Tropical Anglers Club

store front on 62nd Avenue near Coral way. But it did not take this eager group of anglers long to realize that durability in any organization is rarely compatible with a nomadic existence. And so in 1960 the TAC membership took a vote, the result of which was to find the right property and build its own permanent clubhouse. In 1961 the Club moved into a brand new faculty at its present location near Southwest 67 Avenue and Bird Road. Today the TAC clubhouse ls wholly owned by this organization. The TAC history ls replete with angling accomplishments. For example, the very first Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament Master Angler Award went to our own Dick Coe in 1955. Over the years TAC members have won many, Master Anglers Awards, Plus many IGFA World records as well. The very core and essence of an angling club like the Tropical Anglers Club is the fellowship and exchange of ideas. We are a fishing club first and foremost, but not to the exclusion of many enjoyable social activities each year. We are also NOT an elitist group - our members come from all age groups and walks of life, bound together by the common bond of a love of sports fishing. Most of our members own their own boats, ranging from simple skiffs to large offshore fishing craft. Over the years we have also contributed significantly to the development of sport fishing boats, among them the popular flats skiff. Big fish on light tackle ls truly our specialty. We have contributed greatly over the years to refinements in flats, back country, inshore, and offshore angling. We are among the first to perfect the art of deep-jigging the offshore reefs of south Florida and the Keys, for instance. Among our club members are recognized experts in all forms of light tackle angling, from big tarpon on fly to tailing bone fish in the skinniest water. We take conservation seriously. TAC members have always been behind resource preservation and enhancement. Thus it should come as no surprise that we strongly and actively supported the ban on inshore commercial fishing nets that ultimately passed by more than a two-to-one vote in 1997. We have been active in the establishment of numerous artificial reefs, too.