Captain Dan Kipnis, a Florida Native, grew up fishing the bountiful waters of Biscayne Bay and the Gulfstream in the late 50s and 60s. Kipnis graduated the University of Miami and left for graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, after which moving to Colombia, South America where he built a house and boat in the Pacific coast jungles. Upon returning from Colombia, Kipnis built a 34 foot swordfish longliner and rebuilt the party fishing boat Reward II. During this time Kipnis found time to help found and sit on the boards of Pro-Fish and the Atlantic Gamefish Foundation, as well as found and finance the Miami Billfish Tournament, now in its twenty-ninth year. Kipnis founded and directs the Florida Billfish Masters Tournament and The Sailfish Tournament as well as serving as communications, scoring, rules and master of ceremonies for a dozen other billfish tournaments around the world. Kipnis, an ardent fisheries conservationist, lectures extensively on Global Warming and its effect on oceans and near coastal environments and is deeply involved in environmental issues using his position as past President of the Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club to further champion this important cause while also serving on the Board of the Florida Wildlife Federation. Currently serving on the Miami Dade County Climate Change Task Force, Captain Kipnis applies his environmental expertise as Chairman of the Economic, Social and Health Committee. Kipnis has also served on the Biscayne Bay Management Committee, Miami River Review Committee, and City of Miami Waterfront Board and was a Commissioner on the State of Florida Marine Fisheries Commission.

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