PELAGIC NEWS: At a Keys tournament, anglers chase Atlantic sailfish on the fly. (Photo from Miami.com)
Quote--Said Miami attorney Pat Ford, who holds the Florida record for sailfish on fly rod (55 pounds): "The Pacific sailfish is an amberjack with a point on its nose. The Atlantic sailfish is mucho smarter. They come up--one pass of the tease--cast your fly. You've got one shot, and they're gone. It can only be done if the fish is stupid, hot and hungry enough.''

(I had the opportunity to try this once, with guide Scott Hamilton in Palm Beach. He teased up the fish behind the boat, we watched it come in hot on his hookless teaser rig, and when it was in range, had me cast a 'Hoo fly slightly to the side and behind it. It turned on the fly, charged, missed it, and kept right on going. The most exciting 20 seconds of my fishing life.)