b'M onsters nook inM agicH ourW ins2022 s HoWdoWnOne thing is for cer- submit video evidence of tain, members of thetheir fish and document West Palm Beach Fish- the length as the fish was ing Club know how tomeasured on top of their snook fish. The impres- ruler.sive results from theLanding a snook over 2022 Snook Showdown40" is a common bench-speak for themselves.mark for inshore anglers, Thetournamentwasas to whats considered held in mid-September,a huge snook. Several during the early phasescrews compiled 2 fish of the mullet run, givingaggregates with snook teams an opportunityin the upper 30 inches to target their favoriterange; it was going to inshore species in a com- take a 40+ incher to beat petitive setting. the competition. Drew Teams were eligibleSerraes and Team Ser-to fish either Saturdayraes fished from the Juno or Sunday of the SnookPier and from the beach. Showdown.EntriesThe Pier is known to hold startedrollinginassome big snook, but they early as 12:29 am thatwould land the single Saturday, as Matt Bower and teamlongest fish of the Showdown from Thump Junkies submitted the firstthe beach, a 43.5 inch monster snook. snook of the tournament, measuringThis fish shook up the leaderboard 39 inches. The winners were decidedas Team Serraes successfully landed by a teams best two fish aggregatethe fish around 6pm Sunday, just length. Thump Junkies was land- 1 hour before the official lines-out based fishing from local bridges andtime, taking 1st place with an 81" finished third overall with 75.5 inchesaggregate length total. Drew submit-total. ted his required video but was unable 2021 Snook Showdown winners,to get the coveted fish photo anglers father & son(s) combo Dave, NoahLucky Snook Bonus Winner seek.he commented We fought the & Brady Zabel of team Chicken Rig,(sponsored by Fishing Headquarters) fish longer than we wanted to and were back for more and fished all dayJeff Gomersall of Team Zig Zag wanted to make sure it was revived Saturday.Their most productive tripand swam off good. A great day of came that night, landing a 41.5 and 36 snook in Jupiter.fishing capped off with a good judgment call. Its great Chicken Rig took second place with a 2 fish aggregateto see members continue to emphasis conservation while length of 77.5 inches. Saturday night seemed to be a goodhandling big fish in the Snook Showdown.time to be on the water. Richard Capone of team BrakeTheres not many inshore tournaments happening in Time also fished this window, noting the bite was reallyPalm Beach County, yet snook fishing is so popular for good on the tide change. Brake Time caught 4 fish betweenanglers in the area.Its a species that bites year-round 8:30 pm and 11 pm, good enough for a 4th place finishand is accessible to people fishing land-based or from a with a 2 fish aggregateboat. The Snook Showdown is definitely a fun outing many length of 75.5 inches.members can look forward to each September.Tight Lines!Crews were required to Khori Kane of teamAnthony Lopez of team Never Enough Brice Capone of team Brake Time Silver Bullet'