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| Phil and Michelle Bartolanzo (center) from Clearwater, Florida with friends Greg and Jaimie Keene (right and left) from Colorado Springs, Colorado caught is 24.5-pound Cobia aboard "Papa Pip’s" – our 29-foot tournament rigged Topaz Express – with Capt. Johnny Maddox at the helm and Capt. Gary Dickinson in the cockpit. | |
Roger Gabel (right) from Grafton, OH landed this giant 75-pound Amberjack on a tiny #2 hook – professional fishing mate, Dallas Tisdale (left), provided encouragement during the fight. |
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Captain Pip’s guests, Bob Gillig and Nick DePersio from Fredericksburg, VA caught this 26-pound Kingfish on a 750 Penn with 20-pound test line fishing just south of Sombrero Key Light. It was caught on a pinfish with a balloon right at the side of the boat. It was a double hook up with a 3-pound Yellowtail Snapper and they’d just jumped a tarpon – what a day! |
Rick Nelson (left) from St. Clare Shores, Michigan, fished with professional mate Dallas Tisdale (right) – they came back with a nice grouper, some snapper and a dolphin fish. Cherie Nelson got her first glimpse of the reef – now she’s hooked on the Keys. |
Linda Smallis caught this hefty grouper while fishing aboard "Papa Pip’s" with Capt. Johnny Maddox. |
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| Avid anglers, Sue and Marty Kunas (center) with friends George Swierczynski and Dianne Geyser (left) spent a great day fishing aboard "Papa Pip’s" with Capt. Johnny Maddox (right) and Capt. Gary Dickinson. |
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"Papa Pip’s" angler, Jaimie, hooks up a barracuda just south of Sombrero Key Light. Fishing mate Dallas Tisdale, carefully shows off her catch before releasing the big fish with the sharp, ugly teeth. |
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| "Lucky" the Grouper was caught off Sombrero Reef and put on ice until he reached the dock. Originally intended for dinner, "Lucky" was still alive when fishing mate, Dallas Tisdale, plucked him from the cooler and plopped him on the cleaning table. Dallas respected "Lucky’s" stamina so he spared the fillet knife and introduced him to the bait tank. "Lucky" lived happily in the tank for almost a week – swimming among pinfish, shrimp and crabs. When Marathon councilman, John Bartus (center), showed up for a fun fishing trip with Capt. Johnny Maddox (right) – Dallas decided it was time to let "Lucky" go. It Even though "Lucky" seemed unimpressed by the councilman’s presence, Dallas thought he saw him wave his tail goodbye as he disappeared under the dock. Good luck "Lucky." | |
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| Al and Sue Creech from Hanover, MA caught this nice pair of permit – in the 22- to 24-inch range -- aboard Captain Pip’s 23-foot Sea Ox "Great White." Al says to tell his friend John Gomez (see photo of mutton snapper) "Sorry John, we know you wanted a permit, too" | |
A regular Captain Pip’s guest, Baine Norris, hooked more than he was angling for last year. A juvenile pelican found more than he expected when he went for Baine’s bait. |
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Frequent visitors and friends, Mike and Linda Perlow, from Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, show off a nice pair of Jacks caught while fishing from Captain Pip’s 22-foot Cobia near the Seven Mile Bridge. |
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