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By Greg Kucharewski
(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association Late Summer 2000 Newsletter)
The Governor’s Surf Fishing
Tournament will be held Sunday, October 1, 2000 at Island Beach State Park, New Jersey. Don’t miss it! This fun event is the largest
surf fishing tournament along the East Coast. The
J.C.A.A. Youth Education Committee will be coordinating fishing and aquatic education
programs for children and their families during the surf fishing tournament. Featured programs will include: “Fishing Line
Hunt” by The Fisherman and Stren Line, “Catch the Orange Ruffy Fish” by the
J.C.A.A. Youth Education Committee, “Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs” and “Distance
Casting” by the Shore Surf Club, “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” by the
Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, along with a variety of informational booths that
support the Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament.
During June, July and early August
the JCAA Youth Education Committee was busy supplying JCAA member clubs and organizations
with a variety of fishing/crabbing equipment to promote marine sportfishing.
Throughout the summer several
organizations have borrowed fishing equipment and learning aids to teach youngsters about
the joys of fishing. The JCAA has also
supplied drug awareness material from the Future Fisherman Foundation’s “Hooked
On Fishing Not On Drugs” program. Our
on-hand quantity drug awareness materials are now depleted and we are looking to replenish
our supplies for upcoming outdoor sportsmen events and boat shows. If your fishing club or organization is planning a
youth fishing event for the fall of 2000 or the beginning of the year 2001 and will need
sport fishing promotional material, please phone 732-785-9275 to let us know the amount of
items needed for your event.
Keep in mind that we have 50
saltwater rods and reels available at Island Beach State Park. The rods and reels are to be used by member clubs
and organizations that would like to host a saltwater fishing class.
The Borough of Seaside Park
Recreation Department held their annual Summer Youth Fishing & Crabbing Tournament
with a new twist this summer. They introduced
over 150 community youth to the “Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs” program through
their local Police Departments “D.A.R.E” program.
Several local merchants and Borough
Officials support the Summer Youth Fishing and Crabbing Tournament program and volunteers
provide fishing/crabbing assistance for novice anglers.
This years participants learned the
fine art of Japanese Fish Printing (Gyotaku). Through
the guidance of New Dolphin B&T and The Fisherman staff, youngsters printed their own
fish designs on t-shirts and were awarded the t-shirts as a souvenir.
JCAA furnished the “Hooked on
Fishing Not on Drugs” materials as the local representative for the Future Fisherman
Foundation. Several member clubs had “volunteers” on hand to facilitate the
event: New Jersey Beach Buggy Assn., Berkeley Striper Club, Fishlanders, Atlantic
Saltwater Flyrodders, Shore Surf
Club and Assn. of Surf Angling Clubs (ASAC) and Shore Acres Fishing Club.
Fish & Crab Derby
Frank Richetti, JCAA past president and member of the Shore Acres Club,
at Kettle Creek helped coordinate a Fish & Crab Derby, remove the comma that is open to members and their guests. The organization consists of over 200 families.
There are three separate divisions in the event:
· The juniors division for children 12
and under. All fish and crabs are eligible and every child gets a prize
· There are two adult divisions: First is
adult crab only - these are usually the parents of the kids who crab and fish from the
bulkheads
· The
second adult division is for the more serious anglers who compete for blues, weakfish,
fluke and striped bass.
The spirit of the Fish & Crab Derby is not one of competition but a day of friends,
family and fun on the water. The JCAA Youth
Education Committee supported the event by supplying HOFNOD drug awareness literature and
crabbing material for the children
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