Captain Alex shined again on the 13th with a trip highlighted by this monster Dorado.
The mega panga added a pair of Sailfish releases for the trophy case.
Great work by the Harvester.
Category: Daily Fishing Updates
April 13, 2021
Neptune Beach, FL angler Martin Cooper stayed on the Explorer post-tournament and continued to light up the scoreboard with Sailfish releases.
April 13, 2021
Our good friend Curtis Webb of Northeast Florida performed brilliantly on the 13th, with Captain Carlos reporting several Sailfish releases.
They also scored a BIG Dorado for the dinner table.
April 12, 2021
After missing the podium by one fish, Captain Alex responded with the intensity and fervor that make the Harvester the true People’s Champion.
While the other boats were onshore prepping for the after-party, the Harvester struck hard with a wonderful Blue Marlin release.
They also added a big Dorado for the dinner table.
364 days untl the next tournament, and the mega panga is already getting preppared!
April 12, 2021
Ron Skidmore and his family took to the Discoverer on the 12th, and they scored a nice Sailfish release on a 5-hour half day.
Wanderer WINS Ship of Fools Tournament
The 2021 Ship of Fools Tournament is in the books, as Captain William of the Wanderer brought home the gold for the FishingNosara team on April 10th and 11th, 2021.
Georgia anglers Bob Pease and Pat Vincent scored 5 Sailfish releases (100pts. each) and a big Dorado (25pts.) on day one.
On the second day they added a Blue Marlin release (300pts.) and a Sailfish release. They also nagged three Dorados over 25lbs. during the weekend, good for 25 pts. each.
“I’m so happy for Bob,” writes Pat. “he’s fished this tournament and finished second a couple of times. Mostly I’m happy for Captain William who fishes every year and has finally won it himself. Can’t say enough about good things about Captain William, he is a smart, competitive, methodical fisherman. We worked a small patch of water for three days, it was twenty miles south of where everyone else was fishing but it was right where we needed to be.”
With the Wanderer’s total of 1075pts., Captain William won this tournament by a landslide.
Second place was secured by fellow FishingNosara skipper Captain Fico Bran on the 27-foot Explorer. This the second win in three years for the young Captain, who is now clearly the one to watch in future tournaments.
Though it was their first time fishing in the tournament, Martin Cooper and his great group of anglers from Northeast Florida had to overcome a slow first day (50pts from two Dorado).
They rallied on day two with a blistering 800pt. performance (Two Marlin releases and Two Sailfish releases).
The other FishingNosara boats were in the hunt throughout the tournament. Defending champion Captain Alex Moreno (Harvester) missed third place by a razor-thin 50pt margin.
The Harvester did with the Biggest Dorado Calcutta for the tournament on the shoulders of this 50lbs. monster:
The 32-foot Discoverer and the 23-foot Adventurer tied for 6th place with 475 points each. This was the first time that the sneaky 23-footer entered the tournament, but that didn’t stop the Adventurer from posting the first Marlin release of the tournament at 9am on the first day.
We are still compiling photos and videos from the whole event, and will be updating this space soon, so stay tuned!
April 11, 2021
Still glowing from their 2nd place finish in the tournament, Captain Fico and the Explorer stayed hot on the 11th.
April 11, 2021
The Discoverer welcomed George Bader’s group on the day after the tournament. They kept up the pace with this nice Sailfish release.
April 8, 2021
Patrick Vincent and Bob Pease did their pre-fishing on April 8, and Captian William re-accliamated these two FishingNosara veterans with this nice Sailfish release.
Game on!
April 8, 2021
Sloan Rogers sent his boys out fishing on the Harvester to get warmed up for the tournament, and they pulled off FishingNosara’s first ever Quintuple Sailfish release.
This simulatneous battle put the ability of Mate Wilson and Captain Alex to the test, yet they kept the lines from tangling and safely revived and released all five fish.
Amazing work by the unstoppable Harvester.