The Palm Beach Air Conditioning Contractors Association’s (PBACCA) High-E-Fishin-Sea XXXI annual Kingfish, Wahoo, Dolphin Tournament was held at the Rivera Beach Marina on June 17, 2023. In spite of some inclement weather that passed through during the day, it was the most productive day of fishing in the last 5 years. The kingfish bite was on, with numerous 20+ pound fish weighing in.
Twenty-two boats and 90 fishermen participated, in the friendly competition, raising over $2,000 for the Maurice J. Jacobson Scholarship Fund, to be awarded this year.
A brief thundershower didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending the luncheon and awards presentation, presided over by PBACCA President Robin Worrell.
Receiving recognition were Gold Level sponsors Tropic Supply and Ruud Air Conditioning – t-shirts, UniFirst – hats, Johnstone Supply The Ware Group -prizes, Goodman, and State Energy Air Conditioning – Captain’s Meeting food, Goodman, Southern Air Conditioning and State Energy Air Conditioning – Award Banquet food, CMI Air Conditioning and Electric – Trifecta prize, Carrier, Daikin and Sea Breeze Air Conditioning – boat slips and Daikin – Grand Prize TV. Other participating sponsors were Federated Insurance – goodie bags, ACprosite.com, Al Packer Ford and ProTech Coatings – prizes, Don Taylor – Lady Angler prize and Sue Hagenbaumer – Junior Angler prize.
The 31st High-E-Fishin-Sea Tournament winners were:
First Place, $1000 was awarded to Bryce Kaylor of RL Kaylor Air Conditioning with his catch of a 51.4 lb. kingfish.
Second Place, $750 was awarded to Randy Nicholas of CMI Air Conditioning and Electric with his catch of a 28.6 lb. kingfish.
Third Place, $500 was awarded to Chris Aielo of Toucan Press with his catch of a 23.4 lb. kingfish.
Junior Angler, $150 was awarded to Cade Pavlakos of Maloy’s Air Conditioning with his catch of a 18.1 lb. kingfish.
Lady Angler, $100 was awarded to Mandy Pavlakos of Maloy’s Air Conditioning with her catch of a 10.7 lb. kingfish.
The Calcutta Prize of $1,200 went to Randy Nicholas of CMI Air Conditioning and Electric with his catch of a 28.6 lb. kingfish.
No one boated a kingfish, dolphin and wahoo to claim the Trifecta prize this year.
Robin concluded the ceremonies by thanking Jeff Schlichenmeyer of Today’s AC and Peter Montana of ACprosite.com for their photography, the Riviera Beach Marina for hosting and Rafiki Tiki for catering the memorable event.
High-E-Fishin-Sea XXXII is already in the planning stages, with hopes to expand upon this year’s success and fun. Anyone interested in serving on the HEFS Committee please call Pam Ripple at 561-585-3880.
See photos from the event HERE. Search 2023 0617 PBACCA HEFS XXXI.
