Archive for February 23, 2010
More Tournament News
More Tournament photos.
In this picture, we see the team members bringing the catch in from the docks.
Holding tanks used to keep fish alive while they wait to be measured.
Weigh Station – The Redfish must be between 18 and 27 inches. Any fish over 27 in. is disqualified.
The weigh station – all teams are entered in the computer and weight totals are recorded. In this tournament, the average ranged between 5 and 8 lbs.
Winning team with 15.25 lbs.
One exciting part of this tournament is that all fish are released after weighing.
The Redfish Fishery in Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor is too valuable to catch them just once. What a great concept.
Tournament Time
We spent the first part of the weekend scoping out the “lay of the land”. Had to find a boat ramp, live bait and places to fish. Over the past month, SW Florida had a severe cold snap which killed hundreds of thousands of fish. So finding a place that held fish would not be easy.
Then we ran into a good and bad situation. We found ourselves right in the middle of the first leg of the 1st Annual Fishmasters Redfish Tournament.
The plus: We know that there are Redfish in Charlotte Harbor. The negative: the redfish will be skittish to any bait after spending time in someone’s fish well.
But this experience was just phenomenal. Crowds, excitement and big Redfish.
Flat boats were everywhere – 54 teams fished this day. What a great day – not to be on the water.
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