More than 20 people made the 600-mile journey from the Keys to the other end of the state Wednesday.
In Tallahassee, they attended a Florida Senate committee hearing considering a bill that would overturn Key West's limits on cruise ships. Voters approved three amendments to the city charter last November that would limit the number of people and size of ships that could come to the island.
Most of them were against the bill and included many who said the water quality in the area had improved in the year since cruise ships stopped sailing.
Nathaniel Linville runs a tackle shop in Key West — and holds the world record for catching tarpon on fly.