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| Bill Slaughter & Gary Wysong 1st Place |
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| Surf City Redfish Tour IFA Results June 2008
This year marked the first ever Surf City, NC Redfish tour tournament and the first tournament the IFA has held in North Carolina. On June 7th, 2008 with a beautiful weather forecast forty-three teams converged on Topsail Islands' sound side waters for a chance to compete for first place and the title to a Ranger Banshee boat. Twenty-nine of those teams weighed fish in that day with the first place team weight of 14.87 lbs. being taken by friends Bill Slaughter and Gary Wysong (see photo). Total weight of redfish weighed in during the tournament was 300.44 lbs. all of which were released after the weigh in. My team angler Capt. Tommy Scarborough and I fished the tournament with fly rods and caught eight reds on the fly that day and culled several fish to put us in 10th place with a total weight of 12.28 lbs. Tommy and I had a great time fishing together and chasing sight fishable redfish all day, this will be a tournament I am sure not to forget soon! Congrats to Bill and Gary for putting up some impressive weights on fish and thanks to Captain Tommy Scarborough of Georgetown Coastal Adventures for talking me into fishing the tournament!
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| Capt.'s Tommy Scarborough & Seth Vernon |
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Captain Seth Vernon's Saltwater Fly Fishing School
Dates: Summer Class July 19 & 20, 2008 (Sat./Sun.) Fall Class September 20 & 21, 2008 (Sat./Sun.)
Where: Airlie Gardens Wilmington, NC
Rates: $525.oo per person
Instructors: Captain Seth Vernon & Captain Eddie Stuart
Availability: Maximum of 12 Anglers per class
Included: Continental Breakfast, Lunch,Coffee/Cold Drinks, Fly Equipment, all Learning Materials and more...
Topics: Knot tying, Fly Selection, Fish Fighting, Advanced Casting Techniques, Finding Fish, Presenting the Fly, Tackle Preperation, The Ready Position, Saltwater Strategies for Fly Fishing and More...
Sponsors:
Airlie Gardens~ www.airliegardens.org/
Scott Fly Rods~ www.scottflyrod.com
Great Outdoor Provision Company~ www.greatoutdoorprovision.com
Nautilus Fly Reels~ www.nautilusreels.com
Scientific Anglers~ www.scientificanglers.com
Beavertail Skiffs~ www.beavertailskiffs.com
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| Guide/Angler to most Redfish Releases |
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2007 Cape Fear Red Trout Celebrity Classic
~Guide to most Redfish Released: Captain Seth Vernon
~Angler to most Redfish Released: Bill Slaughter
~Fly Angler tie to most fly caught Redfish: Richard Sear
A special thanks to my anglers for the 2007 Cape Fear Red Trout Tournament for releasing 20 redfish in two days of fishing on spinning tackle and an additional 3 redfish on fly. Thanks for making us the highest scoring boat in the tournament in 2007! I am looking forward to doing it again in 2008 and raising a lot of money with our fellow anglers ot find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. For more information log on to http://www.redbone.org/
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Upcoming Events
May
~ Cobia Season Kicks Off... Stay tuned to the Fishing Blog for more info at http://doublehaulguideservice.blogspot.com
June
~June 7th
Inshore Fishing Association Redfish Tournament: Surf City, NC
July
~July 12th
Inshore Fishing Association Redfish Tournament: Savannah, GA
~July 19th & 20th
Captain Seth Vernon's Saltwater Fly Fishing School~ Hosted by Great Outdoor Provision Co. & Airlie Gardens
August
~August 9th
Fly Casting Demos at Airlie Gardens 9:30 am-11:30 am
September
~September 18th
Guest speaking engagement with Fly Fishers of Virginia~ www.flyfishersofvirginia.org
~September 20th-21st
Captain Seth Vernon's Saltwater Fly Fishing School~ Hosted by Great Outdoor Provision Co. & Airlie Gardens
October
~October 17th-19th
Cape Fear Red Trout Tournament~ Figure Eight Island~ www.capefearredtrout.com
Tight Loops & Lines,
Captain Seth Vernon~ |
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