[Be sure to click through all the images in the gallery above.]Sometimes, just one fish can put you on top of the world. Nowhere does this ring truer than on the kingfish-tournament circuit. In these events, each team is allowed to weigh in only one king mackerel per day of competition. And so, it’s the spectacular 50- to 60-pounders known as smokers that earn the impressive jackpots, garish trophies and the singular glory that comes with winning.Yet the path to glory is paved with more than positive thinking and a sprinkle of luck. On this highly competitive trail that ranges from the Carolinas to the Florida Keys to the coast of Texas, a one-hundredth of a pound might separate a championship team and the first-place loser (aka second place). Emotional commitment, intense preparation, financial resources, teamwork, quality ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
