The 2017 Captain’s Scoreboard has been added to the menu. The scoreboard is based on the fish are that are submitted by the anglers. Boat captains receive the same amount of points as the anglers. Ex: Angler Scoreboard= Angler John-100 points, Angler Beth-68 points, Angler Jimbo-120 points, Angler Stevo-55 points. All these anglers were on Captain Tim’s vessel, so Captain Tim receives 343 points toward the Captain of the Year Award and the trip to Quepos, Costa Rica.
Please submit all fish with the wristband in the photo, and measurements clearly visible.
Join us for our first meeting of 2017 at The Sands Harbor on Monday, January 16th. Captain Jack will be our guest speaker on Swordfishing. He has 20 years experience in Swordfishing out of Port Everglades and the Hillsboro Inlets. He will be discussing tackle, technique, day and night fishing, and sharing his overall experience in getting one of these billfish in the boat.
Please remember that your 2017 dues must be paid in order to attend the meeting. To pay your membership dues please click here: NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION. RSVP IS A MUST. You can RSVP here under events, on our Facebook page, or on Meetup.
As a reminder, the monthly contest wristband for February will be handed out at this January meeting. Jeff Lyman has won the contest for December, and Chris Thomas is holding the lead in points for the annual contest to Quepos, Costa Rica.
Our member shirts are in production, and will be handed out at the meeting! Our club shirts this year are grey long-sleeve performance shirts, with the new logo and artwork shown below.
BACK OF SHIRT
FRONT OF SHIRT-UPPER CHEST
Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks!
Our second monthly contest has begun with Wahoo as the Species of the Month. Jeff Lyman has won the December monthly length contest with a Sailfish. No member has submitted a Tarpon to win the Species of December. Make sure your orange band is in all fish submittals for January.
The 2016 end of the year Holiday Party was a great success. Members came out for some music, fun, great food, and the opportunity to talk and mingle with other members. Our White Elephant gift exchange was a blast with gifts being rotated around members, and bringing out the joy in all of us. Additional photos are posted on the club facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/offshoreanglerspompanobeach/photos/?tab=album&album_id=863315967138876
The opportunity for members to give some great ideas for future events were discussed:
1)A women’s angler tournament: Only women are allowed to handle the rod/reels, set the drags, and bring the fish to the boat. All other anglers are there as mates and captains.
2)Discussed the Captain’s and Angler of the Year Awards: The Captain and the Angler of the Year will be going to JP Sportfishing Charters in Quepos, Costa Rica . The trip will be a 3 day trip with one full day of offshore fishing with JP Sportfishing (Hotel and Charter included).
3)The creation of an event for Mini-Lobster Season down to Marathon, FL.
There is a new fishing app out there in Beta Stage. I met with the Founder and CEO of Fish Verify. This app allows you to take a picture of your catch it will do a search of your fish, then identify and provide you the minimum requirements and description. Awesome!! How many times are you out there, and your breaking out your hard copy reference book to look for your fish, and still cannot seem to find it. Looks like Fish Verify is coming up with a solution to all of our problems. Click the below link, and you will get a message on how to download the Beta App, and provide feedback as you use it.
The Eligibile Fish list has been updated today. The points system for points per lb has been removed, and points per inch has been added. Also, the minimum OAPB requirements for the fish have changed to reflect FWC minimums. The variations of scale manufacturer makes it unreliable to get accurate values. Now, you will receive points for the fish you submit, and points for the length of the fish caught. If you have any questions please give me a call or email me. 832-509-8833
The Fish of the Month for the monthly contest is Tarpon. Normally, the club would choose the Fish of the Month from a random drawing at the club meetings. We are replacing the December meeting with our Holiday Party at 26 Degrees, so the Fish of the Month for January will be chosen at the party.
The EVENTS LINEUP tab has been updated to reflect the club events that will be coming up. This is more of a visual and description of the events. All events will be posted and updated in the EVENTS CALENDAR. Â Let me know if you have some questions, I am always available.
