Ten Great Reasons to Enter 13th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament on June 9

One - Over $110,000 in cash and prizes!
Two - A great day of fishing fun with family and friends!
Three - A gala awards celebration at Trump Marina Hotel Casino!
Four - Twelve ports to fish from -- each with a $1,200 first prize!
Five - An evening at fun-filled Atlantic City!
Six - Your chance to win a four stroke Yamaha powered Century fishing boat with a LoadRite Trailer & Fisher Canvas Cover!
Seven - A drawing for more door prizes than you can shake a graphite rod at!
Eight - A chance to take five of your friends or family fishing!
Nine - 120 fabulous port prizes! Ten chances to win at each port. Odds like this you won’t see in Vegas
Ten - You’ll be helping the Jersey Coast Anglers Association fight to protect your fishing rights and the marine environment!

Tournament Participation Means JCAA Support 

How many times in recent years have you read about the Jersey Coast Anglers Association (JCAA) lobbying in Trenton, Washington, or in the trenches at public hearings, standing up for anglers like you? JCAA. The name pops up almost daily in newspapers and fishing magazines around the state. It makes you feel good to know we have such a strong group of knowledgeable people united in battle on your behalf. Doesn’t it? Do you ever wonder how much it costs to keep the pressure on fisheries managers, politicians and lobbyists from the commercial fishing industry? How about the polluters and agencies that conspire to damage the ocean in the name of economic gain or political expediency? IT COSTS A LOT! Even for an all-volunteer non-profit group like JCAA. How many times have you thought about joining JCAA or making a donation to help the cause but didn’t get around to it? Well, here’s your chance to help and have fun in the process. And you’ll have a great chance of winning one of hundreds of cash and product prizes from our generous sponsors who know that what JCAA does is especially critical to the saltwater angler.

The Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament is the largest boat-fishing tournament on the East Coast, with $110,000 in cash and prizes. Last year, over 2,500 anglers fishing from more than 800 boats from twelve ports along the Jersey shore participated and all had a ball doing it. It’s the only tournament that gives you a shot at winning the grand prize – a $30,000 fishing boat package - without having to catch a single fish! That’s because the grand prizewinner is selected at the final drawing at the awards ceremony sponsored by Trump Marina Hotel Casino in exciting Atlantic City. Fishing, prizes, Atlantic City, support the resource...not only sounds like fun...it is!

The proceeds go to support JCAA’s work done on behalf of hundreds of thousands of saltwater anglers in New Jersey and neighboring states. JCAA was instrumental in stopping the decimation of eels in our rivers and bays, reducing the over-harvest of bunker in state waters, removing the menhaden reduction boats, supporting the artificial reef program and getting the best quota possible for summer flounder. Do you know why Striped Bass fishing is better than it was thirteen years ago? I know. It was because the JCAA and supporting memberships worked to keep Striped Bass as a game fish, assured reasonable fisheries management measures and fought to stop sand mining and toxic dumping in the ocean. Every penny this major fundraising event generates is well spent on your behalf. The JCAA needs your help all year long, but what better way to show you care than by entering this great spring fishing tournament.

You say you won’t be able to fish that weekend? Enter anyway. You would be surprised at the number of anglers who register and don’t fish. They just want to support the efforts of the JCAA and still have a chance at winning the grand prize and one of the many valuable door prizes. Simply enter and you are still eligible to attend the awards ceremony in Atlantic City on June 15th and win!

HUNDREDS OF CHANCES TO WIN

This event is actually twelve mini-tournaments in one. Each weigh-station has its own set of prizes for the heaviest fluke brought to the scales including $1,200 cash for first place, $10,000 donated by Trump Marina Hotel Casino for 10 of the ports, Fisherman Headquarters for LBI and JCAA the balance; a $750 gift certificate for second, donated by Boater’s World; a Raymarine Digital High Definition Fishfinder for third; and seven other great prizes from these sponsors: Maui Jim, Minn Kota, American Fishing Wire and Hi-Seas, Shimano Fishing, Canyon Gear International Outfitters, and New Jersey Angler and Nor’east Saltwater Magazines. That’s a total of 120 port prizes! But there is more, much more! Contestants register in one of twelve ports from Jersey City to Fortescue, each with easy access weigh-stations. You compete only against those boats registered in that port for the generous list of port prizes.

Once again, Trump Marina Hotel Casino Hotel has opened its arms and its pocketbook to help us and we can’t thank them enough! We hope you will remember they are concerned about your fishing and the ocean environment any time you are heading to Atlantic City because we sure do! This year the JCAA wishes to welcome aboard Shimano Fishing as a brand new port sponsor. Come and view the 1801 Century boat at the ceremony or at Pier 47, Wildwood NJ or Gateway Marina & Yacht Sales, Belford, NJ.

THE DRAWING WITHIN THE TOURNAMENT

In addition to your chance to win any of the port prizes by using your fishing skills, every boat entered has a shot at winning the Grand Prize fishing boat and a host of door prizes. These will be given away as part of a huge drawing at the gala awards ceremony hosted by Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City on June 15, 2007. At least one member from your crew must be present for you to win these door prizes. There will be plenty of fun at the awards ceremony and you will have a chance to meet the JCAA volunteer staff. The Grand Prize will be on display along with dozens of door prizes. Tournament T-shirts and hats will be available. Come early and meet the representatives from Century Boats, Yamaha, Raymarine, Boater’s World, Shimano, Maui Jim, American Fishing Wire, Hi-Seas, New Jersey Angler and Nor’east Saltwater Magazines and other sponsors. Port prizes will once again be presented at the event by our master of ceremonies, Pat Donnelly.

The management of Trump Marina Hotel Casino is ready to welcome all tournament entrants to come and enjoy their fantastic facilities. Come before 3PM and get a food discount coupon compliments of the Casino. Want to make a night or weekend out of it? Trumps Marina Hotel Casino has set aside a limited number of specially priced rooms for contestants. For reservations call 1-800-777-8477 and mention you are coming for the Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament and reference group code: Fluke07

HOW TO ENTER

Entry fee for this year’s event will be $100 per boat until June 1st. After June 2nd the entry fee will be $125 per boat. Each boat is permitted up to six anglers. Remember, all weigh-stations have additional entry forms or you can have them mailed to you by calling the JCAA office at 732-506-6565. Fax us at 732-506-6975 or download a form by clicking here. You can even register using a MasterCard or Visa credit card by phone! Check out the JCAA web page for further information: www.jcaa.org

VALUABLE TIPS

Mark the date of the Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament June 9th on your calendar. Six anglers per boat are allowed to fish. Ask your family and friends to join you and increase your chances to win port prizes. Why wait to sign up when you could be cutting bait and preparing strategies. Check out the JCAA web page for further information: www.jcaa.org.

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