One Sweet Ride

Fishing tournaments always arouse competitiveness, but imagine the heightened spirit when everyone participating in the inaugural Abaco Billfish Challenge got a load of this: a custom marlin motorcycle created by Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr. of Orange County Choppers, featured on the popular TV show "American Chopper."

The tourney, hosted by the Abaco Beach Resort and Boat Harbor, attracted 40 boats. While only one went home the weekend of June 16 with the beautiful bike, the Teutuls, who were at the event, also designed a dolphin bike (in the background of the photo), which was auctioned off for $300,000.

Bahamas Bound?

I just got back from a few days in the Bahamas where the wahoo bite was still going strong. Several boats saw some double-digit action. A few yellowfin tuna were also being picked up. I even met up with a crew that managed to raise a blue marlin. With temperatures in the area on the rise, the billfish bite should pick up over the next several weeks. If you're in the South Florida area, West End, Bahamas, is only a 56-mile hop across the Stream from West Palm Beach. It's time to rig up and go.