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DerbyDestiny.....1174Releases75thAnniversaryEventPostsHistoricNumbersbyTomTwyfordWPBFCPresidentIfthatwasthecaseNeptunex19stim-ingcouldnothavebeenmuchbetterforthe46boatEeetDshinglastyearx19sannualSilverSailfshDerby.Theven-erableeventrecognizedastheworldx19soldestsailDshtournamentcelebratedits75thanniversaryindramaticfash-ionbyrecording1174sailDshreleasesduringthreeconsecutivedaysofDsh-ing.Itwasananglingfeatthathadpreviouslyneverbeenaccomplished.Anywhere.Timingiseverything.AweekpriortotheDerbytheweatherwasbeingdescribedasx18Summerlikex19andsailDshencounterswerefewandfarbetween.HoweverthankstoapassingcoldfrontrightbeforethetournamentthesailDshshowedup.Itwouldbeoneofonlyafewdecentfrontsoftheentirewinter.ReportsthedayoftheDerbyCaptainsmeetingwereoffthehook.ManyboatsreleaseddoubledigitsailsandsomewerereportingthebestsailDshbitetheyhadeverseen.Thesereportscombinedwithblusterynorthwindsfueledeveryonex19santicipationtheDerbyCaptainx19smeetingwasabuzzwithexcitement.Mostpartici-pantsknewthatagoodsailDshbitewaslikelytocontinuebutnoonecouldhavepredictedwhatwouldsoonfollow.FishingClubmemberTonyGrea-tonofTequestaDshingaboardNa-tiveSonreleasedtheDrstsailoftheIfyouwereDshinginearlyJanuarylastyearandhappentobelieveinthespiritofmythologicalgodsthenyoumightthinkthatKingNeptunewithonepowerfulwaveofhistridentwastheonewhounleashedthousandsofsailDshfromtournamentat804am.ItwouldbethebeginningofanepiceighthourperiodthatwouldshatternumerousDerbyrecords.ThebestofthebitewasbetweenStuartandtheHobeSoundLoranTower.VoicescallinginsailDshreleasesovertheDerbyradiochannelwereDlledwithjustasmuchexcitementasasportsannouncercallingtheDnalminutesofatiedupgamesevenStanleyCupmatch.Pan-demoniumTheSailDshSectoroftheGulfStreamcertainlyliveduptoitsnameondayoneoftheDerby.AnglerAdamCohenaboardtheTalesGoneWildreleasedtheDnalDshat419pmbringingtheDrstdaytotaltoanincredible659sailDsh.Theaveragecatchperboatwas14.33sailDshondayonethehighestperboataverageeverrecordedinDerbyhistory.ItbogglesthemindtothinkabouthowmanyDshwereactuallypushingsouthduringthissingledayoffPalmBeach.PastDerbychampionsGetLitclaimedTopBoathonorsondayonewithanewsingledaytournamentrecordof36releases.ThirtysixboatsposteddoubledigitscorestheDrstday.ScottRobinsaboardWeezInTheKeyswasTopAngleronDayOnewith13individualreleases.EventheDerbyHeaviestWeightFishrecordwasbrokenduringthisunprecedentedDrstdaya59.3wahoolandedbyMikeWeberofAllentownPennsylvaniaaboardthePetunia.TheexcitementcontinuedontheDerbyx19ssecondday.ThosewhoranpasttheDshtheDrstdaystayedclosertohomeandwererewardedfortheirdecision.Theactionslidalittlefur-thersouthbetweenJupiterInletandtheJunoPier.Multipleboatsregis-tered16releasesbutitwasElPalacioDeLosJugoswhoclaimedTopDailyBoathonorsbasedontimeofrelease.AdamCohenonTalesGoneWildwasTopAngleronDayTwowith11individualreleases.ChadFairontheChaChinglandedtheTopDailyWeightFishwitha24.8poundcobia.Afewnotablemilestonesoccurreddur-ingtheDerbyx19ssecondday.At159pmMarkLaneaboardtheLadyLanecaughtsailfishnumber959whicheclipsedthethreedaytournamentrecordformostreleasespreviously958sailsinthe2006Derby.ThecatchearnedhimtheLuckySailfshAward.At322pmSashaLickleaboardtheADHDreleasedthe1000thsailDshofthetournament.Atotalof365sailswerereleasedonthesecondday.Atotalwhencomparedtothepreviousdayseemstameuntilyourealizethattherearemanyyearswhenthisamountisnotcaughtduringtheentirethreedaycontest.Thetwodaytallywas1024sailDshreleases.TheDerbyDerbyphotosbyLeonardBryantPhotographytheirlairontheedgeoftheGulfStream.