laughs. See you there!!
April 20th (7-9) – Captain’s Meeting at Sands Harbor
April 22nd – Dolphin Brawl Tournament
(7am) – Gentlemen’s Lines In
(2pm – 3pm)-Weigh-in begins at 2pm. Cutoff for fish weigh-in is 3pm. Boat must be in view of weigh-in station, and boat number can been seen by 3pm to weigh fish. No exceptions.
(3:30pm – 5pm) Awards – Sands Harbor North Dock
Awards for Top 3 Anglers, Top 3 Female Anglers, Â Top 3 Junior Anglers, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and trophies for Top 3 Boats.
Calcuttas are split between Top 3 Boats.
All boats are subject to Raft-Up. Parking will be at public parking across the street and the parking garage.
Raffle and Sands Harbor menu available for food and drinks.
Dolphin Brawl is creeping up real fast. Here is a little video created by member Bob Brown featuring David Cartee to get you excited for the Dolphin Season. Tight Lines!!
Habitat and Fishing Tips:
Hogfish are a reef species that inhabit rocky bottoms, ledges and reefs throughout Florida’s off-shore waters. They are easily identified by their long, hog-like snout, which allows them to feed on bottom-dwelling mollusks and crustaceans. Because they tend to root in the sediment in search of small prey, they are not commonly caught on hook and line. Hogfish are primarily harvested by spearfishing, and they are considered to be of excellent food quality.
Hogfish is our species of the month fish. The FWC regulation limit is five per angler. Measurements must be minimum 12″ Fork Length. The cap per fish submittal is 3 per month. The additional point value for a species of the month submittal is double points per fish. Remember, the April wristband (RED)must be in the photo for the submittal to be accepted. Good Luck!!
Bluewater Movements Quest for the Crest, Final Sail is happening in April. Check out their promo video!
Snook is our species of the month fish. The FWC regulation limit is one per angler. Measurements must be between 28″-32″ Total Length. The cap per fish submittal is 3 per month. The additional point value for a species of the month submittal is 100 points per fish. Remember, the March wristband must be in the photo for the submittal to be accepted. Good Luck!!
Tom Green, Custom Rod and Reel, provided some tips in the Sun Sentinel: “Try these tactics to catch snook”
Greene said that if he was going to fish for snook the minute the season opens, he’d be at any bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway from Fort Lauderdale to Boynton Beach.
He’d cast a Flair Hawk jig and bounce it on the bottom parallel to the bridge and along the shadow line on the water created by the bridge’s lights. He also recommended working a Spooltek Lure along the bottom.
“The secret of snook fishing is that snook are feeding on the bottom, not on top,” said Greene, although he acknowledged that the fish will occasionally hit a topwater lure.
Join us for our March club meeting with guest speaker, Captain Dennis Forgione. He will be going over tackle, technique, times, and bait to be successful in bringing some Mahi into the boat. Perfect time to be able to get some information, and ask some questions with a pro right before our Dolphin Brawl Tournament on April 22nd.
Please call or email me if you have any questions at all.
Shaughn Miller
The 2017 Dolphin Brawl rules, regulations and registration has been uploaded:
We are still tweaking the rules, but would appreciate any feedback.
Our club hats have come in and will be available for purchase tonight at the club meeting for $25. We still have  shirts from the Sailfish Tournament that would like to get out of inventory. If anyone has friends or family that would like a shirt please consider the Sailfish shirt for $15.
We will be handing out the March wristband for the annual/monthly contest tonight, and choosing the Species of the Month (with the help of Big Louie).
With Dolphin season practically here our raffle items are geared more toward catching some Dolphin.
We will be posting the information for the Dolphin Challenge at Culinary Concepts shortly. Â Teams from our club, Lighthouse Point Fishing Club, and the Hillsboro Saltwater Fishing Club will compete against each other to create the Ultimate Dolphin Sandwich. This event we will have lots of food, beer, and fun to go around for everyone!!
