b"'Old No. 7' Notches Derby Victory in Rough SeasS ome traditions come andcrews headed out, fortunately, go, while others last aduring an incoming tide. Capt. lifetime. Fishing in the SilverJC Cleare and the Pelagic Sailfish Derby at the heightteamontheRemixwould of the sailfish season in earlycatch three times as many January is a tradition the sportfish as they did on Day 1, fishing community has not letreleasing 9 sailfish aboard their wane. The 83rd running of the42 Invincible. Angler Rudy Derby sold out with 50 boatsEspinosa of Miami posted 5 registered. Strong easterlyof those releases, grabbing Top winds produced extremelyDaily Angler honors on Day 2. rough sea conditions that testedThis brought team Remix to a the fleets resilience. Seasoned12 fish tournament total and anglers, crews and professionalan honorable 4th place finish captains cleared Palm Beachoverall.Capt. Paul Sabayrac Inlet with high hopes and full2020 Derby champs Old No. 7 celebrate dockside. of Jupiter, and his team aboard foul weather gear to competeGoin Raptor, would also post 9 for some of the most highly covetedreleases Day 2. They toughed out the awards in tournament sailfishing.Itwintertime conditions in a 34 Venture would be an epic experience for thecenter console to become the Top team aboard the Old No. 7. Small Boat, a noteworthy title in angry The first day of fishing in the 2020white capping seas, finishing up with Silver Sailfish Derby started off with a11 releases overall. The Goin Raptor triple header on the Southern Ground,crew managed to tag 8 of their 11 fish with angler Callum Parrott releasingto claim Top Tag Team honors as well.the first sailfish of the tournament.Capt. Jamie Ralph and the Old No. Capt. Art Sapp and the Native Son team7 bested the fleet with 11 releases on released 9 sails to take Top Daily Boatthe last day to claim Top Daily Boat; honors. Capt. Wink Doerzbacher ofthe crews tournament accolades would the Tangled, and Capt. Ben Sharpe ofnot stop there. In the last 2 hours of the Day Sea, both posted 7 releases tofishing, they were neck and neck with fill in the 2nd and 3rd place spots on the leaderboard. TheNative Son and the Day Sea at 13 releases, until a pod of bite started strong for a few participants, died out a bit,sails swam into their four-line spread. Capt. Jamie, Austin and turned back on again in the afternoonMusselman, John Duval, Billy Bryan, before lines out at 4pm. Robert DesmondDaneRalph,NickCardella,Chris of Palm Beach, fishing aboard the Day Sea,Hayward and Travis McMillan would a 48 Viking, had 5 releases on Day 1 tocapitalize on the opportunity and put their claim the Top Daily Angler trophy. Anglingcollective skills to good use. Four fish skill was truly tested on the sporty waters.were leadered by the crew, successfully At the tournaments conclusion, Capt. Benreleasing a quad when it mattered most. and crew would tally 13 releases, finishingHaving posted 6 fish on Day 1, they 3rd overall, and the Native Sonwould claimtotaled 17 releases overall to claim their 2nd place overall with 14 releases. spot in the sailfishing history books as the The second and final day of the Derbywinners of the 83rd annual Silver Sailfish would produce 20 more fish than theDerby. The win was especially momentous previous day, as the fleet recorded 132for Capt. Jamie Ralph and John Duval, sails.Another howling morning withwho together have been chasing a Derby persistent east winds would greet2nd Place team Overall, Native Son victory for over a dozen years. J anuary6 - 9, 2021 5"