BlueOceanEyez
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Location: Destin, FL
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 Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:14 am Post subject: 2008 RFRA Gulf Coast Grand Slam |
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As posted on PensacolaFishingForum.com:
After a successful inaugural tournament in 2007, we at the Reef Fish Restoration Association are excited to bring the event back with a few changes that we expect will make it more exciting and interesting for all involved.
The big change for this year is our date.
We timed the 2007 event to coincide with the closing of the traditional fishing season and the end of red snapper season. This year, with so much turmoil surrounding the snapper, we moved it.
Mr. Tommy Holmes of Outcast Fishing & Hunting offered us a slot alongside the Miller Lite Mega Shark Tournament -- august 8-10 -- and we agreed that we could not lose.
Now we can put our signature event in front of a crowd of tens of thousands and showcase our sponsors and sport in a brighter light.
With the addition of our Inshore Grand Slam division, we are adding a category that drew a lot of interest during last year’s tournament and believe it will only bolster our numbers in terms of participation. This is in addition to the categories for red snapper, grouper, triggerfish, amberjack and king mackerel as well as the Offshore Grand Slam — an aggregate of all five species — that served as the groundwork for this event.
Our Captain's meeting will be August 8 at 6 p.m. -- registration will open at 5 p.m. (or just sign up now) at the RFRA Building at 1007 Pine Street across from Joey Patti's Seafood Deli.
Here's the details:
Offshore -- entry fee for species competition is $50 per person.
This gets you in the money for the species but not the Slam. That's basically a $200 per boat jackpot.
Inshore -- $150. That's it, not too confusing.
Payouts
Offshore Species
Payouts based on 250 anglers
Grouper, AJ, King
1st: $1,500
2nd: $1,000
3rd: $500
Trigger and snapper
1st: $750
2nd: $500
3rd: $250
Offshore Slam
Payouts based on 50 boats
1st: $5,000
2nd: $2,500
3rd: $1,500
There also will be lady and junior anglers prizes to be determined.
Inshore Slam
Payouts based 40 boats
1st: $2500
2nd: $1250
3rd: $750
Largest of
each species
$300 for largest trout, red or flounder
Lady Angler
$250 Value
Junior Angler
$250 Value
There's also optional cash prizes if you're into that whole making lots of money catching fish thing.
It's your future
http://www.reeffishra.com
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BlueOceanEyez
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Location: Destin, FL
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From JoeZ:
Two updates. Well one update and one correction:
First the fix: Captain's meeting is Aug. 7 -- THURSDAY. The day before the meeting for the shark tourney so people can attend both.
Second: On the inshore slam. You're not required to catch to slams to qualify but you must catch one. The heighest weight of all boats catching slams wins. You can weigh a trout and a flounder on Saturday and then a Slam on Sunday and win.
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