Events & News at Fish Tale including Fishing Tournaments




Grady-White Custom Painted Hulls


Painted hulls on Grady-White Boats are hard to come by, especially with a top-quality and good looking paint job. Fish Tale is proud to employ an expert in Fiberglass & Gelcoat, Jay Bonitz. His recent project was painting a 283 Release Center Console Grady-White. The customer was insistent on having a blue-hulled boat, as his prior boat was a painted Stamas Tarpon CC in blue. Well, it came out perfect! With close attention to detail and lots of prep work (over 20 hours), this produced a gorgeous boat that the customer loves. You may visit our Custom Boats Gallery to view pictures of this. The Grady-White that is dubbed "Limited Fish Tale Edition" is a unique twist on a boat, whose brand is known for being, Top of the Line!

Pictures of the job can be seen in the Custom Painted Grady-White Gallery.




Triple Crown Fishing Tournament


The Triple Crown Fishing Series, which is sponsored by Fish Tale & Grady-White Boats, as well as numerous others including Magic Tilt Trailers and Scout Boats, will be in three parts. This is one of the largest offshore tournaments in the state and has 100% Calcutta Prize Payouts. The weigh'ins for the tournaments are all held at Fish Tale Marina, and all are welcome to join us for food, drinks, and fun! The event dates follow:

Offshore Rodeo (April 26th - Tournament Fishing & Weigh-in) More Information here.
Silver King Classic (May 31st - Tournament Fishing & Weigh-in) More Information here.
Grouper Grab (June 28th - Tournament Fishing & Weigh-in) More Information here.

For more information, please visit the official Triple Crown Fishing Website.




Grady Boat Club Event - APRIL


Mid April, the Grady Club will be enjoying a day at the beaches of South Naples at Keewaydin Island. Keewaydin Island is located south of Gordon Pass and north of Marco Island. Accessible only by boat, this beautiful island is located close to Rookery Bay, which has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The trip is scheduled for Wednesday April 23, 2008. This event is for club members only. If you own a Grady-White in the Southwest Florida area and are interested in this or other events with fellow Grady owners, please visit the Grady Club.




Wake Zone Quarterly - March 2008 Issue Released!




Check out the E-Newsletter section. Fish Tale has just released the March Issue of our Quarterly newsletter. There's are tons of pictures from Grady Club events, as well as information on spearfishing and more.




Grady White Boat Club Event


At the end of March, the Grady Club is headed to Fisherman's Village in Punta Gorda, FL. The trip will be an overnight during the last weekend of the month and members have started reserving dockage and rooms. Those interested should act quickly as spots are sure to fill. This event is for club members only. If you own a Grady-White in the Southwest Florida area and are interested in this or other events with fellow Grady owners, please visit the Grady Club.




Upcoming Boat Shows for the 2007/2008 Season


Fish Tale will be participating in many boat shows for this season, which are listed below. If you are in the market, what better time is there to buy a boat than at a boat show. Many dealer and manufacturer incentives will be in effect to offer you the best deal! Following is the upcoming Boat Shows:

2007 Fort Myers Fall Boat Show - November 8th thru 11th (Held in downtown Ft. Myers on the river.)
2008 Naples Boat Show - Jan. 24th thru 27th (This year, it's in Downtown Naples at US-41 and Goodlette Rd.!)
2008 Miami International Boat Show - Feb. 14th thru 18th
2008 Fort Myers Spring Boat Show - March 13th thru 16th (Held at the Lee Civic Center in Ft. Myers.)

For more information, give us a call. As details come in, more will be posted here.





King Fling - October 13th




The King Fling is coming soon. Scheduled for October 13th, this will be the third and final leg of the Triple Crown Series! More information, including the registration form, can be seen at the King Fling Website.







Wake Zone Quarterly - September Issue Released!




Check out the E-Newsletter section. Fish Tale has just released the September Issue of our Quarterly newsletter. There's are tons of pictures from recent tournaments, as well as good information on upcoming models for 2008. Including the 336 Canyon, Yamaha F350 V8 Four-Stroke Outboard, and the redesigned Chaparral Sunesta Deckboats.




Grouper Grab to be Sponsored by Grady-White




The Grouper Grab, as some may know, is one of the only Offshore Fishing Tournaments held on the Gulf Coast. In the past the sponsors have been outside of Fish Tale, but this year we have been given the opportunity to be the major sponsor along with Grady-White Boats! Grady-White is very happy to now play a major part in such a well organized and community driven tournament. The event will take three days over the weekend of August 17th-19th. On Friday there will be a Captain's Meeting, with the tournament lasting all day Saturday. The Awards Banquet will be held Sunday with all sorts of fun happenings, open to general public and of coarse the anglers. More information, including the registration form, can be seen at the Grouper Grab Website.




Silver King Classic
Saturday, May 5th 2007




The 2nd Annual SilverKing Classic is being held at Fish Tale Marina. For more information contact Fish Tale Sales & Service, a proud sponsor of the Triple Crown series which includes this tournament.




Wake Zone Quarterly




Check out the E-Newsletter section. Fish Tale puts out a Quarterly newsletter to explain what's happening in the area as well as provide other useful and entertaining information.