b"2021 SERIESAstarttotheLeg 1 - Junethe artificial bait. That fish would hold up as the slow 2021summertimesecond largest fish caught during the August leg.Full Moon Wahoo SeriesWPBFC member Trevor Richards and team left club members eager forNo Brainer caught their first fish of the day while a productive fishing day inplaner fishing into the current on the way home to late August. Just two fishBoca in the afternoon. No Brainer turned around were caught in the previousand headed north to come weigh-in their sunset legs of the three-part series,catch at Sailfish Marina on Singer Island. Richards in June and July. Early re- would then hook and land the last fish of the series, ports of wahoo being caughthis second wahoo of the day, just south of Palm the week before the AugustBeach Inlet right before 8 pm on another planer moon, paired with the va- 1st Place - 17.8 lbs. line with a bonita strip and sea witch.cancies on the leaderboard,Team Ma'Honey Club members Ryan & Sean Mahoney of team created plenty of incentiveMaHoney, and Ryan & Arianne Buel of team for WPBFC members to get on the water and try their luck in the final leg of theLeg 2 - July Whoo Dat, both caught series. The Overall Series Champion would be decidedtheirsecondfishof by just a few pounds, in a finish that really came downthe series in August. to the wire They were the only two 51 boats fished the final August moon. The fleetteams to catch a fish in caught fish all day and 12 different teams successfullyeither of the previous landed a wahoo. Team Bota Boat, hooked into the firstlegs in June & July. wahoo of the day before 6:30 am while trolling. TheTheir series aggregate fish bit them off on the planer, but a swift deploy oftotals of 49.2 lbs. and another line rigged with a Nomad DTX trolling plug43.5 lbs. made for a was sent out for a second shot at the school of fish. Thisgreat competition. But, quick thinking would pay off as a 40.6 lb. wahoo ate1st Place - 22.8 lbs. despite them having Team Whoo Dat two fish to count, it was team Yellowfins one big fish that won it all.WPBFC members Cat & Guy The Wahoo Slayer Bar-tels and the Yellowfin crew caught a tournament winning 51.2 lb. wahoo while high-speeding, midday at 2 pm. They hooked this monster fish in just 125 feet of water. Thats a bit more shallow than most boats work baits for wahoo. Guy explained, well always work our way in shallow, as long as theres blue water. In a chaotic sequence, three rods went off on team Yellowfins 32 SeaVee. The wire-line rod, paired with a black & purple Ilander lure with a mullet, would entice the 51.2 lb. fish.Yellowfins wahoo took first place monthly and was good enough to also win the Overall Series. It really did come down to the wire. Bartels and crew previously won the Wahoo Series in 2018 as well.WPBFC member Ryan McGinnis and team Mr. Mul-lets filled out the monthly leaderboard, posting a 32.8 lb. fish to take third place. McGinnis and crew caught three wahoo in total during the August full moon fishing day, all on their famous Mr. Mullets baits. Its always great seeing a community of club members getting involved and on the water. A total of 60 teams fished throughout the 2021 series with 40 plus boats on the water each moon. 17 wahoo were caught in total, by 12 different teams. Thank you to all the WPBFC members who participated! Its an exciting time to be a part of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club and get involved in some of the many angling tournaments/contests happening now.22 W estP almB eachF ishingc luB"