U.S. Still Number One In Online Audience

The U.S. has more people online than any other nation on earth, according to a recent survey.

However, last year the population of Internet users increased the most in India, Russia and China, the survey by comScore Networks shows. There are now 747 million Internet users over 15 years of age around the globe, the wide-ranging survey found.

Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europe, said: "The importance of the worldwide internet population continues to grow. "Internet users outside the U.S. now account for 80 percent of the world's online population, with rapidly developing countries experiencing double-digit growth rates year-over- year."

The Canadians spend the most time online, the survey found, averaging 39.6 hours per month online. Israel, South Korea, the U.S. and the UK follow Canada as the users that spend the most time online. These countries all have extremely high broadband penetration rates, which account for the longer time spent online, the survey found.

Meanwhile, Telephony Online has recently discovered that the U.S. is not among the top ten countries with the most Internet protocol television (IPTV) subscriptions. With 896,000 IPTV subscribers, France tops the list of countries with the most IPTV subscriptions, a new report from the marketing researcher Dittberner has found.

"We're seeing tremendous growth in all areas of digital products and services," states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website. "As providers expand and upgrade their networks the user base continues to expand."

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Joost To Offer JumpTV Programs

New Internet television outfit Joost has announced that it has forged a deal to offer content from JumpTV over the Internet.

Under the agreement, Joost will be able to offer Spanish-language programming from Chile, Peru and Colombia, in addition to Arabic-language shows. JumpTV is the world's most prolific broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet and its content library features programming in Spanish, Arabic, Romanian, Turkish, Russian and Bengali.

Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, president and chief executive officer at JumpTV International, said: "We see Joost as a unique and important distribution/programming partner. Like us, the Joost team innately understands the power of viral, high-affinity long-tail content - for example, JumpTV's ethnic TV programming. Because of the high success rate of its founders Joost could completely transform online television, added Mr. Tuzman. Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the duo behind the highly successful Internet phone company Skype, founded Joost.

"The target audience would be expatriates and ethnic audiences interested in watching TV from their homelands," states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website. "The news that online TV platform Joost will be adding more programs to its growing inventory of TV shows with international YV program distributor JumpTV has surely had the media buzzing with speculation of its growing threat to YouTube."

For more information on broadband Internet access as well as other digital products and services visit www.broadbandnational.com

Nanking, The Movie

My wife and I were invited by our friends Ted and Lynn Leonsis to a private screening of their new movie/documentary entitled Nanking. Ted served as the inspiration and the Executive Producer.

It's a powerful, emotional and relevant reminder of the heartbreaking toll war takes on the innocent, Nanking tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II. As part of a campaign to conquer all of China, the Japanese subjected Nanking – which was then China’s capital – to months of aerial bombardment, and when the city fell, the Japanese army unleashed murder and rape on a horrifying scale. In the midst of the rampage, a small group of Westerners banded together to establish a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Unarmed, these missionaries, university professors, doctors and businessmen – including a Nazi named John Rabe – bored witness to the events, while risking their own lives to protect civilians from slaughter.

Often refered to as the forgotten Holocaust this film will certainly move you and promte many question of how thses atrosites could have happened. It is a must seen film.

For more information visit http://nankingthefilm.com/.

Dolphin Denny Dies

I had the opportunity to know and party with Denny Sym also known as Dolphin Denny. The unofficial mascot of the Miami Dolphins. He was a fun guy to hang out with after the games. We would often meet up at a little bar In Dekray Beach after each home game and share beers with the other hundred or so fans that also showed up to party.

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"Cheers Dolphin Denny, RIP"

NHL Planning To Broadcast Live Games Over Broadband

The National Hockey League (NHL) could soon be streaming live games over broadband, it has announced.

According to Keith Ritter, president of NHL Interactive Cyber Enterprises, the league's satellite and cable package could be available to high-speed Internet users before the end of the season. He said that the NHL wants to ensure the broadband package is secure in order to protect broadcast partners Versus, NBC and the regional sports networks, reports Multichannel news.

"We've been testing it, but our primary concern is the security of the gating and the ability to make sure our broadcast partners are protected," Mr. Ritter said. "So far, the test is going very well, and I'm hopeful that we'll be able to offer it in the not-too-distant future." Established in 1917 with five teams, the NHL has now grown to 30 teams. The majority is based in the U.S., although there is a small presence in Canada.

National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and ESPN already offer broadband packages, states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website. "It's our understanding that NHL will charge a fee for the service but an exact cost has not been determined yet"

For more information on high-speed broadband and other digital products and services visit www.broadbandnational.com

Fishing Report

Treasure Coast fishing report, March 13

By, Ed Killer


Capt. J.C. Henderson in Sebastian said inshore anglers can expect to pick up a few spotted seatrout fishing near sand bars and sandy spots in the grass flats between Vero Beach and Grant. Most of the fish are in 3-4 feet of water and the best action was on soft plastic baits. Included in a day's fishing are sheepshead, small snook, jacks, black drum, ladyfish and a few flounder near Sebastian Inlet.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Capt. John Follweiler fished the flats in Fort Pierce near Harbor Branch to record catches of trout to four pounds and big bluefish on topwater lures. Offshore, the action was slim to none. A few dolphin were caught in 160 feet of water along a well-formed line of sargassum weed. Fishing aboard the Twin Vee with Capt. Fox Watkins, Katherine Knauf, 9, and brother Mitchell Knauf, 13, caught a bonito and a barracuda.

MARTIN COUNTY

Capt. Greg Scherer of Bridge Tender Guide Service said action was a little on the slow side inshore although a few keeper-sized snook are being caught near the bridges and under docks. Big jacks are crashing mullet pitched near seawalls, but there is not a lot of bait in the St. Lucie River this week. Snapper, sheepshead and Goliath grouper to 12 pounds round out the catches near structure.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Easterly winds are making the lake muddy again. The bass are really biting well, but only in clean water and in areas that are becoming more difficult to get to. In the lake, expect to find bass in 18 inches of water mixed in with the heavy Kissimmee grass. In the river and the canals, the bass are holding in deeper water where a crank bait or spinner bait is more effective. Wild shiners however are still the way to go for sheer numbers.

To file a report, contact Ed Killer at edward.killer@scripps.com or call him at (772) 221-4201.

Skype Teams With Nokia To Provide Broadband

Popular Internet calling service Skype has joined with Nokia to develop a new mobile calling function. Announced at the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, the collaboration basically consists of making Skype mobile on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. As long as there is a wireless Internet connection available, customers can use Skype wherever they so choose, under the new service.

Ari Virtanen, vice president, convergence products at Nokia, said: "Skype is the recognized leader of internet communications with over 136 million registered users worldwide. "Nokia's new N800 Internet Tablet is designed for mobile Internet. Together, we can develop communications devices beyond expectations." The Nokia N800 is to become available sometime in the first half of 2007.

Meanwhile, special software has been developed as an add-on for Skype, which can tell whether a person is lying. The software analyzes the voice stream of the person and shows their stress levels to the user. Skype is currently the most widely used Internet communication service and is available in 28 languages. Users of Skype can avail themselves of free voice, video and instant messaging over the Internet.

"Digital voice is one of the fastest growing broadband services," states Mark Weibel, EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, the industries leading comparative shopping website. For more information on VoIP and digital voice visit www.broadbandnational.com

TV Network Sites Uninteresting And Out Dated

Although television companies are streaming content over the Internet and broadband video is proving a hit with consumers, TV network sites are failing to live up to the standards of more interactive sites, a new study has said.

According to an industry report by Broadband Directions, TV network sites are less interesting because they fail to engage the user and are much less attractive than popular file-sharing sites.

Other problems likely to divert traffic away from these sites are out-of-date videos and promotional clips and their inability to upload video, download clips to portable media players and create personalized playlists.

Broadband Directions has said that TV stations need to realize that online video is not merely promotional but is a self-sufficient medium, reports MediaPost Communications. "Most networks still have not embraced the value of building out robust, deeply interactive, short-form clip properties," the report said. "The most common interactive element we found was the ability to email the clip along to a friend."

Broadband Direction's report follows a warning from Google that the Internet is not capable of supporting TV broadcasts and that the popularity of services like YouTube could bring the infrastructure down.

"If networks want to broadcast, interact and engage viewers over the Internet there needs to be a serious upgrade and build out of existing networks", states Mark Weibel, EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website. "The high data transfer rates required for such interaction is why fiber to the premises (FTTP), also called fiber to the home (FTTH) is the preferred technology that many providers are already intorducing."

For more information on IPTV and other digital products and services visit www.broadbandnational.com

Recording Industry Tackles Illegal Downloads

Recording industry groups have announced a crackdown on illegal music downloading in universities.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has complained to a number of universities across the US and has called on them to take action against the offending students. While it is possible to identify which computer is being used, the RIAA does not know which individuals are illegally downloading copyrighted material.

Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the RIAA, said: "We know piracy is most acute on campuses. "Students have high-speed access and have more time than money." The RIAA wants universities to take action against those who illegally download music through various means, such as forcing them to watch an educational video on piracy.

It has also suggested that universities revoke students' rights to use computers on campus if they are found to be downloading unlawfully. In the past year, the number of complaints sent out by the RIAA has increased three-fold to 15,000.

"Illegal downloading is certainly not a new story," states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website. "People must remember that along with your music, you are most likely downloading hundreds of nasty viruses that will cripple your PC. They embed themselves right in the music files and begin to go to work damaging your PC while you listen to the music."

For more information on music downloads and other digital products and services visit www.broadbandnational.com

Corporate Acquisitions Transforming The IPTV Marketplace

A recent spate of corporate acquisitions is changing the burgeoning Internet protocol television (IPTV) market, recent research has suggested.

The number of independent IPTV providers is rapidly decreasing, which is creating a wide market gap, according to a report from New York-based ABI Research. Recently Swedish communications giant Ericsson acquired the broadband provider Redband Networks and Motorola announced in December that it was to acquire Tut Systems.

ABI Research principal analyst Michael Arden said: "Those first IP video equipment providers were small startups creating cutting-edge technologies that the larger vendors weren't nimble enough to do themselves. "Lately, as IPTV technology becomes more important - not only for telco TV but also for cable and satellite - the big companies need those technologies."

The larger corporations are now acquiring the smaller companies, which were the first on the market, Mr. Arden added. Recently it was found that the US is not among the top ten countries with the most IPTV subscriptions, reports Telephony Online. With 896,000 IPTV subscribers, France tops the list of countries with the most IPTV subscriptions, a new report from the marketing researcher Dittberner has found.

"There's a natural cycle of consolidation in every industry and the IPTV arena is no different", states Mark Weibel, EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, the industries leading comparative shopping website. "I wouldn't be surprised if this same thing doesn't happen in other high growth broadband products and services, VoIP being one of them"

For more information on IPTV and other digital products and services visit
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Spiketv.com Debuts Eight New Broadband Series

The popular Spiketv.com has announced that it is to launch eight new TV series via broadband.

Freestyle motocross, sexy bartenders, beautiful co-eds/cheerleaders, demolition and stick fighting are some of the programs that will be made available. Furthermore, Spiketv.com will also continue to operate its user-generated content hub along with its Wild World of Spike show.

Steve Farrell, vice-president of digital media at SpikeTV.com, said: "Spiketv.com is the destination for guys looking to feast on non-stop action and beautiful women.

"Our new broadband original series will satisfy their hunger for this genre of programming and keep them coming back for more." Among the new series will be Miss March Madness, a contest in anticipation of the NCAA tournament, where cheerleaders and co-eds from colleges across the country compete to be dubbed the most attractive.

A program currently running on Spike TV is Reality Racing – The Rookie Challenge, which features amateur drivers in stock racing cars.

"SpikeTV.com is one of the first to truly embrace the concept of IPTV," states Mark Weibel, EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, creators of the industries leading comparative shopping website. " Their male oriented content is not only original but the production value is also outstanding."

For more information on IPTV and broadband connectivity for your home or office visit www.broadbandnational.com

Music Students Go Online

Berkleemusic.com has become the world's largest online music school, having taught over 11,000 students. The online extension of Berklee College of Music in Boston has over 100,000 registered members involved in the online community. And it is estimated that this year alone another 6,000 students will be taught by the online music school.

David Kusek, vice president at Berklee, said: "In four short years, we have built one of the largest music schools on the planet and our mission is aligned with the general trend in the music industry of everything going online." Several big names from the music industry are studying with the school this year, including Scott Underwood from the band Train and Danny Weinkauf from They Might Be Giants. The school also offers online music scholarships named after great artists like Herbie Hancock and Gloria Estefan. Meanwhile, downloading music online has resulted in more people listening to new music, talking about music and attending concerts, according to a recent survey.

Almost 60 percent of consumers said that since they started getting online they have been listening to more music, a survey from the Digital Media Association (DiMA) found.

"It was the advancement of broadband that really propelled the advent of downloading music online," states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for online comparative shopping website Broadband National Inc. "Without a high speed Internet connection the downloading process is just to cumbersome." For more information on connectivity for your home or office visit www.broadbandnational.com

Broadband National Promotes Mickey Smith To Chief Operating Officer

Vero Beach, FL—Broadband National announced today the promotion of Mickey Smith from Vice President of Operations to Chief Operating Officer. Smith will be responsible for the operations of the company’s call centers, customer service, and sales.

Mr. Smith has over 20 years of successful management experience in competitive, customer-driven environments. Mr. Smith’s expertise in developing systems and controls that deliver the highest levels of customer service has benefited Broadband National’s goal of becoming the premier online marketing company for digital services and products

“Mickey’s vast experience and management in a customer driven environment makes him the perfect candidate to oversee our fast growing business,” states Vinny Olmstead, President of Broadband National. “His contributions have helped position the company to meet our continued demand which has tripled since his December 2005 start date with the company.”

Broadband National with offices in Vero Beach, Atlanta, Ga, and Orlando Florida is the leading comparative shopping service for digital services such as high speed internet, voip, and cable TV. With a nationwide distribution, Broadband National provides services to both residential and business customers. Broadband National’s proprietary software (IBIS) Integrated Broadband Information System allows customers objective carrier comparisons including service offers, product offers, and guaranteed lowest pricing. Back end integrations with more than 50 companies such as AT&T, Qwest, Time Warner, Comcast, Covad, and Verizon ensures a comprehensive customer solution. Broadband National also licenses the IBIS system to more than 1,500 companies such as retailers, VoIP suppliers, online marketers, and integrators allowing the same robust experience, while monetizing their customer base.

For more information on platform use, business development and strategic partnerships, please visit www.broadbandnational.com. For Broadband National press inquiries, please contact Mark Ballard at 772-539-0618 or email markb@broadbandnational.com

Islamorada Fishing Report

By Capt. Russ Pellow
Reported on: Feb 13, 2007
Offshore to backcountry from Islamoradasportfishing.com

Offshore:

The first nice day of the week was Wednesday and there was a catch of Dolphin to report! Capt. John on the Suzanne and Capt. Don on the Sea Horse from Whale Harbor Marina both had "double racked" school Dolphin at days end. Both boats boxed about twenty-five 4 to 5 pound Mahi caught "a little off the Hump".

Reefs:

Capt. Rob Corradi on the Southern Comfort from Whale Harbor Marina had a very active and exciting day recently. When the smoke cleared, Rob's anglers released two out of eight Sailfish (at one time they had four hooked at once). As the mate was winding up baits after a Sail was hooked a Wahoo that was estimated at forty pound charged and inhaled the ballyhoo nearly running into the transom of the boat! Of course the monofilament line was cut and the big Wahoo swam away into the sunset!

All in all, Sailfishing has been pretty good!

Gulf and Bay:

Broken record time and the tune is that the Spanish Mackerel are chewing the bottom out of the boat! Capt. Lou Brubaker had a couple from Texas out on a 1/2 day recently. The female counterpart of the duo reportedly could not fish any longer as her wrist and arm hurting too much from battling the four to six pound Mackerel. Tripletail action has heated up too. On the calmer days many guides are cruising the buoy lines in the Gulf and although there are many small "Trips" there are some nice ones too.

A Tripletail must be 15" or better to keep, with a daily bag limit of two per angler. Reports indicate it was an off week on the Cobia probably due to the cool water temperatures and the cloudy water coming out of Florida Bay.

Flats, Backcountry and Flamingo:

A Bonefish report comes from Capt. Dave on the No Politics skiff from Whale Harbor Marina. Dave reports on a mid week trip that his angler released a Bonefish estimated at 13 pounds. Concerned with the health and wellbeing of the fish he catches, Dave does not lift the Bonefish onto a scale or use a tape to calculate the weight, a quick estimate and a quick release is the best way to treat any fought-out fish! The action in the Flamingo area is off and on with the rapidly changing conditions caused by the frequent fronts moving through the upper Keys. Mainly cool water temperatures just after a front subdues the activity.

Good catches of Snook, Redfish, Black Drum and Trout will be had on the balmier days.

Treasure Coast Fishing Report

Treasure Coast fishing report: February 13
Ed Killer

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Capt. Tom Constantine of the Sebastian Lady party boat out of Capt. Butcher's Marina in Sebastian said sea conditions improved over the weekend and his anglers cashed in on sea bass, triggerfish, grouper and red snapper. The snook bite at Sebastian Inlet turned on along the north jetty for anglers fishing with live shrimp. Trout continues to be a constant bite on the flats. Try using jerk baits or live shrimp and a pop cork when fishing 2-4 feet of water.

LUCIE COUNTY

Capt. Glenn Cameron of the Floridian charter boat out of Fort Pierce City Marina said the weekend produced a decent catch of dolphin and kingfish for his anglers. Bottom fishing has been fair with a few catches of nice-sized grouper, however, snapper fishing has been off the mark through the first two months of the year. Fishing reefs in 65 to 95 feet of water has also produced large triggerfish this year. Cameron suggested fishing with a mix of live and dead baits for grouper.

MARTIN COUNTY

Capt. Kevin Drennan said the re-appearance of live bait and sailfish close to the St. Lucie Inlet has been a welcome sight. Drennan guided angler Jim Couzens of Wallington, Conn., to a sailfish release. Capt. Pete Jakits of Rainbow Runner charters said Sunday's trip out to 90 feet of water yielded a couple of gaffer dolphin and a first sailfish release for angler Sam Wells, 86. Spanish mackerel are down at the Kingfish Hole, but were tough to catch due to clear water.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Capt. Mike Shellen of Shellen's Guide Service in Okeechobee guided his Monday party to 27 bass on wild shiners while fishing out in the lake. He said things appear to be getting better, although the water level is still alarming. Fishing with crank baits has been decent as indicated by results from a tournament on Saturday. Nathan Shellen won the co-angler division of the Weekend Bassmasters tossing crank baits in canals. The eventual winner bagged 20 pounds fishing with 10-inch Gambler worms.

Google Most Recognized Brand

A recent survey has shown that search engine Google is the most recognized brand in the world.

Video sharing site YouTube and Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia were both ranked in the top five by online magazine brandchannel.com. The survey asked 3,625 students and branding professionals; "Which brand had the most impact on our lives in 2006?"

Editor of brandchannel.com, Anthony Zumpano, said: "The dramatic debut of these newcomers – YouTube in third and Wikipedia in fourth – is an indication of a larger trend – the growing impact of online brands built on user-generated contents." Apple was ranked in second place by the survey, closely followed by YouTube, Wikipedia and finally the coffee behemoth Starbucks.

Online social networking site MySpace was ranked 15th in the US rankings and the news channel Al Jazeera advanced to 19th place worldwide.

Meanwhile, YouTube may start to pay contributors for their content, according to the company's cofounder. Video clips on the site would show a short advertisement before starting, creating revenue, which would be shared with the creator.

YouTube’s popularity soared with the proliferation of broadband access. The company is credited with fueling the craze of uploading, and sharing video clips across the Internet. With the U.S. broadband household penetration rate at only 33% it’s safe to say that there are millions of new video clips bound for YouTube. Seizing on this fact a handful of companies have come forward to offer comparative shopping websites that specialize in broadband Internet access, with www.broadbandnational.com consistently rated the best in class.

Broadband Changing The Future Of Advertising

Advertising is being fundamentally changed by the increasing usage of broadband TV, according to a new report from Nielsen Analytics. Television programmers and advertisers are finding fresh and profitable opportunities to advertise over the new medium, the report found.

Broadband TV viewers are young, wealthy and educated to a high standard, the report stated, therefore allowing advertisers to access a more lucrative demographic. Larry Gerbrandt, general manager and senior vice president of Nielsen Analytics, said: "By researching controlled broadband access, this study concludes that programmers have the opportunity to create new revenue models to benefit content owners and their affiliated stations.

"Such ad-supported models are uniquely adaptable to the broadband environment and are potentially superior to existing models because they can take full advantage of the digital environment." With broadband streams, the capability to fast-forward through commercials can be disabled, which forces viewers to engage with them, added Mr Gerbrandt. Of the US households with broadband connections, 34 per cent fell in the 18 to 34 age group and 45 per cent were in the 35 to 52 group, the report found.

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The Internet To Revolutionize Television

The internet is to completely change the way we watch TV, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. In a mere five years, the internet will have completely revolutionised TV and the two mediums will have merged, Gates said on Saturday.

The popularity of sites like YouTube and the increased availability of high-speed internet are precursors of what is to come, the multi-billionaire stated. Speaking to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Gates said: "I'm stunned how people aren't seeing that with TV, in five years from now, people will laugh at what we've had. "Certain things like elections or the Olympics really point out how TV is terrible. You have to wait for the guy to talk about the thing you care about or you miss the event and want to go back and see it."

Accessing such events on the internet is vastly superior, added Mr Gates. Meanwhile, Telephony Online has reported that the U.S. is not among the top ten countries with the most internet protocol television (IPTV) subscriptions. With 896,000 IPTV subscribers, France tops the list of countries with the most IPTV subscriptions, a new report from the marketing researcher Dittberner has found.

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YouTube To Pay Contributors

Popular video-sharing site YouTube may start to pay contributors for their content, according to the company's co-founder. Video clips on the site would show a short advertisement before starting, creating revenue which would be shared with the creator.

Last year the search engine company Google bought YouTube for $1.68 billion. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Chad Hurley, YouTube's cofounder, said: "In terms of paying users revenue against content they're uploading, we're definitely going to move in that direction.

"We didn't want to build a system that was motivated by monetary reward. When you start giving money to people from day one… the people you do attract will just switch to the next provider that’s paying more" YouTube is at the stage now where they could conceivable pay and retain a community, added Mr Hurley.

Last week YouTube was subpoenaed by Fox Television regarding episodes of 24 and the Simpsons that appeared on the site.

Founded in 2005 by 3 pervious PayPal employees YouTube’s popularity soared with the proliferation of broadband access. The company is credited with fueling the craze of uploading, and sharing video clips across the Internet. With the U.S. broadband household penetration rate at only 33% it’s safe to say that there are millions of new video clips bound for YouTube. Seizing on this fact a handful of companies have come forward to offer comparative shopping websites that specialize in broadband Internet access, with www.broadbandnational.com consistently rated the best in class.

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Fall Mullet Run

We're in the middle of one of the best mullet runs that I can remember. Bait schools are everywhere and the local snook, bluefish and jack populations are feeding aggressively.

There was a repot over the weekend that a man and wife spotted a group of 5 to six sailfish less than 10 feet off the beach feeding on a large school of mullet. At one point one of the sails actually swam on to the beach and ate a fish before flopping back into the water.

The whole episode lasted about 15 minutes before the fish swam off for deeper waters. I know it sounds far fetched, but you what? I believe it. I've seen snook and jacks do it, why not sailfish?