Kingfish have arrived with a Vengeance!

St. Petersburg, FL Oct 8 2013

Last weeks cold front and rain has really stirred up the water off St. Petersburg and Clearwater. BAIT is everywhere. Quality bait. Thread-fins are all over the beaches and piled up around the Skyway. Blue runners are also easily found in HUGE numbers in the shipping lanes and just west of the beaches. With that come the Kingfish & Spanish Mackerel.

During Last Weekends Wild West Kingfish Tournament We ran 2 boats. Our 39′ Contender “Stiff Competition” and our 37′ Spectre “Island Lure”. Both with Great success.  We ran a group of Veterans on the Spectre for the people over at AnglerArmory.com with Capt. Tommy Butler & Mate Michael Watts. Tommy took our American Vets out for a GREAT day of fishing. These guys not only had a blast, they also bagged 5 Kings, a dozen or so Spanish and a few Sharks also. (See photos Below)

As for Our Tournament team. We inched upto 5th Place in the 4 Event Series with 1 Leg to go. Its gonna be a stretch to Win this year (We where late to the scales to weigh our 10-13lbs fish during leg 1) but a top three finish is well within reach. We did weigh a 30.23 Lbs fish for 7th place. (See Below)

We are offering a Special Charter trip through November. Kingfish & Mackerel Aboard Island Lure 1/2 Day for only $599.  Book it now and experience what we do day in and day out! Only 20 minutes to the fishing grounds and smoker Kings are almost certain! Click on Rates for More Information

 Another Great Event at the Suncoast Saltwater Shootout @ Marina Jacks Sarasota, FL

We made a 150 Mile run on the 39′ Contender “Stiff Competition” to some of our most secret fishing spots looking to catch a Trifecta of fish to win all three divisions of the Offshore Category.
How did we do? We loaded up on a dozen HUGE mutton snappers, weighed a 30lbs Kitty Mitchell (And had a bunch (6) of large Gags in the 20-25lbs class) and weighed a 107 pound Amberjack. Most years that would have been enough to sweep the event! Instead we ended up with 2nd Place Grouper, 4th Place Snapper and LOST 1st place Amberjack by 1/2 Pound!!  We can’t win them all but its most exciting to see everyone waiting for us to pull up to the docks knowing that if there is a boat with big fish on it, its most likely ours!

Check out the Pictures below and don’t forget to Call Island Lure to book your offshore charter.  As you may have noticed, Capt. John Fidi & Tommy Butler only specialize in HUGE Fish!