The 2025 Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament
January 21, 2025 - January 25, 2025
The 62nd Annual Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Tournament will take place January 21-25, 2025. More details to come!
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A Bit of Buc Cup History:
From the beginning the Buccaneer Cup pitted many of the top boats, captains and anglers against each other in an all-release format aimed at the conservation of sailfish an effort that remains dear to the promoters of the tournament to this day. Local legend John Rybovich was one of the earliest advocates for catch and release of billfish and his influence was most certainly involved in the BYC board’s decision to go all release right from the start. Interestingly, while the male members of the BYC might have come up with the idea of putting on competitive fishing events it was the wives, and later the daughters, who did most of the work. Marge White, the wife of founding member Elmer White, was a driving force in the development and annual running of the tournament. In later years the ladies reigned supreme as Margret Leonard, Dorothy Hironimous and Helen Hironimous took the lead. Helen was tournament chairman in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and was still on the tournament committee in 2005 when the BYC was struggling to survive due to a dwindling membership and the sale of the Buccaneer Marina to developers
