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12WestPalmBeachFishingClubmemberanglingnewsLifetimeFishingClubmemberDr.TomFloydisamongtheverybestwhenitcomestocatchingAtlanticsailshonytackle.ThePalmBeachCountynativehasloggedthousandsofsailshreleasesonconventionaltackleoverthepast40yearsoffthePalmBeachesbutitistherichwatersoffIslaMujeresMexicowherehespendsmostofhistimesearchingforsailsthesedays.Islaiswherehugenumbersofsailsarefoundeachspringballingbait.ThefeedingphenomenonpresentsauniqueopportunityforbluewateryshermenlikeFloyd.Iveneverseensailshsoanimatedandaggressive.Flyshingforthemwhentheyareballingthebaitisincrediblyexciting.Wearenotteasingtheshuponthetrollwhichisstandardpracticeusingahooklessballyhoo.Weresightcastingintothebaitballs.ThestrikesareincrediblecommentedFloydwhousesalargearborCharltonSignatureTarponFlyReelspooledwithScienticAnglers15wt.billshylineandpairedwithaSageXi216weightyrod.ForiesIuseAnthonyscustomtiedChickenFeather.MostlyablueandwhitepatternbutsometimespinkandwhiteespeciallylaterinthedaysaidFloyd.Tomhasrenedhisy-roddingtechniqueforthescrappybillshwithoneofthemostaccomplishedchartercaptainsinMexicoCapt.AnthonyMendillo.IfthatnamesoundsfamiliaritsbecauseAnthonyspentalotoftimechartershinginPalmBeachCountybeforemovingtoMexico.AnthonyalongwithhiswifeKinownandoperateKeenMSportshing.TheyruntwoboatsoutofIslaMujerestheKeenMandtheLillyM.AnthonyscatchandreleasestatisticsforAtlanticsailshasbeenmatchedbyfewothersoverthepastdecade.SoitsbynocoincidencethatheandhismateGuyohaveguidedanglersandteamstosomenotabletournamentwinsincludingarecent1stPlaceBoatawardinthe2011InternationalMastersAnglingTournamentheldinIsla.NationalGeographicrecentlyemployedAnthonysboatsandexpertisetolmasegmentonsailshballingthebait.HealsohappenstobeoneofthefewcaptainsofciallypermittedbytheMexicangovernmenttorunwhale-watchingtoursduringtheincrediblewhalesharkaggregationsthatoccuroffIsla.TolearnmoreaboutAnthonysuniqueoperationvisitwww.keenmsportshing.com.ThespectacularimagesonhiswebsitewillquicklyexplainwhyTomFloydhastheyrodbugforIslasails.FloydDialsInIslaSailswithFlyTomFloydFishingClubmemberCharlesMurrayandhisfamilyexperiencedamemorablefishingtripthisJulywhilevaca-tioninginHawaii.TheMurrayclanwasinsearchofbluemar-linoffthere-nownedKonacoastonthebigislandofHawaiiwheretheseasaretypicallycalmandthesharehuge.TheywereshingaboardtheMarlinMagicIIwithCapt.MarlinPark-er.andyesthatisthecaptainsrealname.TheshingwasalittleslowsoweventuredtowardsthecutbetweenthebigIslandandMauiwheretheseaskickedupto8to10feetwhichprovedtobealittletoroughformysonSeanandwifeJaymie.SowechangedcourseandsteamedtowardstheleesideofthebigIsland.About15minutesintothatlegofthetripwehappenedintolargepodofspin-nerdolphin.Therehadtohavebeenhundredsofthem.Aswewatchedinamazementtheleftlongreelstartedtoscreamwehadhookedintoalargeyellow-ntuna.Itwasntlongafterwegotthebaitsbackintothewaterwhentheleftshortreelstartedscreamingthistimeitwasabluemarlin.Jaymiewasondeckandfoughttheshper-fectlyitwasa150lb.malewhichwetaggedandreleasedrecountedtheelderMurray.SuresoundslikeagreattripMurraysHookUpinHawaiiJaymieMurraySeanMurray