1st place goes to Lori Colado with 40.75″, 2nd place went to Jared Kaufman with a 40″ catch and release, and 3rd place went to Rusty Driver with a 39″.
There were congratulations all around as the Week Two Winners were announced. Mackenzie Robinson Burnett posted on Facebook, “Yeahhhhh Rusty, Lori, and Jared!! So well deserved.” A sentiment that was shared by many online. Amazing job anglers 🎣
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1st place Clark Nash with a 41.5″ beauty, 2nd place Wyatt Rogers with a 38.25″, and in 3rd place Gabor Torok with a 36.5″.
The OG shined via Clark Nash in week one as numerous Tarpon were spotted in numbers not seen in a while.
Peter Vignot Van Beuren Jr. posted on Facebook that he’d seen hundreds of them, monster-size too, but they wanted nothing to do with a fly, live bait guys.
Chelsea Nash, Clark Nash’s daughter posted, “Go Dad! So proud of you!”
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We’re changing the venue for this year’s event and creating more of a celebration of the start of Tarpon Season for our kick-off party/captain’s meeting.
The party will be held Wed., May 4th at Joyland, 8341 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, with registration starting at 6:00 p.m. and the party itself starting at 7:00 p.m. Your $150 entry into the tournament gets you food and fun, and a cash bar will also be available.
Tournament SPONSORSHIPS are available. It’s the generosity of our amazing sponsors that have kept this legendary tournament running for 92 years. As you know, we have a fantastic group of anglers and much more watching online and in the community. Please contact us if you would like to talk to a representative about sponsorship.
We couldn’t be more excited about this year’s tournament and can’t wait to see you all at Joyland Live, the Country-Western Restaurant & Bar.
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The winner of the 91st Edition of the Annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament is Jim Lopez. He was the tournament’s week two winner and won this year’s Fish-Off with a 31″ catch. He was followed closely by Joe Kayden who finished second with a 28.5″ catch. They were trailed by Doug’s Ford and Wyatt Rogers, both with a leader touch.
Kitty Kane, still gloating and rightfully so, after showing up the guys with her week five winning fish of 41.5″ finished 5th. Sixth place went to Dawson Day, the tournament’s week three winner by recording a 39″ catch, and Tom Kane, last year’s tournament winner, finished the Fish-Off in 7th place.
This years Fish-Off participants were fired up, and ready to go on Saturday morning.
The Sarasota Tarpon Tournament Committee would like to thank everyone who participated or supported the 2021 edition of the tournament, the weather wasn’t idea but we got it done.
We hope to see everyone at this year’s Awards’ Banquet on July 16th at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, doors open at 6 pm and all are welcome to attend.
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For the first time in its 91 year history husband and wife will go head to head in this year’s Fish-Off to claim bragging rights and the honor of having their name engraved on the tournament’s historic trophy.
Tom Kane, the winner of the 89th Sarasota Tarpon Tournament, will compete for his second consecutive tournament win against his wife Kitty Kane in this years Annual Fish Off.
Kitty Kane won the Week Five competition with an overall tournament leading ‘largest catch’ that measured in at 41.5 inches, Tom Kane, her husband, was the Week Four Winner with a catch measuring 38 inches.
This years Fish-Off participants are fired up, and ready to go!
Tom and Kitty will be joined by the three other weekly winners which includes Joe Peters, the week 1 winner, Jim Lopez, week 2’s winner, and Dawson Day, the week three winner along with Joe Kayden and Wyatt Rogers, who together round out the field of seven anglers participating in this years Fish-Off. All seven will be vying for this years title and the honor of having their name inscribed on the tournament’s historic trophy
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