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6th Annual Island Grill
Charity Dolphin Tournament
Nets $5000.00 for Team Bodacious

Team Bodacious took home a Pasta Pantaleo print, and a check for $5,000.00 on Saturday June 19th in the 6th Annual Island Grill Charity Dolphin Tournament, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay and Tavernier Creek Marina. The tournament raises money for the Baptist Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. With Henry Danzig from Tavernier, FL at the helm, friends Tim Hampson of Tavernier and Mark Wheaton from Key Largo, FL teamed up with Mike Thaler from Palmetto, FL. Mike, a representative from Bacardi who was a major sponsor of the event, was quoted as saying “I’ve just had the best fun fishing ever” The teams combined weight of their three biggest Dolphin totaled 54.8 pounds.

Second place went to team Yank’em with Sue Rielhman and Peter Villiere both from Tavernier, FL, John Lewis from Pompano, Fl and Dave Brasher of Weston, FL. The team weighed a total of 46.4 pounds sending them home with a $1,000.00 check.

Islamorada charter boat Captain, Greg Eklund would place his team in third, fishing aboard the Cloud Nine. Anglers Kim and Jim Grose of Acworth, GA. fishing with friends Cheryl Coyne also from Acworth, GA and Woody Long from Kennesaw, GA weighed in a total of 39.0 pounds of Dolphin. Jim would weigh the biggest fish of the tournament, a 26.2 pounder.

Tammi Amberg from Naples, FL fishing aboard the TNT weighed the largest fish caught by a female angler at 25.8 pounds. Junior Angler Chase Bertucci from Naples, FL weighed a 10.6 pound fish caught aboard the Game Hunter for the largest fish caught by a Junior Angler. Payton Zeschke landed an 8.6 pound Dolphin putting her in second place junior while fishing on the Sweet & Law. The largest Wahoo was caught by Troy Rodkey from Naples, FL weighing in at 13.8 pounds.

The Island Grill Charity Dolphin Tournament hosted 115 anglers on 38 boats during the 6th Annual event. With an increase in anglers, boats and sponsorship dollars, Jack McCormick and the Island Grill will soon be awarding a very nice check to the Baptist Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. The tournament would like to thank all the sponsors, businesses, and people who donated time and money to make this year’s event the best ever! The Island Grill would like to invite you to join us next year for another great Fathers Day Weekend!

Event Coordinator: Rebecca May
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