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NJ Saltwater Fisherman => News and Information => Topic started by: Bucktail on July 13, 2008, 10:01:04 PM
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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! t^
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! t^
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NIce post Bob. I'm sure all who participated had a swell time. I know the crew of the Irish Ayes did. t^
Congrats to Team TNT, Team Baccala and Team Luna Sea 3 for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes. slt chrz
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Congrats guys!! Those are some nice catches chrz
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Congratz to all!. It was a great time. with many more to come t^
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Congrats to all may there be many more. chrz
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A couple pics of the winning team! TT^
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Congrats to all, especially TNT.. like always, way to catchem up. Lab... great picture.
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(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/clm26704/emotes/Congrats.jpg)
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Congrats to all. t^
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Congrats Tom & LAB
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t^ t^ t^
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Congrats to Team TNT, Baccala, and LS3! chrz Team Fluka would like to thank everyone at NJSWF for putting this on..We all had a blast! TT^
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Congrats to all winners, and seems like everyone had a great time doing this I Know we
had a blast on the Luna Sea. Let's try to get another one going before the end of the season.
Uncle Luna
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Big thanx to NJSW and their moderators for putting in their time and efforts to make this happen... hopefully this event will grow each season eventually ending in a next day cookout of some sort....
Big thumbs up to all who weighed in and those who didnt as conditions were far from ideal not all of the day but a good part of it....
THANX AGAIN ..... grtn
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Excellent job guys. Looks like a good time was had by all, way to go. slt
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slt Congrats to the winners chrz
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Congrats to all the winners chrz
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Meat for the fridge! TT^ Sounds like everyone had a great time.I hope to be in the next one t^
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Congrats to the winners. Looks like everyone had a good time.
NJDEVIL >:D
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TT^ congrats to all. sounds like everyone had a great fluking day. great pics too guys. t^ t^
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congrats to all even the loosers it was a great day with a great bunch of fisherman t^ t^
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Bayonne, there were no loosers in this tourney. Only some that didn't fare as well. TT^
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whs just a get together with a little incentive for doing something we would have been doing anyway t^
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Bayonne, there were no loosers in this tourney. Only some that didn't fare as well. TT^
Well said.... t^
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Hey Tom. A personal Congrats to you ! and Please pass the same onto Mike t^
We'll get you next time ;D
I need to pick up the remaining Money from Joe and run 2 de Bank. Please PM me your addresses so I can shot you guys out your dough before my wife spends it ;D
chrz
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Rod, I will be home sometime tomorrow night. Or Wednesday night. ;D
I'll call ya when I do get home.
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Hey Tom. A personal Congrats to you ! and Please pass the same onto Mike t^
We'll get you next time ;D
I need to pick up the remaining Money from Joe and run 2 de Bank. Please PM me your addresses so I can shot you guys out your dough before my wife spends it ;D
chrz
Thanx HR... PM sent.....
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The first page has been updated with the names of the winners of the Dick's Sporting Goods Bonus Certificates! t^
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Thank you everyone..
When is the winter flounder tourny.. "Winter Time" obviously but we gotttaaaaa have one....
Bobber (Tom)and LAB (Mike)are AWESOME fisherman, so in the next tourny, I have them in my scopes.... It will be a tough fight.
Overall, thank you everyone for such a fun event.
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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
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thats what I thought it was..
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Right..