The Islamorada All Tackle Bonefish and Permit Championship

▪️It’s all about strategy.

▪️Catching 15 bonefish and 6 permit on bait kept the field on their toes and earned Tom Duval and Bobby Gibson top honors in the bait division.

Congratulations gentlemen!

▪️They said it was their best day of fishing ever…it felt like a dream!

▪️18 bonefish on artificial
▪️One was 27” long
▪️It was day 3 of their first time competing in the Islamorada All Tackle

It wasn’t a dream…

▪️Congratulations to Parker Cox and Jake Leon for
Winning the 2022 Artificial Division!
Catching the largest bonefish this year!
Earning the honor of the 2022 Best New Angler and Guide!

Thank you



for your beautiful pieces🏆✨

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▪️No one has won the All Tackle award since Roger Fernandez in 2019.

▪️This year Roger Fernandez and Connor Flamm earned top honors in the Fly Division!

Thank you
for the Captain Randy Towe Signature Handmade Fly Rod.

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▪️This impressive field caught 111 bonefish and 33 permit this year!

▪️Rich Barnett and Mark Krowka caught 22 of those bonefish to earn them the honor of Most Releases this year! Congratulations gentlemen!

Rich Barnett pictured with Tournament Director Gary Parsons because we all know was already in bed at this hour😴

Thank you Ray for your stunning prints again this year!

▪️Congratulations to Rob Preihs and Richard Black (not pictured) on their second runner up finish!
At only 55 points out of 1st Place, this strong team kept the pressure on the field all week!

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▪️They crept into 1st place on the second day and held on to win the 52nd Islamorada Fall All Tackle Bonefish and Permit Championship!
Congratulations Clay Matthews and Carl Ball on your impressive catch of 13 Permit and 7 bonefish!

▪️This great team has caught the largest permit in the tournament for the second year in a row!

Thank you for your amazing trophies. Your “pair o’ perms” were perfect for this team!

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Congratulations to each of the anglers and guides who fished the 2022 All Tackle!
What a field!
What great competition!
Congratulations to Clay Matthews and Carl Ball for setting the strong pace this year and ultimately capturing the win🏆

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46 bonefish and 15 permit were caught by this impressive field on Day 2.
Catching 5 bones and 6 permit today gives team Matthews/Ball the lead going into day 3!!

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Congratulations to this great field on a fun first day!
Catching 11 bonefish on a combination of fly and artificial put team Leider/Kilpatrick in the early lead!

Thank you sponsors for your generous support of one of the oldest tournaments in the Florida Keys!

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▪️Strategy. One of the most appealing aspects of the Fall All Tackle is the many opportunities to place! Bill Miller guided by Captain Alex Zapata set out to catch permit on artificial to capture top honors in the Artificial Division!

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▪️This year’s field caught an impressive 94 Bonefish and 52 Permit!
▪️Congratulations to Tom Duval and Captain Joe Gonzales for catching the largest Bonefish and Clay Matthews and Captain Carl Ball for catching the largest Permit

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▪️The 2021 Top 1st Time Angler was awarded to David Leider guided by Captain Doug Kilpatrick!
▪️This team caught 11 Bonefish on fly to earn them top honors in the Fly Division.
▪️7 Permit on bait and another Bonefish on artificial solidified their 1st Runner Up place!

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▪️They turned in the high score on Day 1 and never looked back! Congratulations to The 51st Islamorada Bonefish & Permit Championship Grand Champions Rob Preihs and Captain Richard Black with 6570 points! Catching 20 bonefish on bait, 3 bonefish on fly, and 6 permit on bait earned this great team Most Releases and top honors in the Bait Division as well!
▪️Congratulations to 1st Runner up David Lieder and Captain Doug Kilpatrick with 5849 points. And to tournament director, Gary Parsons and Captain Pauly Ross on their 2nd Runner Up finish with 5256 points.
▪️The heart, commitment and strategy is abundant in this unique tournament! Congratulations to all the teams on excellent fishing this week!

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Day 2 did not disappoint!

The bar has been set!
Looking forward to what this field accomplishes on day two!!

Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors!!