Lords of the Deep Tournament reels in some nice catches

Brendan Swaby of Reel Tight with his award winning misty grouper.

The Lords of the Deep deep dropping tournament took place September 15-16 out of Nassau and was a huge success! Twelve boats entered and everyone seemed to catch lots of fish. The hot spots were Hole in the Wall in Abaco and the Berry Islands. Some anglers headed to the Exuma Sound and did quite well with snappers. The offshore fishing seemed to be slow, but there were boats that saw quite a few pelagic fish during the tournament. Offshore fishing should improve over the next month.

Tournament Results:

  • 1st Place – Reel Tight – 128.6 7th Place
  • 2nd Place – Reel Laxed – 123.9 8th Place
  • 3rd Place – King Fish – 115.1
  • 4th Place – Harbourside – 83.5
  • 5th Place – Blue Pearl – 74.5
  • 6th Place – Rockn Tao – 71.7
  • 7th Place – Paws to Fish – 63.4
  • 8th Place – Reel Motion – 51.7
  • 9th Place – Damian Jr. 1 & 2 – 42.6
  • 10th Place – Buck Shot – 18.2
  • 11th Place – Do Right In – 0
  • 12th Place – DNF

Heaviest in Each Category:

  • Wenchman– Peter Auberg- Reel Laxed
  • Black Wing Snapper – Rashad Symonette – Blue Pearl
  • Black Snapper – Paul King – King Fish
  • Vermillion Snapper – Edmund Walker – Harbourside
  • Queen Snapper – Farris Kincaid – Reel Laxed
  • Yellow Eye Snapper – Salty – Paws to Fish
  • Grouper – Brendan Swaby – Reel Tight

Results provided by Lords of the Deep tournament organizer Chris Lloyd.