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The catch of a 14.9-pound dolphin fish (mahi-mahi) earned St. Thomas’ Greg Hodges the Top Angler prize at the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Annual Dolphin Derby
Smookler Top Angler, Just Fish Top Boat in VIGFC’s Annual Dolphin Derby
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The catch of a 39.5-pound dolphin fish (mahi-mahi) earned St. John’s Francis Smookler the Top Angler prize at the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Annual Dolphin Derby held April 25.
Top Boat Winner – Just Fish – L to R Jennifer Tyler, Joshua Bourg, Francis Smookler, Carlos Lindquist, Sarah Dennis, Johnathon Doran – Credit Dean Barnes
Fishing aboard the St. John-based 42-foot Liberty, Just Fish, with Captain Joshua Bourg at the helm, Smookler caught his winning fish south of St. John.
“We had an idea it was a bigger one than the other fish we’d caught, so we thought we had a chance (at the top prize),” says Smookler, an avid fisherman yet first-time tournament winner.