15^th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament Report

(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association July 2009 Newsletter)

It was a lovely day for fishing on June 13. The rain had been falling for over a week, but on Tournament day, there were blue skies and calm seas. It showed in the results! A few facts –

• The Fluke Tournament attracted 577 entries
• The overall heaviest fish was caught by Jim Mathews of Somerset NJ who weighed in at Sandy Hook – the weight was 9.26 lbs
• The top three male finishers all weighed at Sandy Hook and were 1) Jim Mathews (9.26) out of Somerset, 2) Don Wetzel (8.72) out of Riverdale and 3) Robert McCarter (8.30) out of Hillsboro
• The top three female finishers weighed at two different ports and were 1) Linda Hubert of Little Egg weighing in at Great Bay (4.90); 2) Denise Kline of Trevose, PA weighing in at Fortescue (4.63), and 3) Jaci (pronounced “Jackie”) Evans from Valley Forge, PA weighing in at Fortescue (4.44)
• The lightest #1 fish was weighed in at Fortescue at 5.25 lbs brought in by Fred Pohlig of Bellmawr, which shows the large variation in the range of fish caught
• There were few complaints about the weather on the day itself, a little wind but mostly clear skies, no thunderstorms or big seas
• Although the economy caused us to cut three ports this year, we are very hopeful we will be able to re-instate those ports as soon as economically feasible
• We were able to retain some of our more generous sponsors, including Shimano, Minn Kota, ProFishCo, NJ Angler, Nor’East, Fisherman’s Headquarters, Interlux and Canyon Gear
• The surveys accompanying your affidavits are very important to scientific research, so we encourage you to fill those surveys out for computation by one of our researchers
• There is a list of our port and door prize sponsors available to everyone, so please reward these companies with your business

The JCAA 15th Annual Awards Ceremony on June 19 attracted over 1000 people with about 400 boats represented, all there for the chance to win door prizes from our sponsors and the grand prize of $10,000. There were plenty of door prizes to go around. What a great night, especially for Mark Barnett who has kept the streak going. He is the 13th of 15 grand prize winners who didn’t land a qualifying fluke! I am sure he is crying all the way to the bank!

Final Prize List
June 17, 2009

The JCAA would like to thank all of the generous supporters of our organization for their assistance in making the 15th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament a huge success!

* Trump Marina Casino Hotel *
* Shimano Fishing *
* Minn Kota Motors *
* New Jersey Angler Magazine *
* Nor’East Saltwater Magazine *
* Interlux International Paint Company *
* Costa del Mar Sunglasses *
* ProFishCo *
* Canyon Gear *
* Fisherman’s Headquarters (LBI) *
* Jersey Coast Shark Anglers *
* Lamiglas *
* Do It Corporation *
* Reel Saver *
* Miss Belmar *
* Miss Belmar Princess *
* Captain Cal *
* Pure Fishing *
* Lake Fork Trophy Lures *
* CRC Industries *
* Catcher Company *
* Burford Books *
* Gitzit Inc. *
* Ardent Outdoors *
* Angler’s Book Supply *
* Grizz’s Bait and Tackle *
* Tru-turn Inc. *
* Pell’s Fish and Sport *
* Fisherman’s Den *
* Reel Saver *
* BayShore Anglers *
* Lakewood Blue Claws *

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