"HarryKrause" wrote in message
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Some 10 years ago or so, the winner of the Jax Kingfish tournament grand
prize (about $100,000 and a fully rigged offshore outboard fishing boat)
was a 70 year old guide with a 15' skiff

That's not the case anymore. To quote a local top-notch captain and SKA
leaderboard regular:
" As stupid as it sounds, a Venture 34 with twin 300 HPDI's and 300 gallons
of fuel is just not enough boat to remain competive at the top level in
these tournaments. "

Guys are running 36' Yellowfins with triple (and quadruple) Verados.

We just had a redfish/snook tourney last weekend down here. This is a
tourney that should be dominated by flats boats. The team that took third
was in a 36' Yellowfin with triple 275 Verados.

The high-profile tourneys are a rich man's sport.