RISKY BUSINESS STILL IN BILLFISH LEAD
South Florida Sun - Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Nov 17, 2002; Steve Waters Staff Writer;

Abstract:
Boat: 1. Risky Business, 2,000 points 2. Money Shot, 1,600 3. Bouncer's Dusky 33, 1,600 4. L&H, 1,400 5. Chip's Ahoy II, 1,400 6. Pick-Up Line, 1,200 7. BoatCenter, 1,000 8. Reely Tight, 1,000 9. Sea Walker, 1,000 10. Won Buy Land, 1,000.

If nothing else, Risky Business has time on its side heading into the final day of the Mako Marine Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament.
The first-day leader of the 36th annual tournament did not catch a sailfish Saturday but was still atop the boat standings with 10 sailfish releases and 2,000 points.
Money Shot, which was in third place Friday, moved up to second place with two releases Saturday and 1,600 points. Bouncer's Dusky 33 caught four sailfish Saturday to go with four on Friday to jump from 10th place into third, also with 1,600.
L&H did not catch a sailfish Saturday to drop from second to fourth with 1,400 points. Chip's Ahoy II also had 1,400 points, catching three sailfish Saturday to go from ninth place to fifth. The tourney concludes today, with the top boat winning $10,000.
The closest pursuers to Risky Business need to catch at least three sailfish today to move into first, as ties go to the boat that caught its last fish first. Fishing hours today are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., which should be an advantage for Risky Business because there has been a late sailfish bite the past two days. The 239 anglers fishing on 71 boats caught and released 66 sailfish Saturday, 46 of them after noon and 28 of those after 2 p.m.
"It'll be tough," said Ray Stormont of today's shortened fishing hours (fishing the first two days was 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Stormont and Ron Cook, who fished on Bouncer's Dusky 33 with Capt. Bouncer Smith, each caught two sailfish Saturday, the last three coming at 3:09, 3:34 and 3:37 p.m. off Fowey Light.
"We only needed to fish a half hour today," Stormont joked. "We had a tripleheader, but one fish got tangled in the line and one pulled the hook and Ron got one. Then Ron and I caught a doubleheader."
Risky Business, which went 10 for 15 on Friday, saw Smith's crew catch fish, but could not buy a sailfish bite Saturday.
"We fished the same area we fished Friday," Jason Roe said. "We just didn't see any fish. We were right next to Bouncer and didn't get a bite."
Money Shot fished from Key Biscayne to north of Government Cut Saturday, catching two of four fish -- half a doubleheader at 9:58 and a single at 11:39 a.m. -- to move into second.
Chip's Ahoy II was one of a handful of boats that fished north of Port Everglades Inlet. After going 4-for-6 on Friday, the team of Chip Sheehan, Drew Kettelhut, Wes Gall and Kevin Debrincat went 3- for-7 on Saturday.
"We fished the same spot as Friday," Kettelhut said. "We know where the fish are."
Haddie Walker had the best day Saturday, catching five single sailfish on Sea Walker in 160 feet off Delray Beach to lead the angler standings with 1,000 points.
"We always do well in the Delray-Boca area," said Walker, who caught her first three fish in a 33-minute span.
The spot was so hot, Walker's third sail jumped into the boat.
"We were all racing to get out of his way," said Walker, whose husband, Chuck, put the fish back into the water.
Steve Waters can be reached at swaters@sun-sentinel.com or at 954- 356-4648.
Results
Boat: 1. Risky Business, 2,000 points 2. Money Shot, 1,600 3. Bouncer's Dusky 33, 1,600 4. L&H, 1,400 5. Chip's Ahoy II, 1,400 6. Pick-Up Line, 1,200 7. BoatCenter, 1,000 8. Reely Tight, 1,000 9. Sea Walker, 1,000 10. Won Buy Land, 1,000.
Angler: 1. Haddie Walker, Sea Walker, 1,000 2. Roland Estrade, Grand Prize, 800 3. Jason Roe, Risky Business, 800.
Kingfish: 1. 25.6, Walter Vazquez, Freedom 2. 21, Esther Vazquez, Freedom 3. 17.2, Dave Stillman, Litening.
Dolphin: 1. 20.7, Gordon Williams, High Cotton 2. 18.6, Dean Sorrentino, Reel Hard 3. 16.7, Dan Remy, Tree Amigos.
Wahoo: 1. 26.5, Stan Hunt, Rebound 2. 25.5, R.J. Vogel, Seabreeze 3. 24.7, Warren Blanck, Warrin Piece.

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