94th ANNUAL SARASOTA TARPON TOURNAMENT

May 4 thru June 9, 2024

Jim Lopez Wins the 91st Edition of the Sarasota Tarpon Tournament

Posted by on Jun 20, 2021

Jim Lopez Wins the 91st Edition of the Sarasota Tarpon Tournament

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.

2021 Fish-Off group.

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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Tom & Kitty Kane are set to go head to head along with five other anglers in this year’s annual Fish-Off

Posted by on Jun 19, 2021

Tom & Kitty Kane are set to go head to head along with five other anglers in this year’s annual Fish-Off

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.

2021 Fish-Off group.

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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