Michael Jordan’s fishing boat, Catch 23, claims sailfish tournament title in Florida

Catch 23, led by Capt. Stetson Turney, caught and released seven sailfish — including two reeled in by Jordan himself.

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Michael Jordan stands on his boat Catch 23 during a fishing tournament last year.

Michael Jordan stands on his boat Catch 23 during a fishing tournament last year.

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Michael Jordan is back to his winning ways.

Except it’s not on the basketball court, where he’s considered to be the greatest of all-time. Nor is it on the golf course, where Jordan has spent a large bulk of his retirement.

Last week, MJ and his Catch 23 fishing boat — an 80-foot Viking that pays homage to his basketball jersey number — won the team’s first sailfish tournament victory by winning the 57th Buccaneer in North Palm Beach, Florida.

Catch 23, led by Capt. Stetson Turney, caught and released seven sailfish — including two reeled in by Jordan himself. That gave Catch 23 the trophy with 1,400 points, ahead of second-place De-Bait-Able with 1,200. 

During the past two summers, Jordan fished aboard his boat in several marlin fishing tournaments in North Carolina and nearby mid-Atlantic states. In December 2019 and again in 2020, Jordan entered Catch 23 in the Stuart Sailfish Club’s Light Tackle Sailfish Tournament, placing third in 2019.

But that wouldn’t be good enough for Jordan, who was chronicled for his hunger for winning most recently in last summer’s documentary, “The Last Dance.” In that documentary, Jordan was seen playing quarter games with Bulls employees. 

The tournament awards 200 points for each sailfish caught using live bait and 300 for each dead-bait catch. Catch 23 used only live bait. A fleet of 38 boats fished the event, tallying 63 sailfish caught in two days’ fishing.

Contributing: Treasure Coast Newspapers

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