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BestFirstDayof3-DayDerby258sailfishreleasesonJanuary52006during69thDerby.Previousrecordwas155sailfishreleasesin2004Derby.BestSecondDayof3-DayDerby397sailfishreleasesonJanuary62006during69thDerby.Previousrecordwas373releasesonday2of2004Derby.BestSingleDayDerbyTotalEver397sailfishreleasesonJanuary62006during69thDerby.Previousrecordwas373releasesonday2of2004Derby.Best3-DayDerbyTotal958sailfishreleasesby50boatsfishingin69thDerbyJanuary5x1372006.BelievedtobeaworldrecordforAtlanticsailfishduringthreeconsecutivedaysoftournamentfishingPreviousrecordwas636sailfishreleasesby59boatsin2004Derby.BestSingleDayTotalbyoneBoatin3-DayDerbyTeamGetLitleadbyCapt.RayRosherofMiamiwith35releasesonDay2of2006DerbyPreviousrecordheldbyteamCookiewith30sailsDay2of2004Derby.TheserecordsdonotincludetournamenttotalsfortheSilverSailfishDerbyx19sheldpriorto1992whentheeventwasthreeweekssometimesnearly4weekslong1935to1991.InterestinglyhoweversincethefirstSilverSailfishDerbyheldin1935thereareonly3occasionswhentheDerbyfleetcaughtmorethan958sailsthenumberofsailfishreleasedduringthethree-dayDerbyin2006.Thedatesofthoseeventswere19411035sails19421238sailsand19481579sails.BestSingleDayTotalbyoneAnglerin3-DayDerbyChipSheehanofBoyntonBeachfishingaboardtheCookiewith19individualsailfishreleasesonDay2of2004Derby.ofnoteAnglerJimGillofWestPalmBeachpostedanimpressive18individualsailfishreleasesonDay2ofthe2006SilverSailfishDerby.BestTournament3-DayTotalbyaDerbyBoatTeamGetLitfromMiamiCapt.RayRosherKittToomeyPeterMillerCarlosGarciawith59sailfishreleasesduring69thDerbyin2006MostIndividualSailfishReleasesin3-DayDerbyOverallTiePeterMillerofMiamiaboardteamGetLitwith26during2004DerbyandfellowteammateChristopherx1cKittx1dToomeyofMiamiaboardteamGetLitwith26releasesduring69thDerbyin2006PreviousrecordsetbyDr.ThomasFloydonteamLiquidatorin1997with22sailsindividuallyoverall.AnglertoWintheDerbyx19sReaTrophytheMostTimesNickSmithofStuartFloridahaswontheprestigiousReaTrophy6times199019911992200020012002.TheMrs.HenryR.ReaTrophyistheDerbyx19sTopIndividualAnglerAwardandispresentedtotheanglerwhoreleasesthemostsailfishduringthe3-daytournament.MostBoatstoPostDoubleDigitScoreduring3-DayDerby36boatsreleased10ormoresailsduringthe2006Derbyjustunder34ofthetournamentfleetPreviousrecordwas28boatsduringthe2004Derby.MostAnglerstoCatchatleastoneSailfishDuringDerby177differentindividualanglersduring2004Derby.BestCatchPerBoatDayAveragefor3-DayDerby6.45sailsperboatdayduring74thDerbyin2011Previousrecordwas6.39sailsperboatdayduring2006Derby.TheDerbyx19shistoricaltournamentaverageissomewherebetween1.3and1.5sailsperboatday.BestSingleDayCatchPerBoatDayAverageinDerby8.2sailsperboatdayonFridayJanuary72011.35boatsreleased287sailsPreviousrecordwasDay2duringthe2006Derbywhen50boatsregistered7.94sailsperboatday.MostSailfishReleasedonCircleHooksinanyTournamentheldinUnitedStatesInthe2006Derby958sailfishwerereleasedby50boatsallusingtournamentapprovedzerodegree-offsetcirclehooksEagleClawLazerSharpL2004ELandPennInternationalBillfishhookP170Previousrecordwas636releasesby59boatsin2004Derby.HeaviestWeightFishEnteredin3-DayDerby54.5poundkingfishcaughtbyBillWatsonaboardteamLooseConnectionduringthe1998DerbyEligibleweightfishareKingfishDolphinWahooCobiaandTuna.x18GetLitx19day2in2006ChipSheehanlonx18Cookiex19in2004ReaTrophywinnerNickSmithcis-ankedbyCapt.RayRosherlmateAlexCastellanosBillWatsonx19sbigking1998SilverSailfshDerbyRecords