{"id":30769,"date":"2013-01-28T08:09:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T13:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=30769"},"modified":"2013-01-28T08:09:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T13:09:54","slug":"top-honors-awarded-at-reef-cup-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/01\/top-honors-awarded-at-reef-cup-2013","title":{"rendered":"Top Honors Awarded at Reef Cup 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Since Reef Cup\u2019s inception in 1986, Key Largo angler Ken Reda has cast his lines at the prestigious sailfish tournament.<\/p>\n

2013 proved to be a golden year for Reda as he and his fellow anglers aboard the Hatterascal took top Overall Boat, top Overall Angler, top Captain and Mate, and third Overall Angler.\u00a0 The team aboard the Hatterascal, a 2012 Hatteras 63\u2019 GT owned by the Hatteras Yacht Company, scored six sailfish to secure the win during the tournament; Reda hooked 3 of the team\u2019s six sails to take top Overall Angler, while Tyler Richie landed the other three to take third in the Overall Angler division.<\/p>\n

The Hatterascal was piloted by veteran captain Terry Moore, and other members of the team included Hatteras factory rep Jeff Donahue, first mate Tom Holder, and anglers were Randy Smalley and Tim Brammer.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the unseasonably warm weather, it was a slower than usual Reef Cup,\u201d said Reda.\u00a0 \u201cWe landed 3 sails on our first day and took the second as our lay day.\u00a0 On day three we caught our fourth sail, then landed the fifth around 9:30 in the morning on day four.\u00a0 With 45 minutes to go Richie hooked our sixth fish.\u00a0 It was anyone\u2019s race right up until the end, and we never felt secure in our lead until it was over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hatterascal edged out Captain Chris White aboard Sweet Release with five fish and Captain Peter Ryon aboard Anthracite with four.\u00a0 Reda, the Director of Sales at MarineMax in Ocean Reef Club, has a long history with the Reef Cup as he has fished at every tournament since its inception and currently sits on the tournament committee.\u00a0 Reda, no stranger to the podium at Reef Cup, took top Overall Boat in 1987 and was runner up in 1988.<\/p>\n

The 28th Annual Reef Cup Invitational Sailfish Tournament ran from January 15-19, 2013 out of Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida.\u00a0 The prestigious sailfish tournament drew a fleet of 60 boats and 299 anglers, all battling it out to bring in the fish.\u00a0 The Reef Cup is a tournament qualifier for the ORC Sailfish Champions of the Year and for the IGFA World Sailfish Championships in Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to campaign the Hatterascal in 2013,\u201d said Reda.\u00a0 \u201cOur future plans include the 2013 Bahamas Billfish Championships(BBC) and a few other tournaments held here at Ocean Reef Club.\u00a0 The Hatteras Yacht Company is offering the Hatterascal for sale through MarineMax at the Ocean Reef Club, and we hope to add more wins to her resume.\u00a0 I am very pleased to start off the year with a top angler, top boat, and top captain title.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Fish On Public Relations, LLC<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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