b"member news New Additions to Club'sOld Reliable SetsLife Member List!NewJames (Jim) DavisGarrett GraueEd Sasso One-DayWilliam M. SabayracTaylor Nicole Melanson Chris LazzaraSandy Moore Conrad RecordJacob BellScott AbeelStan CrooksAs always, the WPBFC is thrilled to welcome new people to the Club's life member family since our last Tight Lines publication. Of note this issue, there are two new date-of-birth life members, both of whom have multiple generations of family club members; William M. Sabayrac and Taylor Melanson.Of our 1600+ members, there are currently 176 who have committed for life. W ell, Nick Smith, Captain Chip Shafer, and the crewWe would love to see your name added to that list!aboard the Old Reliable did itagain!Fishing an area north of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, called The Finger Bank, theYork has Club Looking Great!team tallied an amazing 88 striped marlin releases in one day. All the fish were caught using IGFA legal 20 lb. tippet fly tackle (TheThe WPBFC received a long overdue facelift in February.The following day they released 75!)The previous one-day record wasclubhouse is our most important historic asset and remains an im-72 set in 2019, also by the Old Reliable.This is as good as it gets.portant piece of the Palm Beaches' past.Built in 1940, the build-The fishing has only gotten better since when we first started thising is a repository of old fish mounts, memorabilia, vintage photos, quest twenty years ago, said Smith who is quick to emphasizeand angling artifacts.It was listed on the National Register of this style of fishing is very much a team effort.The Old ReliableHistoric Places in 2016.Maintaining the 85-year-old wooden team has the bait and switch routine down to a science.It hasstructure is no easy task.Thankfully longtime club member Gary so much to do with the demeanor of the fish.Aggressive fish areYork, a professional painter and restoration expert (and an excel-easy to tease.The bad fish drive you crazy and just dont comelent dolphin fisherman!), was up to the challenge.Gary and his in.We try to hook them as close to the boat as we can.Whencrew worked for over two weeks scraping, sanding, caulking, re-hooked, most of the fish stay on top and the battle is generallyplacing rotten wood, glazing glass windowpanes and hanging new around five to ten minutes, but can be as short as just a minute.gutters.He even painstakingly restored the original fish scale that Often times the fish will summersault ten to fifteen feet in thehas been a WPBFC fixture on the front porch for over 60 years. air.They are just amazing.Im never disappointed.But whenThis kind they sound they becomeof detail is an amberjack, and thatsw h a t w e not as much fun, addeddo.I really Smith.The fish aver- enjoythe age in size between 75satisfaction and 100 pounds.Smithofseeing adds, When the fish arethe finished feeding on bait those areproduct.the really hard fish toThe Fishing tease up.We get most ofClubisa our bites on fish that arevery special away from the bait balls.place, honestly it was an honor to do the work, commented Congratulations to Nick,Gary.The south side of the building was especially degraded with Capt. Chip and the entireblistered and peeling paint because of the southern exposure to Old Reliable crew.In thethe harsh sun.A few rusty metal roof panels were also replaced world of fishing, whatduring the project.Gary was so invested in this, he really took they are doing has neverthe project on like it was his own house restoration.We could not been done beforenothave had a better person doing this job.The place looks as good even close! as ever, commented PBCFF Executive Director Tom Twyford.6 W estP almB eachF ishingc luB"