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

Pompano Beach, FL to Bimini, Bahamas

The OAPB Bimini Bound was a great success. Members Shawn and Eric Kaszubinski put together a short, and sweet clip of the trip. We will be updating our Facebook, and website with photos and stories! More to come!!

KULA Coolers has come out with their new product. A 2.5 gallon cooler that has a built in tap. All the same great features as the KULA 5 Cooler, and now you can throw in some Hop, Skip, and Go Naked juice into the party. Expect to see this product all over our events, as well as, the original KULA 5 Cooler.

Click on the video, password is :

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Chris Thomas is leading the contest with 5,086 points, which was kicked up by submitting the Species of the Month (triggerfish) and the rest of his catch this weekend (Species=double points) 438 points. Mark Reuwer is pulling up second with 1,994 points.

LEADERBOARD

Triggerfish

Triggerfish inhabit hard bottom ledges and artificial reefs in water depths that exceed 80 feet. Because they prefer the same type of habitat, they are almost always found in association with red snapper. Triggerfish feed primarily on benthic invertebrates including crabs, sea urchins, shrimp, sand dollars and mollusks. Recreational anglers commonly catch triggers on squid or cut bait but they are also harvested by spear fishing. Triggerfish are notorious bait stealers and often frustrate anglers targeting larger snapper and grouper. Because triggerfish have a hard, bony mouth, it is very important to use a small, very sharp hook. Light to medium bottom fishing equipment with 20 to 50 pound test line is sufficient for triggerfish which average 2 to 4 pounds.

Triggerfish is our June species of the month fish. The FWC regulation limit is ten 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 June wristband (Black)must be in the photo for the submittal to be accepted. Good Luck!!

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                        CAPTAIN                                           BOAT

1) Z TEAM //MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN//37′ GRADY WHITE

2)GINNY G //JOHN RAPP //24′ TRITON SPORTFISH

3)REEF’S BREAK  //SHAUGHN MILLER  //28′ CONTENDER

4)MILLERTIME  //BRENT MILLER //27′ SAILFISH

5)BIMINI TWIST //SCOTT MCILVAINE  //43′ POST SPORTFISH

6)MY TIME        //JIM BLAKE       //34′ CONTENDER

7)STICKS N STONES   //HARRY SLINGBY    //46′ POST SPORTFISH

8)SALT LIFE        //MARK INTREGILA  //26′ WAHOO

9)J HOOKED      //  JON SCHROEDER  // 23′ GRADY WHITE

10)MISS MICHELLE   // SHANNON KELLEHER  // 31′ JUPITER

11)SEMPER FISH       // GEORGE ALBERT     //  25′ EDGEWATER

12)THE HILLSBORO HEARSE  //SAM FUGINA  //21′ AQUASPORT

13)REEL LOCOS     // JASON EDINGER    // 21′ SEACRAFT

14)BAHAMIAN DRIVE   // MIKE QUARANTA  // 32′ SEA VEE

15)CONTEND THIS    // MIKE COLEMAN   // 28′ CONTENDER

16)DOWNRIGHT FISHING   // THOMAS LICATA  // 25′ DUSKY

17)HOLDEMHOOK        // CHRIS THOMAS    // 23′ CONTENDER

18)YANK-EM    // JOHN LEWIS    // 34′ VENTURE

19)REEL MATURE     // ALLEN ESCUAGE   // 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!!

2017 Dolphin Brawl Tournament

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,  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.