{"id":11832,"date":"2017-05-20T18:35:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T23:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:40:52","slug":"captiva-fishing-team-yam-wins-ding-darlingmay-20-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=11832","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Team YAM Wins &#8220;Ding Darling,&#8221; May 20, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7479\" style=\"width: 404px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Zane-Grey-Tarpon-Fishing-e1422758336939.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7479\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Zane-Grey-Tarpon-Fishing-e1422758336939.jpg\" alt=\"Zane Grey, Courtesy Of WGCU, Tarpon Fishing, History Of Tarpon Fishing, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing &amp; Fort Myers Fishing Charters &amp; Guide Service.\" width=\"404\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?page_id=7478\">Zane Grey, Tarpon Fishing, Courtesy Of WGCU, History Of Tarpon Fishing<\/a><\/strong>, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing &amp; Fort Myers Fishing Charters &amp; Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Team YAM Wins 2017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11777\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lgopbyqvyr4jkxb1c39d-e1494697535157.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lgopbyqvyr4jkxb1c39d-e1494697535157-203x300.webp\" alt=\"6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament Will Be Friday, May 19, Captiva Island, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Saturday, May 13, 2017.\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lgopbyqvyr4jkxb1c39d-e1494697535157-203x300.webp 203w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lgopbyqvyr4jkxb1c39d-e1494697535157.webp 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament Will Be Friday, May 19, Captiva Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva\u00a0Fishing, Captiva Island, Saturday, May 20: Team YAM Wins \u00a02017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament! \u00a0See other top finishers below! \u00a0<\/strong>Here&#8217;s the\u00a0latest <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\">Red Tide Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(summary: no red tide)<strong>; <\/strong>for more fishing reports from other areas and Captains,\u00a0please also visit the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanibelcaptivafishing.net\/\">Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/\">Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\/\">Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a title=\"CubanFishing.org\" href=\"http:\/\/cubanfishing.org\/\">Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water &amp; fishing on the tide changes moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva &amp; North Captiva.<\/p>\n<p>Please click here to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vacationrentalscoop.com\/uncategorized\/sanibel-traffic-sanibel-street-cams-live\/\">Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong>Team YAM Wins Great 2017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament,\u00a0Saturday, May 20; click\u00a0here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/collegeoffishing.com\/shop\/\">College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats &amp; Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11833\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/team-YAM-They-took-home-16942.50-along-with-bragging-rights-a-trophy-and-the-silver-king-jacket-.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11833\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/team-YAM-They-took-home-16942.50-along-with-bragging-rights-a-trophy-and-the-silver-king-jacket-.webp\" alt=\"Team YAM Wins 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament &amp; Takes Home $16,942.50 And The Silver King Jacket, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/team-YAM-They-took-home-16942.50-along-with-bragging-rights-a-trophy-and-the-silver-king-jacket-.webp 960w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/team-YAM-They-took-home-16942.50-along-with-bragging-rights-a-trophy-and-the-silver-king-jacket--300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/team-YAM-They-took-home-16942.50-along-with-bragging-rights-a-trophy-and-the-silver-king-jacket--768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Team YAM Wins 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament<\/strong> &amp; Takes Home $16,942.50 And The Silver King Jacket, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>2017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: \u00a0Team YAM ~ $16,942.50<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: \u00a0Team Doc Ford&#8217;s ~ $9,412.50<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: \u00a0Team Bait Box Sanibel ~ $5,647.50<\/li>\n<li>4th Place: \u00a0Team San Carlos Marine ~ $2,765.00<\/li>\n<li>5th Place: \u00a0Team Mabry Brothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11840\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-Doc-Fords-placed-2nd.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11840\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-Doc-Fords-placed-2nd.webp\" alt=\"Team Doc Ford's, 2nd Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament &amp; Takes Home $9,412.50, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-Doc-Fords-placed-2nd.webp 960w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-Doc-Fords-placed-2nd-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-Doc-Fords-placed-2nd-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Team Doc Ford&#8217;s, 2nd Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament<\/strong> &amp; Takes Home $9,412.50, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re big advocates of catch and release, particularly for snook, but pretty much\u00a0for most species. \u00a0Only take what you are going to eat, and a lot of fish are better off as sportfish, even if they are in season. \u00a0Our motto is let \u2018em get bigger and catch \u2018em again!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11842\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3rd-place-was-Bait-Box-Sanibel.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11842\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3rd-place-was-Bait-Box-Sanibel.webp\" alt=\"Team Bait Box Sanibel, 3rd Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament &amp; Takes Home $5,647.50, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3rd-place-was-Bait-Box-Sanibel.webp 960w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3rd-place-was-Bait-Box-Sanibel-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3rd-place-was-Bait-Box-Sanibel-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Team Bait Box Sanibel, 3rd Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament<\/strong> &amp; Takes Home $5,647.50, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Please click calendar at upper right or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">book a charter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you had a good time fishing with Captain Joey Burnsed on a Sanibel &amp; Captiva charter, please post an \u201cexcellent\u201d review on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/111008624988510234835\/about?hl=en\">Google Places<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/UserReviewEdit-g34616-d3426895-a_placetype.10021-e__2F__Attraction__5F__Review__2D__g34616__2D__d3426895__2D__Reviews__2D__Captain__5F__Joe__5F__s__5F__Charters__2D__Sanibel__5F__Island__5F__Florida__2E__html-Captain_Joe_s_Charters-Sanibel_Island_Florida.html\">TripAdvisor<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/writeareview\/biz\/q03QmWMSqhbek9USsHX9Vg?return_url=%2Fbiz%2Fq03QmWMSqhbek9USsHX9Vg\">Yelp<\/a><\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Captivafishingnet\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>! \u00a0If you had any issues at all with your charter, please let us know immediately and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it right! \u00a0Huge thanks for doing this!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11846\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4th-place-went-to-San-Carlos-Marine.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11846\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4th-place-went-to-San-Carlos-Marine.webp\" alt=\"Team San Carlos Marine, 4th Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament &amp; Takes Home $2,765.00, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4th-place-went-to-San-Carlos-Marine.webp 960w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4th-place-went-to-San-Carlos-Marine-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4th-place-went-to-San-Carlos-Marine-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Team San Carlos Marine, 4th Place, 6th Annual \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament<\/strong> &amp; Takes Home $2,765.00, Saturday, May 20, Captiva Island. Photo Courtesy Of \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And you can like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Captivafishingnet\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n<p>Captain Joey Burnsed ~\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">please click calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the upper left\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to book a Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11584\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tarpon-4-24-17-e1493117461659.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11584\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tarpon-4-24-17-e1493117461659.webp\" alt=\"Tarpon, Catch &amp; Release, Captain Joey Burnsed, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, April 25, 2017.\" width=\"816\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tarpon-4-24-17-e1493117461659.webp 816w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tarpon-4-24-17-e1493117461659-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tarpon-4-24-17-e1493117461659-768x508.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tarpon, Catch &amp; Release, Captain Joey Burnsed, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, April 25, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Team YAM Wins 2017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament. Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva\u00a0Fishing, Captiva Island, Saturday, May 20: Team YAM Wins \u00a02017 \u201cDing\u201d Darling &amp; Doc Ford\u2019s Tarpon Tournament! \u00a0See other top finishers below! \u00a0Here&#8217;s the\u00a0latest Red Tide Report\u00a0(summary: no red tide); for more fishing reports from other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-tournament","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11832"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16594,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11832\/revisions\/16594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}