Posted by SSAC on Jun 17, 2017
Congratulations to Bryan Wright. After a tough 5 weeks of fishing Bryan was the only angler to land a fish in today’s Fish-off. Join us July 14th to celebrate Bryan and all our winners.
This year’s Fish-Off finalist included eventual tournament winner Bryan Wright, the Week Two winner and the other four weekly winners, Tom Kane, Week One, Eric Hernandez, Week Three, Curt Tellbuescher, Week Four, and Brock Horner, Week Five. They were joined by Greg Peterson and David Sugar, who qualified for the Fish-Off with seven overall catches totaling 208 inches.
There’s a great night planned for the awards banquet this year being held Friday, July 14th at the Hyatt Sarasota. We are finalizing the headcount now and if YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY RSVP’d please comment below and let us know how many in your party. Come celebrate our winners and support the cause with a great raffle, vacation package, and a LIVE auction.
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Posted by SSAC on Jun 13, 2017
Brock Horner earned the fifth coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Brock’s 37″ catch and release happened on Monday, June 5th at around 7:50 pm near Big Pass.
Second place finisher David Sugar landed a very respectable 32″ girth Tarpon on Sunday the 4th at around 8:00 am off of Casey Key, and Larry Leszcznski placed third, with a 31.25″ catch off of Anna Maria at around 8:45 am on Saturday, the 10th.
This year’s tournament saw some of the rainiest weather in recent memory so hats off to those courageous anglers who braved this year’s challenging weather.
Week Five Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Brock Horner w/ a 37″ Girth
2nd Place: David Sugar w/ a 32″ Girth
3rd Place: Larry Leszcznski w/ a 31.25″ Girth
The five weekly first place finishers included Tom Kane, Week One, Eric Hernandez, Week Two, Bryan Wright, Week Three, Curt Tellbuescher, Week Four, and Brock Horner, Week Five will be joined by David Sugar who qualified for the Fish-Off with seven overall catches totaling 208 inches, and Greg Peterson who took the Fly Division with a 26 inch catch and release on June 9th.
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Posted by SSAC on Jun 5, 2017
Curt Tellbuescher earned the fourth coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Curt’s 42″ catch and release happened on Monday, May 29th at around 7:15 pm near Big Pass and is the largest recorded catch and release of the tournament so far.
Second place finisher Clark Nash landed a very respectable 37″ girth Tarpon on Tuesday the 30th at around 6:45 pm off of Anna Maria, and Rusty Driver placed third, with a 36″ catch off of Holmes Beach at around 10:00 am on Monday, the 29th.
The Week Four Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Curt Tellbuescher w/ a 42″ Girth
2nd Place: Clark Nash w/ a 37″ Girth
3rd Place: Rusty Driver w/ a 36″ Girth
There is one week of fishing left and anglers can still register here on this website.
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Posted by SSAC on May 29, 2017
Bryan Wright earned the third coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Bryan’s 36.75″ Tarpon catch and release happened on Sunday, May 21st at around 9:30 am just off of Anna Maria.
This week’s second place finisher Carl Sadler landed a 33.5″ girth Tarpon also on Sunday the 21st at around 8:00 pm just off of Lido, and David Sugar placed third with a 32.25″ catch off of Casey Key at around 7:00 pm on Sunday night as well.
Week Three Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Bryan Wright w/ a 36.75″ Girth
2nd Place: Carl Sadler w/ a 33.5″ Girth
3rd Place: David Sugar w/ a 32.25″ Girth
There are 2 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here on this website.
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Posted by SSAC on May 23, 2017
Eric Hernandez earned the second coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Eric’s 35″ catch and release happened on Wednesday, May 17th at around 10:45 am off of Venice.
Second place finisher Chris Gettig landed a 34.25″ girth Tarpon on Thursday the 18th at around 9:00 am off of Longboat Key, and Brock Horner placed third, also with a 34.25″ catch off of Lido Beach at around 6:00 pm on Saturday night, the 20th.
The Week Two Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Eric Hernandez w/ a 35″ Girth
2nd Place: Chris Gettig w/ a 34.25″ Girth
3rd Place: Brock Horner w/ a 34.25″ Girth
There are 3 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here on this website.
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Posted by SSAC on May 17, 2017
Congratulations to all who entered a fish this week. Tom Kane earned the first coveted spot for the Fish-Off scheduled for Sat., June 17. Tom’s 39.5″ Tarpon catch and release happened on Friday, May 12th at 9:40 am near Midnight Pass.
Second place finisher Tony Paul landed his 36″ girth Tarpon on Friday the 12th also at around 11:00 am off Turtle Beach.
Dave Robinson placed third with a 35″ catch off of Longboat Key at 11:14 am. Dave’s catch and release also occurred on the 12th making Friday the go-to-day for Tarpon fishing last week. High winds hampered anglers on Saturday.
The Week One Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Tom Kane w/ a 39.5″ Girth
2nd Place: Tony Paul w/ a 36″ Girth
3rd Place: Dave Robinson w/ a 35″ Girth
There are 4 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here.
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