Sunday, October 05, 2008
10/5/08 Wrightsville Beach Inshore Classic Open - 1st Place!
This tournament coverage will be airing this upcoming Sunday, Oct. 12th on Fox8 and Fox14 at 9:30am. There were camera crews onboard with Team NCCharterfishing and Team R&D Fishing. The action was intense on both boats all day! You won't believe the number of reds caught and released! We looked at thousands of redfish through the crystal clear water all day! Don't miss the show! If you live outside the viewing area you can view the current show each week by visiting our website at www.carolinafishingtv.com and click on Current Show.
Well, this Sat. Mike and I participated in the Wrightsville Beach Inshore Classic Open Redfish Tournament which was sponsored by Redfish Action and Ranger Boats. Capt. Lee Willis and his staff did a great job with the entire set-up. Mike and I made an hour and 20min. run each direction which cost us almost 3 hours of valuable fishing time leaving us only 6hrs to find fish and try to get two big fish to compete with the weights of top tournament fishermen. Well, from the time we rounded the sand flat off our first stop we spotted a school of redfish consisting of a 1000 or more redfish. Our first casts produced a couple of big redfish one of which was 25.5in and Mike put it into the livewell to start out what was to be an incredible day of tournament fishing. By 2:00pm we had caught and released almost 100 redfish ranging from 23in. to 32in. and our two fattest reds consisted of a 26 15/16in and a perfect 27in fish. We weren't sure of our exact weights but felt like we had just over 14lbs and enough to make the top 3... Well, we got to the weigh-in site back at Wrightsville Beach Marina at 3:50 to find that the top weight was a little over 14lbs and several boats still hadn't weighed in. As we proceeded to retreive our catch from our livewells, a final look at our fish with their enormous shoulders and thick bodies offered us a little confidence that we might place higher than expected. As it turned out our aggregate weight for our two reds was 14.54lbs with our largest redfish weighing 7.6lbs (7lbs 9.6oz). To our surprise, Mike and I, Team NCCHARTERFISHING, won first place. We also managed to have the top weight for a Ranger Boat. Capt. Jot Owens, also a Ranger team, managed to bring a 7.69lb redfish to the scales to win the TWT for big fish. His team also managed 2nd place in the event. Almost every boat weighed fish in and it was good to see some support for these redfish tournaments in the southern part of our state. This sport is growing folks. Now is the time to take part and support the sport through participation in these events which helps to draw attention to the recreational fishermen of our state. There will be three Redfish Series again next year up and down the state of NC. Be sure to check out www.crystalcoastfishing.net www.redfishtour.com and www.redfishaction.com as we move into the 2009 season so you can get the competition dates and locations into your calendar and plan for next season. Expect more cash and prizes for next season! So, start talking to your friends and get your two man team together! This is the perfect chance for a father to team up with his son or daughter and participate in a sporting event. Guys, think about it... you've got the perfect reason to tell your wife you just gotta go fishing... you know... to practice. Alright moms... please don't get upset with me... It won't be long and my daughter as well as Mike's son will have fishing rods in their hands.
Capt. Jeff Cronk
Team NCCharterfishing
FISH'N4LIFE CHARTERS
252-764-2174
jcronk@ec.rr.com
Well, this Sat. Mike and I participated in the Wrightsville Beach Inshore Classic Open Redfish Tournament which was sponsored by Redfish Action and Ranger Boats. Capt. Lee Willis and his staff did a great job with the entire set-up. Mike and I made an hour and 20min. run each direction which cost us almost 3 hours of valuable fishing time leaving us only 6hrs to find fish and try to get two big fish to compete with the weights of top tournament fishermen. Well, from the time we rounded the sand flat off our first stop we spotted a school of redfish consisting of a 1000 or more redfish. Our first casts produced a couple of big redfish one of which was 25.5in and Mike put it into the livewell to start out what was to be an incredible day of tournament fishing. By 2:00pm we had caught and released almost 100 redfish ranging from 23in. to 32in. and our two fattest reds consisted of a 26 15/16in and a perfect 27in fish. We weren't sure of our exact weights but felt like we had just over 14lbs and enough to make the top 3... Well, we got to the weigh-in site back at Wrightsville Beach Marina at 3:50 to find that the top weight was a little over 14lbs and several boats still hadn't weighed in. As we proceeded to retreive our catch from our livewells, a final look at our fish with their enormous shoulders and thick bodies offered us a little confidence that we might place higher than expected. As it turned out our aggregate weight for our two reds was 14.54lbs with our largest redfish weighing 7.6lbs (7lbs 9.6oz). To our surprise, Mike and I, Team NCCHARTERFISHING, won first place. We also managed to have the top weight for a Ranger Boat. Capt. Jot Owens, also a Ranger team, managed to bring a 7.69lb redfish to the scales to win the TWT for big fish. His team also managed 2nd place in the event. Almost every boat weighed fish in and it was good to see some support for these redfish tournaments in the southern part of our state. This sport is growing folks. Now is the time to take part and support the sport through participation in these events which helps to draw attention to the recreational fishermen of our state. There will be three Redfish Series again next year up and down the state of NC. Be sure to check out www.crystalcoastfishing.net www.redfishtour.com and www.redfishaction.com as we move into the 2009 season so you can get the competition dates and locations into your calendar and plan for next season. Expect more cash and prizes for next season! So, start talking to your friends and get your two man team together! This is the perfect chance for a father to team up with his son or daughter and participate in a sporting event. Guys, think about it... you've got the perfect reason to tell your wife you just gotta go fishing... you know... to practice. Alright moms... please don't get upset with me... It won't be long and my daughter as well as Mike's son will have fishing rods in their hands.
Capt. Jeff Cronk
Team NCCharterfishing
FISH'N4LIFE CHARTERS
252-764-2174
jcronk@ec.rr.com
