ROFFS™ Fishy Times Newsletter – 29th Edition – 2014 White Marlin Open, Bug Light Demolished Offshore of Miami & Is the Bahamas Made Up of Saharan Sand
NEWS

2014 Ocean City White Marlin Open – Get Your Orders in Early!

We are ready to help you find and catch the next winning fish and next record fish. Our clients still tell us that they fish our ROFFS Hot Spot selections and catch fish 85% of the time! They value our expertise and call us regularly to discuss our fishing oceanographic analyses.

Please click HERE to read more on the 2014 Ocean City White Marlin Open and to place your orders for your ROFFS™ analyses today…

Updated Catch Reports Section of ROFFS™ Website

Sgt. John Marques fishing on “P/E Ratio” (See Photo Above.)

Be sure to visit the section titled “Catch Reports” located under the “Insights” tab on our ROFFS™ website that will feature current catch reports from areas such as the Northeastern U.S., North Carolina/Hatteras, South Carolina/Georgia, Florida, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and the Gulf of Mexico.   We continue to post weekly updates in this category so please check back often.

Please click HERE to view last week’s catch reports…

Congratulations to our clients Captain Devin Potts and owner Ronald Davis on the “Sea Mixer” out of Orange Beach, AL who recently wrapped up the title for the 2014 Gulf Coast Triple Crown Series (See Photo Above.)

ROFFS™ Recent Tournament Results

Congratulations to our recent tournament winners!

Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational (NJ): Grand Champion, 1^st Place White Marlin Champion, 1^st Place White Marlin Champion, 1^st Place White Marlin Points & 2^nd Place White Marlin Champion Pat Healey, Captain Brian Komer &  Ryan Higgins (Viking 62); 1^st Place Heaviest Dolphin Dr. Michael Slomovitz (Jassste); 3^rd Place White Marlin Points David Goddard (Business); 3^rd Place Tuna Champion & 3^rd Place Tuna Points Frank Coulson (Hard Four).

Oak Bluffs Bluewater Classic (MA): 2nd Place Overall Ted Rosbeck (Bad Martha).

Stone Harbor Yacht Club White Marlin Invitational (NJ): 1^st Place Overall Mike Penza & Captain Chris Dudzek (Oil Slick); 2^nd Place Overall Don Gentillini (Super Crew).

Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament (SC): 1^st Place Overall Curtis Whitaker & Rob Stalcup (Trick Em); 2^nd Place Overall Norman Pulliam, Foster McKissick & Mark Rogers (Rascal); 3^rd Place Overall & 2^nd Place Dolphin Bobby Krivohlavek & Jeremy Burnham (Daymaker); 1^st Place Dolphin Fred Bergen & Fred Bergen Jr. (Legal Holiday).

Ducks Unlimited Billfish Tournament (NC): 1^st Place Wahoo & 2^nd Place Dolphin Harris Huddle (Builder’s Choice); 2^nd Place Points Hunter Blount (Coverage); 2^nd Place Wahoo Randy Hoft & Jon Henry (Cat Baby); 3^rd Place Dolphin Paul Sutton (Sea Mint).

Lonestar Shootout (TX): 2^nd Place Overall Captain Nate Forbes (Got M On); 3^rd Place Overall Captain Brian Phillips (Mojo); 1^st Place Tuna Rand Clark & Tommy Gouser (Locomia); 1^st Place Wahoo Craig Novelli & Harold Kahla (Relentless); 1^st Place Dolphin Lee Bull & Jasen Gest (Rehab); 2^nd Place Tuna Captain James Helm & John Williams (Natasha Rookh); 2^nd Place Dolphin George Gartner, Captain Kevin Deerman & Mike Fitzpatrick (Legacy); 3^rd Place Tuna Ray Peterson & Jimmy Burns (Mine Time); 3^rd Place Wahoo Michael Thorn-Leeson & Captain Sean Welsh (Nereus).

Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Limited Tournament (AL): 1^st Place Top Junior Angler Jack Hollingsworth & Chandlar Hollingsworth (Fishious).

Yellowfin Billfish Classic (FL): 1^st Place Billfish Division Anthony Bibelhauser (Team Not Now); 1^st Place Dolphin, 2^nd Place Billfish Division & 2^nd Place Tuna Scott Rickert & Mark Wodlinger (Reel Screamer); 1^st Place Wahoo, 2^nd Place Dolphin & 3^rd Place Billfish Division Captain Matt Taylor (Ripper); 1^st Place Swordfish Brain Turner (Haulin’ Grass); 2^nd Place Wahoo Ken Cummins (Hooker).

Please click HERE to view the newly updated 2014 winners list on our website…

Popular Artificial Reef and Live Bait Spot Bug Light Located Offshore of Miami, FL Demolished

South Florida anglers got a shock this past weekend when they went to catch live bait at perhaps the most popular artificial reef in the region: Bug Light, a decommissioned navigational marker in Biscayne Bay off Cape Florida that has served as a haven for bait fish and roosting sea birds for decades, was gone.

“A sad, sad day,” Miami charterboat captain Terry Claus texted. “It affects the weekend fisherman as well as the charter boats that relied on the bait that congregated there. That was the best artificial reef we had out here and they just ripped it out and towed it off.”

The “they” Claus referred to was a contractor hired by the U.S. Coast Guard to demolish Bug Light due to “degradation to its structure,” according to Petty Officer Mark Barney, a Coast Guard spokesman. He said the tower will not be replaced.

The Bahamas’ African Roots

Sun-loving tourists never question much about the Bahamas beyond what the weather will be like during their visits. But scientists have had plenty of questions about this island nation in the Caribbean. Chief among them is why the islands even exist. The conditions that allowed other Caribbean islands to form aren’t present in the region of the Bahamas. But some geoscientists now think they’ve discovered what makes the Bahamas possible: Africa’s Sahara Desert.

In a new study, these scientists present data that suggest the islands built up as a result of dust carried across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara. This immense desert covers most of the northern expanse of Africa.

Please click HERE to read more about the Bahamas and their link to Africa’s Sahara Desert on our website…

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