| Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce
15th Annual Big Pine and Lower Keys Dolphin
Tournament
During the weekend of June 6-8, the Big Pine and Lower Keys
Dolphin Tournament hosted 149 anglers, fishing aboard 50
boats. 55% of the anglers traveled from outside Monroe County.
Captain’s meeting; weigh-in and the awards banquet
took place at the Sugarloaf Key Resort KOA. Boondocks’ Grille,
Draft House & Miniature Golf catered the awards banquet.
Sponsorships from Jig’s Bait & Tackle, Dolphin
Marina & Lodging, Sugarloaf Key Resort KOA, Big Pine & Lower
Keys Rotary Club, Team World Cat, Sweetwater Homes, Keys
Federal Credit Union, Marine Bank, Chicago Title of the Florida
Keys, Big Pine Resort Motel, Sugarloaf Food Company, Pirate
Wellness Center, Home Depot, and Big Pine Storage contributed
some of the many prizes, giveaways and cash awards presented
during the tournament.
Weigh masters, Captain Dave Wiley and Captain Lenny Svetin,
weighed in 32 dolphin, 1 tuna and 4 wahoo, many of the dolphin
in the 25 to 40 lb range.
Trophies co-sponsored by Big Pine & Lower Keys Rotary
and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council “Come
As You Are” and cash prizes were awarded to:
Custom Ricky Rod & Reel combo’s donated by Jig’s Bait & Tackle
and trophies were awarded to:
Special Awards
A ceramic tile jewelry box from the Lower
Keys Chamber of Commerce and $500 cash sponsored by Team
World Cat were given to Top Lady Angler, Nicole Butnaru
fishing aboard the Lively Lady who caught a 29.1 pound dolphin.
Custom Ricky Rod and reel combo’s donated by Jig’s
Bait and Tackle went to John Sullivan of Philadelphia, PA
fishing aboard the Team Fisher for catching a 20.85 pound
tuna and to Bill Gray from Big Pine Key, fishing aboard the
R & R for bringing in a 20.75 pound wahoo. The Chamber’s
Hard Luck Award went to Taylor Williams, age 6 of Venice,
Florida who was sea sick fishing Saturday consequently falling
asleep on Sunday and missing the opportunity to catch a fish.
It was announced the 16th Annual Big Pine & Lower Keys
Dolphin Tournament will be held June 12th, 13th, & 14th, 2009.
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