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(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association September 2004 Newsletter)
Participating anglers will fish on Island Beach State Park from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Same day registration will begin at 5:00 am at Pavilion #1.
Registration Fees:
$10.00(ages 18 & over - $15.00 on Tournament Day)
$5.00 – Ages 13-17
Children 12 & under are FREE!
Special arrangements are made for handicapped anglers. Balloon tire equipped beach wheelchairs are available for anglers with disabilities. Volunteers will be needed to assist anglers with special needs who fish on tournament day. To volunteer, or to make arrangements for a handicapped angler, please contact Greg Kucharewski at 732-840-9197.
We need your help! If you do not plan to fish in the tournament, we need your help! We need owners of 4-wheel drive vehicles to volunteer as beach judges who will measure the fish caught by tournament contestants. Judges are vital to the smooth operation and success of this tournament. To volunteer as a judge, please contact Bob DeLeonard at 732-793-8080.
We are looking forward to another successful event at Island Beach State Park on Sunday, October 3. Participating anglers will fish on Island Beach State Park from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM. This annual event has become a fixture of the New Jersey Fall surf fishing season for an increasing number of surf anglers and their families.
Last year over 1,000 anglers took part in the tournament. This is a fishing tournament that is enjoyed by the veteran surf fisherman as well as the novice angler. Anglers of all ages and levels of expertise take part and win in various categories in this tournament. The winner of the prestigious Governor's Cup, Travis Laureigh of Bayville, NJ, caught a 35 ˝" Striped Bass Travis became the youngest winner of the Governor's Cup since the beginning of the event in 1992.
Tournament hats and t-shirts will be on sale in the Pavilion on Tournament day! There will be a limited number of these special items from Canyon Gear. The t-shirts and hats will have a special new Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament design. Don’t forget to stop at the Pavilion, after fishing, to get your hat and shirt!
Various sporting organizations, state agencies and Tournament supporters will have exhibits at the Pavilion throughout the tournament day.
The NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife will conduct a surf fishing seminar for women on Saturday, October 2. This “Becoming an Outdoors.Woman” program will take place in conjunction with the Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament. BOW participants who fish in the Tournament will have a chance to compete for a special award for the largest fish among their group.