2019

RARE BREED takes second place for Outstanding Billfish Boat during the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament May 23-25

Marlin magazine featured RARE BREED, the 63-foot Paul Mann custom, in the highly competitive Boats of the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series tournament circuit gallery of boats. Congratulations to Captain Bubba Simmons and the RARE BREED team for taking second place for Outstanding Billfish Boat earning 600 points and top honors for the heaviest dolphin fish weighed at the docks at (39.9 pounds!) by angler Mel Miles during the Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament held at Georgetown Landing Marina May 23-25. Caption: RARE BREED, 63-foot Paul Mann Custom (📸: marlinmag.com; Cameron Rhodes / South Carolina Governor’s Cup)

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ANN WARRICK, PELICAN and QUALIFIER on the Leader board and Title board at the 2019 Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament held August 8-14, 2019

Congrats to ANN WARRICK who reeled in the heaviest tuna weighing in at 114.6 lbs and second largest wahoo at 28.3 lbs in the 2019 Pirate's Cove Big Game Billfish Tournament. PELICAN was 2nd in the Billfish Daily on Day 4 with 600 points (700 total for the tournament!) and also had the 3rd largest dolphin at 22.5 lbs. QUALIFIER’s Charles and Brown Gaddy, fishing with dad Captain Fin Gaddy, were awarded the Junior Angler title releasing at the same time for a double-header on Day 4!

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Team HOG WILD Aboard 54-foot Paul Mann Takes Second in 16th Annual Dare County Boat Builders Tournament July 24-27, 2019

[caption id="attachment_19000" align="alignright" width="410"] HOG WILD, 54-foot Paul Mann Custom, 2nd Place Winner!(photo credit: Courtney Hathaway Photography; dcbbf.org)[/caption] Congrats to Captain Jimmy Horning and the HOG WILD team placing second in the 2019 Dare County Boat Builders Tournament and charity event held at Pirate’s Cove Marina Tournament Pavilion in Manteo, NC. HOG WILD’s very own Bailey Petty took Top Lady Angler! The Dare County Boat Builders Foundation develops, encourages, and promotes public awareness of the historical and cultural heritage of boat building in Dare County and supports educational opportunities for students. Most of Dare County, NC’s finest custom boat builders–the very best sportfish

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The Paul Mann 60-foot GRAND SLAM Wins 38th Annual Pelican Yacht Club Invitational Billfish Tournament in Fort Pierce, FL with a single day record breaking 38 sailfish releases! Team CHAMPAGNE LADY aboard 68-foot Paul Mann took Third with team LO QUE SEA, a 58-foot custom and LISA K, a 67-foot custom also with a strong showing!

Wow! What an unbelievable number of billfish releases at the Pelican Yacht Club Invitational Billfish Tournament held Jan 8-12 2019! GRAND SLAM’s Captain David Grubbs and team, all of New Smyrna Beach, caught and released a record number of 38 Sailfish! on the first day of the tournament setting a single day boat record for a Treasure Coast area sailfish tournament. This record helped GRAND SLAM with a First Place win with 7300 points! Captain John “JD” Chaney and the team of CHAMPAGNE LADY had a solid Third Place with 5800 points and team LO QUE SEA, a 58-foot custom

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