b'Lobsterfest: A Tasty Success for the ClubIf youve ever fished the Silver Sailfishvisited the club tent; its always a tight Derby, Wahoo Series, or the Blackfinlook having local youngsters wearing Blitz, hopefully youve weighed-in aclub gear!Because the event was so fish under the club pop-up tent at Sail- successful, Sailfish Marina was able to fish Marina on Singer Island.Havingpresenta check for $5,500 to the WPBFC. an accessible waterfront venue to set upBryan Cheney, Shannon Carnahan and the club scale is critical to the successthe whole marina crew understand what of these tournaments.Sailfish Marinathe club does outside of just producing has been a great community partnerfishing tournaments, through our chari-and wonderful host to many club eventstable foundation, and are always happy to over the years. Recently, theyre on- support such initiatives in the community. going support was notable as theA special thanks to our friends at WPBFC was once again selectedSailfish Marina and all the club to benefit from the event proceedsmembers who attended the event of their annual Spiny Lobsterfest. on the lawn space.We saw a lot The 8th annual event was well attend- of familiar faces.Remember, each ed, fun, family friendly, and a great platformAugust theres an opportunity to eat lobster and for the club to do some outreach with poten- support the club through Lobsterfest!tial members.Dozens of fresh WPBFC shirts were distributed to kids in attendance who Smith Receives IGFA AwardLongtime WPBFC member Nick Smith of Stuart, Florida, has been recognized by the International Game Fish Asso-ciation (IGFA) with theBob Herder Awardfor outstanding achievements in the field of light-tackle angling. Nickbegan fishing off the Palm Beaches in 1955 and quickly became an accomplished sailfish angler. His angling resume at the Fish-ing Club includes being a six-time winner of the famous Rea Trophy in theSilver Sailfish Derby, and a five-time winner of the WPBFCs top sailfish release award, theTracy Schneider Memorial Trophy.Nicks name is also on the clubs presti-giousDonald S. Leas International Angling Awardfour times. Nick became captivated by fly fishing for billfish in November of 1999. Since that time, he has established himself as a frontrunner of the sport, having caught and released well over 6,000 billfish on IGFA legal leaders and fly tackle. With an impressive list of tournament wins, awards, and other angling accomplishments, his pas-sion for billfishing has never waned. Nicks impressive accomplishments extend far beyond catch statistics and tournament wins, though they certainly demonstrate his mastery. He has helped pioneer numerous fishing techniques, tackle modifications and boat designs and exhibits unending dedication to the sport and to our club. Congratulations Nick!8 W estP almB eachF ishingc luB'