Just over 400 boats participated in the 18th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament which was held on June 9th and between 700 and 800 anglers attended the Awards Ceremony held on June 15th at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. Pat Donnelly, our master of Ceremonies, announced the many port winners and the many door prizes winners. JCAA would like to thank all of our sponsors. Our nationally known sponsors include: West Marine, Penn Reels, Spiderwire Braided Line, Berkley Gulp Bait, Interlux Yacht Paint, Costa Sunglasses, Minn-Kota Trolling Motors, Nor’East Saltwater Magazine and our host for the Awards Ceremony, Golden Nugget, Atlantic City. One of our $1,200 First Place Port Prizes was sponsored by Fisherman’s Headquarters (Long Beach Island). At the conclusion of the Awards Ceremony ticket number 954 was drawn for the $5,000 Grand Prize. Jim Scherer of Monroe, NJ was the proud ticket holder. Congratulations, Jim! Once again, the winner of our Grand Prize did not place for a port prize or weigh in a fish in his port. This is now the 15th time out of 18 tournaments where the Grand Prize winner has not weighed in a fish. I would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s tournament, without your participation it would not be a success. There are a lot of people who volunteered their time to make this a great event for you. There are too many to name individually without possibly leaving someone out. I would like to thank them publicly at this time and I will thank them personally as I see them.
We also want to acknowledge the terrific changes taking place at the Golden Nugget. If you haven’t been there since it was Trump Marina, you are in for a pleasant surprise. The ballroom was completely refurbished and the casino area looks great. There are new restaurants and many more dining choices. Show your support for the Golden Nugget as a JCAA sponsor and pay a visit soon.
Soon we will have the pictures of the awards ceremony posted on our web page. We are already working on the 19th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament. We will be looking for ways to provide more prizes and increase participation. We are hoping to return to the days of 1,000 boats. To get the latest information, sign up on the JCAA Web Page to subscribe to the JCAA Newspaper and you will also receive all our alerts. Looking forward to seeing you next year.
