b'Silver Sailfish Derby Records Best First Day of DerbyRea Trophy 659 sailfish releases on January 5, 2012 during 75th Derby.winner (Previous record was 258 sailfish releases in 2006 Derby) . Nick Smith (c) is flanked by Capt. Ray Best Second Day of DerbyRosher (l) 397 sailfish releases on January 6, 2006 during 69th Derby. & mate Alex (Previous record was 373 sailfish releases in 2004 Derby). Castellanos Best Derby Total1,174 sailfish releases by 46 boats fishing in the 3-day longAngler to Win the Derbys Rea Trophy the Most Times75th Derby January 57, 2012.At the time, a worldNick Smith of Stuart, Florida, has won the prestigious Rea record for Atlantic sailfish during three consecutive days ofTrophy 6 times (1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001 & 2002).The tournament fishing (Previous record was 958 sailfish releasesMrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy is the Derbys Top Individual by 50 boats in 2006 Derby).* Angler Award and is presented to the angler who releases the most sailfish. Chip Sheehan (l) on Cookie in 2004Best Single Day Total by one Boat in DerbyTeam Get Lit led by Capt. Quinton Dieterle of Coral GablesBest Single Day Total by one with 36 releases on Day #1 of 2012 Derby (Previous record heldAngler in Derby by team Get Lit , led by Capt. Ray Rosher, with 35 sails Day #2Chip Sheehan of Boynton Beach of 2006 Derby). fishing aboard the Cookie with 19 individual sailfish releases on Day #2 of 2004 Derby.(of note: Angler Jim Gill of Get Lit, day 2 in 2006 West Palm Beach posted an impressive 18 individual sailfish Best Tournament 3-Dayreleases on Day #2 of the 2006 Total by a Derby Boat Silver Sailfish Derby). Team Get Lit from Miami (Capt. Ray Rosher, Kitt Toomey, Peter Miller, Carlos Garcia) with 59 sailfish releases duringMost Individual Sailfish Releases in 3-Day Derby Overall69th Derby in 2006.Tie: Peter Miller of Miami aboard team Get Lit with 26 during 2004 Derby and fellow team mate Christopher Kitt Toomey of Miami aboard team Get Lit with 26 releases during 69th Derby in 2006.Most Anglers to Catch at least one Sailfish During Derby177 different individual anglers during 2004 Derby.Most Boats to Post Double Digit Score during Derby43 boats released 10 or more sails during the 2012 Derby. (Previous record was 36 boats during the 2006 Derby.)Best Catch Per Boat/Day Overall Average for DerbyDerby Record for Heaviest8.5 sails per boat day during 75th Derby in 2012 (PreviousWeight Fish record was 6.45 sails per boat day during 2011 Derby. The138.5 pound yellowfin tuna Derbys historical tournament average is somewhere betweencaught by Scott Robins 1.3 and 1.5 sails per boat day). aboard team Weez In The Best Single Day Catch Per Boat/Day Average in Derby Keys during the 2015 Derby 14.3 sails per boat/day on Thursday, January 5, 2012.46 boats(Eligible weight fish are: released 659 sails (Previous record was Day #2 during the 2011Kingfish, Dolphin, Wahoo, Derby when 35 boats registered 8.2 sails per boat/day). Cobia and Tuna).* These records do not include tournament totals for the Silver Sailfish Derbys held prior to 1992 when the event was three weeks, sometimes nearly 4 weeks long (1935 to 1991).Interestingly however, since the first Silver Sailfish Derby, held in 1935, there are only 2 occasions when the Derby fleet caught more than 1,174 sails (the number of sailfish released during the three-day Derby in 2012). The dates of those events were:1942 = 1,238 sails and 1948 = 1,579 sails.The Derby went from a three-day event to a two-day event in 2015.'