2025 Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament Recap
It is no secret that the Main Attraction fishing crews fish many tournaments yearly, but the Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament is very near and dear to our hearts! Four years ago, Main Attraction Co-Owner Katie Lewis started this local Sailfish tournament to fill a need for a competition that would highlight Marathon's exceptional fishing talent and support Florida Keys children and their families. Every year, Katie discusses ways to improve the tournament with her advisory board and her husband, Captain Marty Lewis, a seasoned tournament fishing team Captain. These changes must be well thought out and [...]
2025 Key West Sailfish Tournament
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about our good friend Brice Barr's 2nd year sailfish tournament in Key West. The Key West Sailfish Tournament is a two-day tournament held this year on Friday, March 28th, and Saturday, March 29th. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts kept our teams from participating in the inaugural event in 2024. However, Captain Marty Lewis was determined that this year would be different, and they officially joined the lineup for the second annual tournament. As is customary, the week before any tournament, the team geared up with all the essentials. Captain [...]
The Next Generation of a Florida Keys Fishing Family
Main Attraction has some BIG News! As many of our repeat clients know, Alex Lewis has grown up around the family business. If you have fished with us before, you probably have seen Alex at the Marina helping his father Captain Marty Lewis maintain the vessels, out catching bait, or fishing on a charter. Immediately upon graduating from Marathon High School last year, Alex was determined to get his Captain's license, just as his father had. He took the online course, passed, and had plenty of sea hours. With the help of bonus Mom Katie, [...]
2025 Florida Keys Kids Sailfish Tournament
If you have been keeping up with our articles this year, you already know that the Main Attraction team has had a busy 2025! In addition to a busy fishing charter schedule, they have been fishing competitively in many sailfish tournaments here in the Florida Keys. Main Attraction Co-Owner Katie Lewis recently discovered a new sailfish tournament in Islamorada designed for junior and pee wee anglers aged 16 years and younger. If you know anything about Katie's work in the community, she loves to share the joy of fishing with youth, and this sort [...]
2025 Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament
On the morning of January 18th, 2025, The Main Attraction Sailfishing Tournament Team was pumped and ready to go for day one of the 2025 Cheeca Presidential Sailfish Tournament. The team hoped to keep momentum from their recent second-place win at the IFC Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament just three days earlier! Mark Busch catching one of the Sailfish that helped him win Top Male Angler at the IFC three days earlier. The night before the tournament, Captain Marty asked his young daughter to make the team good luck bracelets. She spent well over [...]
IFC Captain’s Cup Sailfish Tournament 2025
Eleven days after fishing the 2025 Fish for Holly Sailfish Tournament in Islamorada, Team Main Attraction was back at it again! This time, it was to fish the Islamorada Fishing Club tournament which is the second leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Series. On the morning of Wednesday, January 15, 2025 the team woke up to a chilly morning and a set of sporty conditions. Team Main Attraction would consist of Captain Marty Lewis, Ben Zdan, Alex Lewis, Mike Cangemi, Robbie Hiro, Danny Lombardo, and our star angler, Mark Busch. The Main One [...]
2025 Fish For Holly Sailfish Tournament
2025 is in full swing, and the first quarter brings a busy schedule of sailfish tournaments for our Main Attraction crew. Each year, we look forward to the first tournament, the Fish for Holly, which generally happens on the first weekend of January. For those that are unfamiliar, the tournament is in memory of Holly Givens, an Islamorada local that lost her life tragically to domestic abuse. The tournament director, Annie Hagan, was her best friend. This tournament raises money for victims of domestic abuse and has a huge following. Mark Busch, a good [...]
Ten Bluewater Slams in a Single Trip – Florida Keys Fishing at Its Best
It's officially the windy season, so finding good days for offshore trips can sometimes be more challenging this time of year. It is not unusual to find ourselves fishing the reef when the weather's too rough, but we managed some tremendous offshore action last week. William Cully had a full day booked on Main One with Captain Marty Lewis for October 22. When William originally booked a full day offshore, Katie Lewis told him that weather could be a factor when fishing offshore in the late fall. William had the right attitude. He wanted to enjoy [...]
Lewis Family Bahamas Trip 2024
Many people visit the Florida Keys to escape reality and embrace the island lifestyle. And while living and working there is truly wonderful, it's rarely a vacation. Even when Main Attraction Co-Owners Captain Marty and Katie Lewis manage to find some time off, the calls, texts, emails, and drop-ins keep on coming! For over a year, they've been longing to explore the Bahamas, but it simply wasn't in the cards. Between running their business and building a new home while needing to sell their prior home they were stretched pretty thin. But as of April, the stars [...]
When Life Throws You Wind and Rain: Make Memories!
Mother Nature threw a curveball at the Florida Keys the past few weeks! A giant moisture blob drenched most of the state, with some areas like Fort Lauderdale and Miami experiencing over 20 inches of rain and flooding. While the Keys dodged the worst downpours, travel disruptions caused headaches for our valued customers at Main Attraction. Despite the weather, we were fortunate to get trips out, even if not for the entire duration. But that's not all! This week, relentless easterly winds of 15-25 mph have kept things choppy, making for a challenging fishing environment. However, as [...]
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