Congratulations to SCALES pro team Vitamin Sea Too, with Capt. Tim Maddock, for winning the Sailfish Open last weekend in tough conditions. They finished with 11 sailfish releases over the tournament and took home more than $108k in prize money. SCALES pro team Sandman, with owner Sandra MacMillan and captained by Neil Orange, finished 3rd overall in the tournament with 8 releases (2nd place among Sailfish Pro Series boats) and took home more than $52k.

SCALES pro team members hold 3 of the top 5 positions in the SPS…led by team Vitamin Sea Too, followed by team Sandman in 2nd, and team Qualifier with Capt. Terry Claus is sitting in 5th! Good luck to all teams as the season continues!

SCALES pro team NATIVE SON won 1st place in the 2009 Pompano Beach Saltwater Showdown held August 6-9.   They took down the field with a total weight of 147.81 lbs, including a monster Wahoo tipping the scale at 80.32 lbs.  Their total for the season is 413.26 lbs, enough for the Showdown Crown. This is the 4th time they have won the overall series, a remarkable accomplishment.  Congrats to Art Sapp and the team!

SCALES Pro Team Keri-N-On consistently brought large fish to the scale in 2009, highlighted by a 53lb. King caught in the South County Shootout (non SKA event). 

The team is made up of anglers Andy Lemmel, John Beach, Gill Strelic, and captain Jason Naumann.  The SKA (southern kingfish association) division 10 is a 5 stop series that stretches from Key West to Palm Beach.  Each tournament weighs the biggest fish, then SKA adds the top 3 for a total score. 

53 lb King

The winning King combination by the team was 49.85, 40.04, and 38.03 for a total of 128.19 pounds…..their highest total ever.  After winning the division in 2007 they missed 1st place by 1lb in 2008, they are happy to be back on top.  Next up for the team is the SKA nationals in Biloxi later this year.  Congrats on a great season!