NCCHARTERFISHING-Capt.'s Jeff Cronk and MIke Taylor-Crystal Coast, Swansboro, Emerald Isle: 9/20/08 Redfish Action Tournament 3

Sunday, September 21, 2008

9/20/08 Redfish Action Tournament 3 - 1st Place and Series Champs!

Mike and I fished the third and final tournament of Redfish Action's Redfish Series hosted out of Calico Jack's Marina on Harker's Island. It's been a great Series, well organized, and enjoyable. Mike and I went into this final event in second place for the Title of Series Champs. Although the weather was crazy with 20 to 25 mph winds, Mike and I felt we would have a slight advantage over many of the other teams as we were fishing out of a larger, much more solid boat, our Ranger 2400 Bay Boat. This boat allowed us to get to areas that most smaller flats boats would'nt be able to do because of the rough ride. At one point we were fishing in the surf with 5ft swells on the beach. If we took a wave over the side, the water would run right out our scupper holes in the floor and we could continue fishing. Our first school of fish just wasn't making a good showing as we only landed three fish from it. Next, we worked the surf and landed a few more than we did in the previous spot. Later, we came back inside and scoured some flats and located a school of reds that allowed us to powerpole down on them... and we proceeded to wear'em out! Mike and I landed about 40 reds out of this school and culled through dozens of 25 to 28in. fish releasing many 26 to 26.5in fish. It was a tournament dream day, especially with the weather and knowing we needed a 1st or 2nd place with to have a chance at the Title of Series Champs. The team that was in the lead for the title is a tough team to beat, especially by the three positions we needed to accomplish that. We got to the scales about 3:45pm and weighed in a 26 1/8in 7.13lb red and a 27in 6.6lb red which took first place on this tough weather day. We also earned the title as Series Champs which came with a little more cash and a couple of big trophies! Mike and I would like to thank the following sponsors for their support throughout this 2008 season. Because of their assistance, Mike and I, "team nccharterfishing," were able to place in the top 5 in every event we fished this season from NC waters to GA waters. We also managed to capture the Title of Series Champs for the most accumulated points througout each series including the IFA Redfish Series (www.redfishtour.com), the CCFA Swansboro Redfish Series (www.crystalcoastfishing.net), and the Redfish Action Series (www.redfishaction.com)
Thanks to:

Carlolina Fishing TV (http://www.carolinafishingtv.com/)