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Team PVA Day one |
 Dan Heidtke, Doug Warren, Ben Ritter and Gary Rudolph Team PVA |
 Dan Heidtke, Sue Vermillion (Tournament organizer), Ben Ritter and Gary Rudolph
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 Gary Rudolph, Skip Bradeen (Boat Captain), Mark (First Mate), Chris Chaffin (The Outdoor Channel), Dan Heidtke, Ben Ritter. Tournament registration cocktail party
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 6 am Day one
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 Does it get better?
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 1st Fish, Gary Rudolph with a dolphin or Mahi-Mahi, unfortunately too small for points.
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 Gary's dolphin
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 Dan begins the gentle process of ensuring a solid hookup on his sailfish with guidance from our experienced first mate Mark. It was agreed that Mark was the best mate or guide that any of us had ever had the pleasure of fishing with, he made sure that everyone of us was more than taken care of during every minute of our trip.
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 The air battle
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 The battle continues for appx 20 mins
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 Required photo for proof
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 The well deserved prize after a great fight, this fish fought Dan for a solid 20 minutes and was not to be taken lightly. Dan had transferred from his wheelchair to a fighting chair on the deck and to quote our boat Captain "This is the first time someone on my boat has ever landed a sailfish with their feet up". Dan had gotten comfortable with his legs up on his wheelchair when the battle began. Dan did a spectacular job in battling this fish to the boat guided by the fabulous crew of the Blue Chip Too. We learned that landing a sailfish with their tremendous strength and desire not to be caught can be quite a challenge, traditional fish wrestling techniques do not apply here.
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