Author Topic: 1st Annual NJSWF Fluke-A-Thon Official Results (Read 12155 times)

Bucktail · « **on:** July 13, 2008, 10:01:04 PM »

Edit. Hotrod 7/16/08

It was brought to my attention that we have announce the wrong winner of the Calcutta.

As stated on page 8 of the official tournament Page. It states that "The Calcutta is for the largest fluke, not total weight of four".
http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=6035.140

I am very sorry that I made this mistake on announcing the wrong winner of the Calcutta.

Team Baccala is actually the Winner of the Calcutta.

Congraz to them and Again My apologizes to all.

Rod

The New Jersey Saltwater Fisherman's 1st annual "Fluke-a-thon" tournament went off as scheduled this past Saturday, July 12th. Thirteen member teams, from Atlantic Highlands to Little Egg Harbor, were out on the water to take part in a little friendly competition.

The real story of the tournament was the wind. Some had too much of it and some had none at all. It seemed that those fishing in the northern section of the state enjoyed some decent drifting conditions in the morning. However, later in the day a southerly wind started blowing so hard it made conditions virtually unfishable! It also made for a few bumpy rides back to the docks. Anglers down south faced the opposite problem. No wind and no drift at all. And when it comes to fluke fishing, whether its too fast, too slow or just right, the drift counts for a lot.

Several teams were able to rise above the less than ideal conditions to weigh in some very pretty impressive catches. The winners had a four fish limit which weighed 18.63 lbs. and a very respectable average of over 4 1/2 lbs. each.

Whether they finished first, last, or in the middle, one look at the pictures proves that a great time was had by all participants!

A big thank you goes out to Hotrod and the administrators and moderators of NJSWF for helping to put this tournament together! More thanks go out to the guys at the B&Ts for giving us a place to weigh in and to Dick's Sporting Goods for their generous donations and ongoing support of NJSWF!

Last, but certainly not least, thank you to all those who participated in our first tournament! A big thumbs up goes out to you all!

1st Annual NJSWF Fluke-a-thon Official Results

1st Place $200
Team TNT
Total 18.63
1. 4.21
2. 4.58
3. 4.88
4. 4.96

Second Place $100
Team Baccala
Total 18.09
1. 3.41
2. 4.85
3. 6.01
4. 3.82

Third Place $50
Team Luna Sea 3
Total 16.60 lbs.
1. 5.00
2. 3.96
3. 3.88
4. 3.76

Fourth Place
Team Fish Monger
Total 14.20
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?

Fifth Place
Team Fluka Brasi
Total 14.00
1. 3.0 lbs
2. 3.5 lbs
3. 3.5 lbs
4. 4.0 lbs

Sixth Place
Team Irish Ayes
Total 11.24
1. 2.14
2. 2.10
3. 3.6
4. 3.4

The following teams did not weigh in:

Team Reel Time

Team Sam3

Team Bates

Team Two For Hooking

Team Pop's Soul

Team Sea Dog II

Team Fishraiser

Other Prizes:

Calcutta $500 goes to Team Baccala

Lunker (heaviest) Fish $180 goes to Stelios from Team Baccala with a 6.01 lb. fluke

Guppy (lightest) Fish $50 Dick's Sporting Goods Gift Certificate goes to Bob Cole from Team Irish Ayes with a 2.10 lb. fluke

Dick's Sporting Goods has also donated a $10 Bonus Certificate to the angler catching the heaviest fish on each team!

Team TNT - The Broken One 4.96 lbs.
Team Baccala - Stelios 6.01 lbs.
Team Luna Sea 3 - Skolman 5.0 lbs.
Team Fish Monger - ? ? lbs.
Team Fluka Brasi - Ross 4.0 lbs.
Team Irish Ayes - John Burkle 3.6 lbs.

Congratulations to all!

IrishAyes · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:37:54 PM »

NIce post Bob. I'm sure all who participated had a swell time. I know the crew of the Irish Ayes did.

Congrats to Team TNT, Team Baccala and Team Luna Sea 3 for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

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Author Topic: 1st Annual NJSWF Fluke-A-Thon Official Results (Read 12155 times)