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JCAA’s 17th Annual Fluke Tournament
Port Prize Winners

By Tim Burden, Tournament Director

(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association July 2011 Newsletter)

The 17th Annual JCAA Tournament took place on June 11th, 2011. Everyone reported having a terrific time. The Tournament had 463 boats competing in 10 ports. This was the lowest number of entries which means the participating boats had the best chance ever to win a port prize. We were competing against the greatest early striped bass season ever. The 12 port prizes are listed below.

The largest fish weighed in was 10 lbs at Shark River and was caught by Allan Mann Sr. Shark River did not have a fish weighing less than 6 lbs that qualified for a port prize. You can find a comparison of total fish weighed in 2010 vs 2011 and the port prize winners in the charts at the end of this article.

In 2010 it was hard to get a fish over 5 lbs and a number of 3 lb fish won prizes in the south. This year the smallest fish was 2.42 lbs and there were 38 fish over 5lbs. Four ports did not have a fish over 5lbs. As you can see, the total weight of summer flounder that qualified for port prizes in 2011 was 557.49 pounds. It will be interesting to see the JCAA survey returns to discover what the throwback ratio was and how many keepers were actually caught. Anglers will have an opportunity to give JCAA feedback about how the tournament is organized and also to suggest any changes that might enhance their experience. Surveys will be mailed to current and past participants, so anglers can tell us how to improve this tournament.

This annual tournament provides funds to help the Jersey Coast Anglers Association continue its fight to protect the marine resource, fund summer flounder research and fight for the rights of recreational anglers. JCAA deals with many issues. Currently we continue the fight to get the pots off the reefs and to guarantee public access.



Jersey Coast Anglers Association
17th Annual 2011 Port Prize List

Place:Prize
1st Place:Cash $1,200
2nd Place:Penn Battle BTL5000 spinning reel with an Uglystik SPL11661M rod & a Penn Battle BTL 4000 spinning reel with an Uglystik SPL11661MH rod with 2 spool of Spiderwire Stealth braid and 5 packages Gulp bait
3rd Place:West Marine $300 Gift Card
4th Place:Costa Sunglasses and accessories
5th Place:Minn Kota Trolling Motor
6th Place:Penn Battle BTL 5000 spinning reel with an Uglystik SPL11661MH rod with 2 spool of Spiderwire Stealth braid and 5 packages Gulp bait
7th Place:Penn Combo GT2 level line reel and Uglystik rod with spool of Spiderwire Stealth braid and 5 packages Gulp bait
8th Place:Humminbird PiranhaMAX 190C Fishfinder
9th Place:Gallon of Interlux Micron CSG bottom paint
10th Place:Nor’east Magazine Shimano Torium 20 conventional salt water reel
11th Place:Two Uglystik rods models SPL 1161661M and SPL 1161661MH with a spool of Spiderwire Stealth braid and 2 packages Gulp bait
12th Place:Canyon Gear International Gift Package and two night stay at the Golden Nugget


2010 & 2011 Weight Comparisons
(Weight for First 12 spots at each port)

Port20102011
Jersey City50.0268.15
Sandy Hook74.259.4
Shark River Inlet55.6385.5
Manasquan River55.763.60
Barnegat Bay44.845.81
Long Beach Island44.4244.16
Great Bay45.3656.8
Ocean City49.8845.79
Cape May52.4248.14
Fortescue49.7840.29
Totals522.21557.64



Here are the Winners for 2011

1. Jersey City

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stDennis GiroRidgefield, NJ2908.2527.25
2ndAndre LuisNorth Arlington, NJ2437.1826.87
3rdGeorge SteiningeFreeport, NY2516.7526.00
4thRobert McCarterHillsborough, NJ4505.9325.00
5thSteven MelishHicksville, NJ2205.6824.50
6thSal GaetaniBayonne, NJ3535.5623.87
7thHarvey KarpKearny, NJ2865.2523.00
8thAdelino PiresHarrison, NJ2125.0023.50
9thAnthony NitschkeSecaucus, NJ4334.8123.25
10thThomas MurphyBayonne, NJ3014.6222.50
11thRobert BreidtLake Hopatcong, NJ3914.6222.50
12thRon Shock Jr.Dumont, NJ3464.5022.75

2. Sandy Hook

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stMichael WellsPoint Pleasant, NJ3327.8028.00
2ndCharles ParkerOceanport, NJ3906.6025.00
3rdRobert HennOld Bridge, NJ2636.0024.00
4thJohn DeVitoBloomfield, NJ295.2024.00
5thRobert CameronNorth Haledon, NJ905.0024.00
6thKristen CapalboDumont, NJ3794.8024.00
7thMike HallerButler, NJ3164.4023.00
8thPedro OliveraElizabeth, NJ3544.2023.00
9thAnthony BrunoSouth Hackensack, NJ2244.0022.00
10thGlenn DavisWayside, NJ3194.0022.00
11thTed TyburczyLinden, NJ4733.8021.50
12thBruce SmithOcean, NJ123.6021.00

3. Shark River Inlet

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stAllan Mann Sr.Sellersville, PA17310.0027.12
2ndArt CoakleyWall, NJ539.5026.00
3rdGreg HeiserMilford, NJ807.2524.50
4thEd CarrWall, NJ117.0024.50
5thGeorge MizsakHamilton, NJ3887.0024.00
6thJohn Gregus IIIWoodbridge, NJ4286.7523.50
7thChris SzeczMercerville, NJ4626.5024.00
8thWilliam GrillDeal, NJ1226.5024.00
9thDavid BuchinskiFranklin Park, NJ216.5023.50
10thDavid TempleNorth Hanover, NJ506.2523.50
11thRich PalaezBelmar, NJ2716.2522.50
12thJohn PoplawskiNeptune, NJ1976.0023.00

4. Manasquan River

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stShane TooheyNeptune, NJ1926.7525.50
2ndJohn AspromontiManasquan, NJ3366.1024.00
3rdBobby LuginRobbinsville, NJ4166.0524.50
4thBob AngeliniHamilton, NJ2575.8523.75
5thJim SakersBrick, NJ2965.7024.00
6thStanley CzekayBrick, NJ2225.7023.75
7thJames WaiterBrick, NJ4155.4523.00
8thDon E. ParrBrick, NJ3445.0023.00
9thRobert RusnackNew Brunswick, NJ1834.9522.50
10thSam FormanHightstown, NJ3234.5023.00
11thRobert SpinellaBoonton, NJ4593.8521.50
12thSteve MateriaBrick, NJ563.7021.50

5. Barnegat Bay

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stRoger StanwoodToms River, NJ2466.3026.00
2ndDon Hillegass JrBarnegat, NJ2085.4024.00
3rdLorenzo HillmanForked River, NJ575.3023.50
4thGrag ApaiTrenton, NJ2344.2723.50
5thRonald JuzefykColonia, NJ4034.0522.00
6thJohn Kostick Jr.Lakewood, NJ1583.9021.75
7thJohn HowellForked River, NJ3753.4021.00
8thRichard GregerWaretown, NJ3612.8020.50
9thWalter PilipiakManahawkin, NJ1182.8019.00
10thRaymond RolakForked River, NJ4062.6019.75
11thFred StowmanForked River, NJ2042.5720.50
12thPhil CelmerFlemington, NJ12.4219.00

6. Long Beach Island

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stMike MurdzaWaretown, NJ3264.8623.75
2ndAntony SchollPhiladelphia, PA2104.4023.00
3rdEd CherryWaretown, NJ4374.2422.50
4thRanger RandSecaucus, NJ2284.2422.25
5thPaul SchellBarnegat, NJ1273.8821.75
6thRon RandSecaucus, NJ2423.7021.00
7thMark LukerBrowns Mills, NJ3893.6622.25
8thBrian CognigniBurlington, NJ2093.4021.00
9thBrian CzarnikPhiladelphia, PA1353.2821.25
10thJohn MaffiaMystic Island, NJ2822.9420.25
11thBill Haluska Forked River, NJ1722.9220.00
12thJamie GallagherTuckerton, NJ462.6420.00

7. Great Bay

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stDavid BrownCrosswicks, NJ2807.1826.50
2ndJohn DaunorasHammonton, NJ26016.0324.25
3rdDave MesserschmidLittle Egg Harbor, NJ4355.0523.00
4thThomas SpezzavourBeverly, NJ3124.7522.50
5thCraig HurlessSmithville, NJ3944.6423.25
6thJoseph DaunorasShamong, NJ1234.3021.75
7thDavid RoeschEgg Harbor City, NJ3424.2622.00
8thBob PharoTuckerton, NJ4134.2621.50
9thStephan PinkosPort Republic, NJ2774.2521.75
10thCraig NelsonChesterfield, NJ2894.2023.00
11thBrian SeitzTamaqua, PA2134.1822.00
12thSam HainesBurlington, NJ1613.7021.75

8. Ocean City

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stRick SolariBrigantine, NJ3154.9824.00
2ndJason DaunorasCedar Brook, NJ4204.7524.00
3rdMike VenutoWashington twp, NJ1853.9323.00
4thRichard BurgessAvalon, NJ583.8922.00
5thJeff ReeseMays Landing, NJ4323.8123.00
6thKevin SeegerMays Landing, NJ723.7622.00
7thJerry CoombsLittle Egg Harbor, NJ4523.7122.00
8thBob OsterPalermo, NJ2673.6622.00
9thBob WhitesideLinwood, NJ373.5222.00
10thDarin ChojnackiSteelmantown, NJ3403.3421.00
11thJoe MacDonaldSea Isle City, NJ4493.2821.50
12thLarry DennerEagleville, PA3953.1620.50

9. Cape May

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stBill MullenLester, PA1064.7822.00
2ndMargaret BoyleWhitehall, PA4124.7225.00
3rdKarl JonesNorth Wales, PA3714.3523.00
4thAl BarbodoWashington Township, NJ924.1723.00
5thLen FennimoreWilliamstown, NJ484.1522.50
6thGeorge BlasetpoPaulsboro2114.0923.50
7thMike IacovelliVineland, NJ4234.0822.00
8thLeo KamertzPhoenixville, PA614.0222.00
9thPatrick LindGibbsboro, NJ2663.8622.00
10thJeff WhalenPennsauken, NJ4223.3522.50
11thDennis MoletteOcean City, NJ3643.3321.00
12thSteve WagnerTurnersville, NJ3633.2421.50

10. Fortescue

 NameHometownEntry #WeightLength
1stJason RenyoMillville, NJ3834.3122.00
2ndBill ReidWoodbury Heights, NJ304.0622.31
3rdJohn BanscherGibbstown, NJ1264.0022.12
4thMichael BennerHoney Brook, PA943.3821.25
5thAlex NardelliBridgeton, NJ2533.3121.43
6thMichele CarlsonVineland, NJ2403.3121.12
7thTim OttSellersville, PA243.0621.00
8thLance LonsingerCoatesville, PA4093.0620.31
9thHoward Benner Sr.Honey Brook, PA3823.0020.50
10thKeith WilsonWest Deptford, NJ1143.0020.25
11thJohn FeldmanGibbstown, NJ2292.9320.50
12thWalt SuttonWoodbine, NJ2682.8719.93


Awards Presentations at Golden Nugget Casino/Hotel in Atlantic City

The JCAA 17th Annual Awards Ceremony on June 17th attracted over 1,000 people with approximately 300 boats represented for a chance to win the $5,000 Grand Prize and dozens of door prizes from our sponsors.

This year’s $5,000 Grand Prize went to Ken Jennings (of Independence Township, NJ), representing the crew of Jim Campbell with what some would believe to be an unlucky raffle number, 666! Jennings’ big win made it a Grand Slam night for his other Passaic River Yacht Club members in attendance receiving their 2nd, 7th, and 8th Place prizes for the Jersey City Port. Congratulations to Ken Jennings, Jim Campbell and the rest of the crew members!

James Rogan of Barnegat, NJ had his survey entry number picked by JCAA President Eileen Smith to win a free 2012 Fluke Tournament Entry for completing and submitting his survey.

On behalf of the JCAA, I would like to thank all of our JCAA supporters for helping to make the Tournament and Awards Ceremony successful, rewarding, and fun for everyone participating. A big THANK YOU to our Major Sponsors for their generous contributions. The following Major Sponsors provided a total of one hundred twenty port prizes for the ten ports and dozens more in door prizes.

Golden Nugget Casino
West Marine Stores
Berkley Gulp
Spiderwire
Penn Reels
Minn Kota Motors
UglyStik
Interlux Yacht Paint
Costa Premium Sunglasses
Humminbird Fishfinders
Canyon Gear Outfitters
Nor’East Saltwater

Thank You to Fisherman’s Headquarters (Long Beach Island), Gateway Marina & Yacht Sales (Highlands/Sandy Hook), and Liberty Landing Marina (Jersey City) for their $1,200 1st Place Prize donations. (The JCAA provided all other 1st Place Port Prizes)

The JCAA would also like to thank the following Door Prize Sponsors for their donations:

Pure Fishing
www.finsfishing.com
Pro Fish
F J Neil Surf Bags
Fisherman’s Den, Belmar
Fisherman’s Headquarters
Lamiglass
Costa
Ocean Explorer
Fin-Atics, Ocean City
Miss Belmar Princess
Strike King Lures
Angler’s Book Supply
Bob’s Bait Boards
Tackle Buddy
Flying Fisherman
Frabil Nets
Capt. Cal
AA Worms
Meltzer’s, Garfield
Ken Eagle Fishing Mounts & Trophies
ASA / Eastern Fishing and Outdoor Exposition

We encourage everyone to support these sponsors by purchasing their products or services whenever possible.

And special thanks to the entire JCAA Executive Board, the Fluke Tournament Committee members, the many volunteers (including their spouses), and friends that graciously gave their time and guidance to help make the Tournament as successful as it was.

 

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