FYI Sailfish Kickoff starts December 11

The FYI (Florida Yachts International) Sailfish Kickoff is December 11 to 14 this year at Monty's.

Two years ago, 400 sailfish were caught in one day -- an average of over six fish per boat.

Changes this year include:

1) More Prizes and Categories -- They increased the prize pool by $5000 and also split up the Open Class into Center Consoles and Sport Fish.

2) Center Console (Outboard) and Sportfish (Inboard) Classes -- You will now fish against teams in similar boats. There are a few exceptions to this designation.

3) Atlantico Billfish Championship -- They have a new title sponsor for the Billfish Championship Series, Ron Atlantico.

4) Fun Fish Fortune -- This used to be a winner take all calcutta. This year they split up the calcutta money into four. This will pay the top fish in each of the four species: dolphin, tuna, wahoo, and kingfish.

5) Amateur Cut-Off Raised to $5,000 -- They made it a little easier to qualify as an Amateur team. This year the limit had been almost doubled to $5,000.

For more info, please visit their website here: http://www.sailfishkickoff.com/

Photo courtesy of Sailfish Kickoff website