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Sportin' Life Capt. Bobby Garmany (left)
and Dixon Pearce celebrate with ice bucket! |
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| Nice Tourney Venue Next to Marina |
The Marina at Edisto Beach has made some great
strides to bring the right mix of competitive fishing and family fun to the
2016 Edisto Invitational. Three days of sizzling bluewater fishing served to
shine a spotlight on just how good this venue can be, as it decides future
winners for years to come. After the 27-boat fleet was done fishing, Syked Out
wins the Edisto Invitational tournament, and Sportin’ Life wins the entire 2016 Governor’s Cup Series.
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| Skyed Out wins the Edisto Invitational |
Based out of Charleston, Sportin’
Life is owned by Manly and Graham Eubank, a father and son team that has been
fishing in the Governor’s Cup for two decades. For Captain Bobby Garmany it was
his first time at the helm of a Series winner, so the crew gave him an
especially rousing icewater bucket dump when back at the dock on Saturday
afternoon. This group went fishing with lots on the line Saturday, after
battling some mechanical issues on Friday, which only served to fuel the 'dock
talk' that is always part of any big money tournament scenario.
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| Large Crowds Rock the Dock on Saturday |
Two other boats named Rascal and
Electric Bill had an opportunity to surpass the points total posted by Sportin’
Life, but after a frenetic day of fishing on Saturday, it ended in a dead heat for
points. Keep in mind that offshore fishing boats make regular reports to
tournament officials about when they release any billfish, so while the crews
are out of cell phone range from family and friends, their sense of what is
happening on the water in real time is palpable. Each team wanted to win, but
congrats to Sportin’ Life for finishing strong, and holding off the
competition.
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| First-Place Mahi caught by Owner / Capt. Jerry Smith |
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| Congrats to the 2016 Gov. Cup Champions! |
The Edisto Invitational tournament
winner is another boat from Charleston named Syked Out, and owned by David
Sykes. They enjoyed two days of impressive billfishing, releasing two blue
marlin and six sailfish for a total of 2400 points. Rascal, based out of Georgetown,
finished in second place for the Edisto Invitational with 1600-points for
releasing one blue marlin and five sailfish. Mount Pleasant boat Electric Bill
took third place in the Edisto Invitational for releasing two blue marlin and
two sailfish, good for 1600-points. Rascal and Electric Bill finished second
and third respectively in the Governor’s Cup Series as well.
To view the entire feature article in the newspaper click on Colletonian.
To view past blog entries from the Governor's Cup winners click on 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009
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| Glad to meet Artist Steve Goione at Edisto |
To view past blog entries from Edisto Island click
To view past blog entries from 2016 at Edisto click on Afternoon Heat Relief - Jim Bost Memorial - Dolphin Slam - Cobia Tourney - Spring Shorebird Synergy - Bovine Bones on Beach - Edisto River book
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