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Rock Star Wins Jimmy Johnson’s National Billfish Championship

Releases 13 sailfish to win hard-fought tournament
Rock Star wins
Rock Star wins the JJBNC with 13 releases. Courtesy Earl Rubley

Jorge Piedra’s Rock Star won this year’s tournament, edging out the 2015 champion, Scott Robins on Weez in the Keys by just one sailfish release. Rock Star tallied 13 releases in the two-day tournament for the win; Weez in the Keys placed second with 12 sailfish releases. Peter Adrian’s 4 Aces was third with 10 sailfish. The Master Angler for the tournament was Contender One‘s Rick Murphy with six releases.

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