Last year, more than 300 kids, many of whom had never fished, got to learn the ways of the rod and reel -- and enjoy a picnic lunch -- under a cloudless sky -- FOR FREE!

We had Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, new faces and old faces all joining the fun. With the help of many volunteers, they learned how to cast, tie knots, bait hooks and reel in fish -- maybe not big ones, but big enough to pull on the line.

"This is about getting kids fishing" according to Judy Lewis. Her late husband was a South Florida fishing pioneer who developed the fishing kite -- a mainstay in all South Florida billfish tournaments. The Capt. Bob Lewis Billfish Challenge fishing tournament, scheduled for March 1-3, 2012, is entering its 19th year.

Check out pictures from last years tournament!