b"KDW Classic Back in Action with 230 BoatsE arly summertime fishing op-portunities had south Florida anglers eager to get on the water and test their luck in pursuit of kingfish, dolphin and wa-hoo. The Fishing Clubs 18th annual Palm Beach County KDW Classic took place in early June with over 1000 par-ticipants fishing aboard 230 registered boats. The KDW Classic is among the largest one-day saltwater tourna-ments in Florida. The Marine Industries Associations of Palm Beach County is the presenting sponsor of the event.Brandon Ochar, fishing aboard the 'Survivin', weighed in an impressive 43.4 lb. wahoo this year. A wahoo thisCraig Gerlach (r) of team Chances R took top honors size is usually a lock for first place in the KDW Classic.with his 45.1 lb. wahoo, also earning him the 'Ande Big In fact, some years just one wahoo in total is caught. ButFish' bonus and the King of the Classic title. the impressive striped pelagic would only hold up for a few2 pm lines-out, with a fish to weigh.hours until angler Craig Gerlach and the 'Chances R'Fellow 'Chances R' crew member, Buddy Yarbrough, team arrived at Riviera Beach Marina, not long after theexplained they landed the fish Late, just after 1 pm. Our 2021 KDW Classic Winners List last catch of the day while fishing in 150 feet off Lost Tree, ingfish trolling a ballyhoo with a pink and white Sea Witch. K1st ($3000) Trey Lytal Black N Blue .36.0 lbs. Teams dont often switch back to wahoo fishing after the 2nd ($2000) .Zach Burtt .Ocean Chill .33.2 lbs.3rd ($1000) Jim Mottle .Gotta Go .31.1 lbs.morning bite passes. Yarbrough commented, Thats what 4th ($700)Heather Ruiz .Doing It All .30.6 lbs.5th ($500)Jesse Fernandez .Ice Box 30.4 lbs. the crew said too, but I convinced them to try it anyway. 6th ($400)Mark Lamb .Hard Way 30.3 lbs. 7th ($300)Dan King E Fish In Sea .26.6 lbs.8th ($200)Marty Zarcadoolas .One On One 26.4 lbs. Lucky guess.9th ($200)Gary Cagwin .Blue Rose III 24.7 lbs.(on time)10th ($200) Sara Delaney .Reel Intense 24.7 lbs. 'Chances Rs' wahoo hit the scale weighing in at 45.1 lbs., D olphin not even 2 lbs. heavier than the current leader. It was the 1st ($3000) Patrick Gambale Black N Blue 25.5 lbs.2nd ($2000) Paul Johnson .Tom Wannabe Johnson .14.4 lbs. biggest fish of the tournament and earned Craig Gerlach 3rd ($1000) .Dalton Hustad Boodissy 11.1 lbs.the coveted King of the Classic title, for being the male 4th ($700) .Madelyn Seal .Rowe Boat 8.7 lbs.5th ($500) .Peyton Zuloaga Soggy Bills 6.6 lbs. angler who landed the heaviest eligible weight fish. On the 6th ($400) .Jose Bras .V Escape 5.8 lbs.7th ($300) .Joey Kleisley Just Billz 5.7 lbs.(on time) lady angler side of things, Heather Ruiz earned Queen of 8th ($200) .Alex Depew.Baby Gunner 5.7 lbs.9th ($200)Taelor Brittain .No Choos .5.5 lbs.10th ($200) Jake Lolmaugh Spring Loaded 5.4 lbs.(on time) the Classic honors with her 30.6 lb. kingfish caught aboard W ahoo the 'Doing It All'. Serious bragging rights go with these 1st ($3000) .Craig Gerlach .Chances R .45.1 lbs. titles, including their names being engraved on the KDW 2nd ($2000) Brandon Ochar Survivin43.4 lbs. 3rd ($1000) .Scott Nichols Mechanical Advantage 8.9 lbs.4th ($700) .no fish entered Classic perpetual trophy which is featured in the NPB 5th ($500) .no fish entered6th ($300) .no fish entered Brass Ring Pub year-round.7th ($200) .no fish entered8th ($200) .no fish entered Team 'Black N' Blue' had a day to remember, landing the 9th ($200) .no fish entered10th ($200) .no fish entered heaviest dolphin and kingfish of the 2021 KDW Classic.J uniors Angler Patrick Gambale caught the 25.5 lb. dolphin, and 1st ($600) Greyson Schroader One On One 21.1 lb. Kingfish Trey Lytal landed the winning 36.0 lb. kingfish. Lytal2nd ($500) Jack Chrzanowski Doing It All 19.3 lb. Kingfish3rd ($400) .Hunter Deka .Doing It All 18.8 lb. Kingfish 4th ($300) .Miles Schlee Reel E Sea 17.9 lb. Kingfish described the catches in saying, The kingfish hit a live bait 5th ($200) .Justin Gilchrist Triple Threat .14.8 lb. Kingfish6th ($100) .Tanner Gilchrist Triple Threat .14.4 lb. Kingfish down on a lead in 125 feet just south of Juno Pier around 7th ($100) .Ian Laird .Shallow Pockets .10.3 lb. Kingfish8th ($100) .Jazlyn Ruiz Doing It All 10.1 lb. Kingfish 9 am. We drifted from Lost Tree to the pier six to seven 9th ($100) .Logan Hall Hall Dad 9.2 lb. Kingfish10th ($100) Josh King Hall Dad 9.1 lb. Kingfish times with the SE wind starting in 220 feet and ending around 100 feet. s peciala WarDs : Lytal continued, We headed offshore around 11 am to Captains Booty winners($1,000 cash drawing at captains meeting): try for dolphin and found a temperature break in 550 feet. Boat #116Savannah Daydreaming - Tom Barkdull2021 King of the Classic: It went from 78.5 to 80.5 degrees. Lots of scattered weed (heaviest eligible species weighed in by male angler)Craig Gerlach.Chances R 45.1 lb. Wahoo made trolling challenging. Around noon the planer rod 2021 Queen of the Classic:(heaviest eligible species weighed in by female angler) 30.6 lb. Kingfish with a skirted ballyhoo goes off and within five seconds the Heather Ruiz .Doing It All heaviest eligible species weighed in by a west palm beach fishing club member($500 cash): other line knocked out of the outrigger, but nothing was on. Trey Lytal .Black N Blue 36.0 lb. Kingfish We dropped that line in free spool for six seconds, engaged ANDE Monofilament Big Fish winner:($1,000 cash bonus to heaviest eligible species of the tournament) the drag, and a big bull dolphin shot out of water. It spit Craig Gerlach.Chances R 45.1 lb. Wahoo the hook while in the air. That bull was over 40 pounds. Hit The Jackpot winners($2,000 cash drawing at awards party):Boat #138 Back In Black - Glenn Courtney But we caught the cow on the planer rod and it won the dolphin category. It was a great day!Top Junior angler this year was Greyson Schroader 24 W estP almB eachF ishingc luB"