2022 Islamorada Sailfish Tournament: DirtyBoat 2.0 Scores 300 Points

The 2022 Islamorada Sailfish Tournament is the one where Team DirtyBoat 2.0 showed we could run with the front of the fleet. We put up 300 points, and we did it by hooking and releasing fish when it counted.

December 3, 2022: the day we owned the fleet

Morning session

• 11:10 AM: Jose Boza got us on the board with a clean sailfish release (100 points)
• 1:01 PM: John McConnell added another sailfish release (100 points)
• 3:12 PM: John McConnell did it again with his second sailfish of the day (100 points)

Three sailfish releases in four hours. That’s what tournament fishing looks like when the day comes together.

The bonus catch

At 3:57 PM on December 4th, Chad Pruitt put a 7.5lb dolphin in the boat. It wasn’t worth tournament points, but it put meat in the box when the chance came up.

The DirtyBoat 2.0 difference

The anglers who made it happen

• John McConnell: 2 sailfish releases
• Jose Boza: 1 sailfish release
• Chad Pruitt: 7.5lb dolphin

Why 300 points matters

In sailfish tournament scoring, 100 points is a solid day, 200 puts you in contention, and 300 is championship territory. Our 300-point showing put the rest of the fleet on notice.

The boat that made it possible

• 42’ Liberty Express: fast enough to run to the fish, stable enough to fight them
• Captain Kit Carson: called the shots that put us on fish
• Mate Chad Pruitt: worked the deck with tournament precision

From tournament to charter

The same skills that earned us 300 points in the IST are what make DirtyBoat 2.0 a serious charter boat in Islamorada. We know where the fish are, we know how to make them bite, we know how to get them to the boat, and we work as one unit on the water.

The start of something

This 300-point day wasn’t just a result. It was the start of a reputation. It proved we could compete with the best boats in Florida, that we had the anglers to get it done, and that we had the captain and mate to make it happen.

Want tournament-proven fishing? Book your charter on DirtyBoat 2.0, the boat that put up 300 points in the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament.