39th Annual Reef Cup Underway
Warbird Holds Lead After Day Two

The 2024 Reef Cup Invitational Sailfish Tournament has begun with anglers taking to the waters in search of the elusive sailfish. The first two days of fishing saw a total of 65 sailfish – 46 on kite and 19 on outrigger. Here are the standings as of Day Two.

Day One
John Swift of Huntress had the first release of the tournament at 9:20 a.m., followed just one minute later by Eric Yonke on Trips + 1 with his first of two releases. The final release of the day went to Ed Dunn on Irish Twin at 4:05 p.m. As for Top Angler, Warbird’s Mike Bondurant had the most catch and releases of the day with four on kite totaling 400 points, but Yonke’s two catches on outrigger brought him to 400 points as well (200 per sailfish caught on outrigger), placing him in the top spot for the day with time of release being the differentiator in scoring. Still, Day One saw Roger Ward’s Warbird in the top spot with 600 points.

Day Two
Day Two saw its first catch and release of the day on outrigger by Jodi Zifferer, Catchin Z’s, with the day’s final sailfish coming in at 4:02 p.m. by James Huffman of Days Like This. Willy Underwood on Palawan is Day Two’s Top Angler with 400 points.

At the end of Day Two, Warbird holds the top spot with 800 points – a solid start to their tournament – with Carl Lindner’s Seraphim in second place and TJ Ely’s Irish Twin in third place, both with 500 points.

With two days left, will Warbird remain on the top of the leaderboard? On Saturday at 4 p.m., we will know the answer!

Follow the live results posted throughout the day at oceanreef.com/reefcupresults and look out for a full report in the March 22 edition of the Ocean Reef Press. Support your anglers and welcome the fleet home today and tomorrow starting at 4 p.m. from The Point.

Good fishing to all!