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Ocean Reef Cup

A Gentlemen's Tournament

By Glenn Cameron Jr

Updated: March 4, 2013

This past January, I had the pleasure of visiting Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo for the annual Ocean Reef Cup sailfish tournament. I had a great time fishing with the guys from Bertram on their beautiful new 54-foot sport-fishing yacht. Aerial photos courtesy of Mary Lee Presents Ocean Reef Properties

There weren’t many sailfish around this year, but we did catch some other species. Here’s a little yellowfin tuna. unknown

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Bill Begley was intent on not getting sunburned. unknown

Bertram’s CEO, Alton Herndon, reeled in a really nice cero mackerel. unknown

My room at the Inn came with its own golf cart. I got to cruise around the club when we got home from fishing each day. Here’s a view of the Fishing Village.

Beautiful weather made for calm seas. unknown

This helicopter swooped in on our way in and captured some shots of the boats. unknown

John Lee’s Reef Explorer

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A view of the Inn and nearby lake.

Coming back to the marina makes for an interesting sight, because the channel makes the boats form a single-file line. unknown

Lights Out

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When you get up to the point, onlookers literally cheer for you if you’re flying a release flag. unknown

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A perfect throw! unknown

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The live-bait sailfish guys use these holographic teasers on their dredges. unknown

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Sunrise off Key Largo unknown

Bill does a sailfish dance in an attempt to get them roused up. unknown

The rest of the team fished for fun on our lay day. unknown

Those holographic teasers look pretty in the water. unknown

Jason Wood hooked onto a little dolphin. unknown

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Arriving at the helipad unknown

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Birds diving on a school of bait unknown

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