In the 20-year history of the Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit, only two teams have brought a fish heavier than 80 pounds to the scale. That changed Saturday, June 9, when team No Plan/Contagious pulled up to the weigh-in on their Mercury-powered 34’ SeaVee with a fish bag that looked like it had a submarine in it.
They pulled out a wahoo that tipped the scales at 85.7 pounds. This is the second largest fish in the history of the PBSC series! In addition to weighing the heaviest fish of the tournament, they also had four nice kingfish from 11.9 to 40.3 pounds. The fish netted a total weight of 181.2 pounds that was enough to seal the victory in the 23rd Annual Mercury/SeaVee Pompano Beach Saltwater Slam and a check for $35,808!
Team Doing it All/Hard Way, winners of the Saltwater Shootout in May, stayed hot in the Slam with a great catch of four tunas and four kings that tallied 164.9 pounds. Their second-place finish earned a $10,612 check and put them in strong contention in the season-long points race.
No Plan/Contagious sits in second for the Showdown Crown points race followed by Gator One in third. Living Water in third with 149.6 pounds followed by O-Sea-D in fourth with 129.6 pounds and Native Son in fifth with 116.4 pounds rounded out the Top 5 in the Slam Tournament
Saltwater Slam’s Team Going Reel Deep
Team Going Reel Deep weighed the heaviest kingfish of the tournament at 45 pounds. The big king and their eighth place finish netted them a check for $9,563. Team Offshore Warrior weighed the second heaviest king at 44.4 pounds. Their big king was worth $12,432. This included a $7,000 check for the heaviest kingfish weighed by a member of the Southern Kingfish Association. Team Hoke’d Up had the heaviest cobia of the tournament at 34.7 pounds. They were also the top small boat and top non-pro team with total winnings of $4,527. Doing It All/Hard Way had the heaviest tuna at 32.2 pounds. Runnin’ Game had the largest dolphin at 12.7 pounds.
The final leg of the PBSC series, the Mercury/SeaVee Pompano Beach Saltwater Showdown is scheduled for Aug. 4. There was no winner for the Pick 3 prize category at the Slam. Consequently this means the pot is expected to reach more than $35,000 at the Showdown in August. The Showdown is open to all teams whether they have fished any prior legs of the PBSC series.
For a complete list of results from the Saltwater Slam visit www.saltwaterslam.com. To register for the Saltwater Showdown visit www.saltwatershowdown.com.