Team "Signs Unlimted" out of Key West took First Place and over $25,000 in prize money by winning the Florida Keys Dolphin Championship with a 46.8 lb Bull Dolphin...
Team Captain and owner also owns and operates the "Signs Unlimted" production and sales location in Key West and is also a local resident. He was fishing the tournament with his family on the boat for the two day tournament.
This was the first time that this team ever fished a tournament and in fact stopped at the local hardware store on the way in to pick up frozen pre-rigged bait for the trip. I registered this team the night before at the registration party and the Capt asked me what to do if they caught a large fish. My advice was if it happened to slowly turn the boat towards land and make sure they got to the weigh station before closing or the fish would not count... Signs Unlimited arrive at the weigh station 2-1/2 hours early and paced the dock several times !!...
The FKDC "Florida Keys Dolphin Championship" encompasses the entire Florida Keys with District weigh in locations from Key Largo to Key West providing the opportunity to weigh any caught fish at any district location...
The Florida Keys always provides a nice environment for this tournament and favored by both locale and out of state anglers...
This tournament provides numerous categories to compete in including a Female Anglers division as well as winnings for each of the five districts...
A predetermined percentage of the total winnings is automatically set aside and goes towards several local charities who provide volunteers during the tournament...
Registration night is always a party providing the numerous fishing teams to go over rules & strategies for the upcoming two days of fishing...
Many fine boats in this tournament including this 45 foot SeaHunter center console...
Tournament T-shirts always prove to be a popular item...
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