03-04-2009, 09:10 AM
LIZELLA, GEORGIA - Anglers from across Florida and the surrounding regions will converge on Punta Gorda, Florida, on March 7 for the first IFA Redfish Tour Florida West Coast Division event of 2009. The event, which will launch from Laishley Park Marina, is the first of three regular-season tournaments for the Florida West Coast Division, one of six divisions of IFA Redfish Tour events running from the Carolinas to Texas.
The weekend's activities begin Friday, March 6 with registration from 5-7 p.m. at Hooters of Port Charlotte (1360 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL 33948) with the Captain's Meeting to follow. Anglers will be launching from Laishley Park Marina (US41 N heading to Port Charlotte; right on Olympia Ave., left on Nesbit St.) at safe light on Saturday for the one-day event. Check-in times will be assigned at the Captains Meeting. More information on Laishley Park Marina can be found online at LaishleyMarina.com.
The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. With low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners.
This year, in addition to $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100-boat field), the first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events has been increased. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed - regardless of field size - a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.
For more information on the IFA Redfish Tour, to become a member of the IFA or to become a part of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to redfishtour.com.
IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Hooters of Port Charlotte.
Event Details:
IFA Redfish Tour<br />
Florida West Coast Division<br />
Punta Gorda, Fla.
Competition: March 7, 2009
Host Venue: Laishley Park Marina (LaishleyMarina.com)<br />
US41 N heading to Port Charlotte; right on Olympia Ave., left on Nesbit St.<br />
Launch: Safe light<br />
Check in: TBD at Captains Meeting
Captains Meeting: 7 p.m., Friday, March 6<br />
Location: Hooters of Port Charlotte<br />
1360 Tamiami Trail<br />
Port Charlotte, FL 33948<br />
(941) 625-0200
Check In: Begins at 5 p.m. prior to Captains Meeting
Upcoming Events: 2009 IFA Redfish Tour
Florida East Coast Division<br />
May 16, 2009 - Titusville, Fla.<br />
September 19, 2009 - St. Augustine, Fla.
Florida West Coast Division<br />
March 7, 2009 - Punta Gorda, Fla.<br />
June 27, 2009 - Englewood, Fla.<br />
August 22, 2009 - Ruskin, Fla.
Atlantic Division<br />
March 28, 2009 - Charleston, S.C.<br />
May 23, 2009 - Surf City, N.C.<br />
September 26, 2009 - Moorehead City, N.C.
Gulf Coast<br />
April 4, 2009 - Slidell, La.<br />
May 2, 2009 - Bay St. Louis, Miss.<br />
October 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.
Louisiana Division<br />
April 25, 2009 - Lafitte, La.<br />
June 13, 2009 - Venice, La.<br />
August 29, 2009 - Grand Isle, La.
Texas Division<br />
April 18, 2009 - Rockport, Texas<br />
June 6, 2009 - Corpus Christi, Texas<br />
September 12, 2009 - Port Aransas, Texas
Media Contact<br />
Josh Ward, Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 or Josh@blueheroncomm.com
The weekend's activities begin Friday, March 6 with registration from 5-7 p.m. at Hooters of Port Charlotte (1360 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL 33948) with the Captain's Meeting to follow. Anglers will be launching from Laishley Park Marina (US41 N heading to Port Charlotte; right on Olympia Ave., left on Nesbit St.) at safe light on Saturday for the one-day event. Check-in times will be assigned at the Captains Meeting. More information on Laishley Park Marina can be found online at LaishleyMarina.com.
The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. With low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners.
This year, in addition to $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100-boat field), the first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events has been increased. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed - regardless of field size - a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.
For more information on the IFA Redfish Tour, to become a member of the IFA or to become a part of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to redfishtour.com.
IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Hooters of Port Charlotte.
Event Details:
IFA Redfish Tour<br />
Florida West Coast Division<br />
Punta Gorda, Fla.
Competition: March 7, 2009
Host Venue: Laishley Park Marina (LaishleyMarina.com)<br />
US41 N heading to Port Charlotte; right on Olympia Ave., left on Nesbit St.<br />
Launch: Safe light<br />
Check in: TBD at Captains Meeting
Captains Meeting: 7 p.m., Friday, March 6<br />
Location: Hooters of Port Charlotte<br />
1360 Tamiami Trail<br />
Port Charlotte, FL 33948<br />
(941) 625-0200
Check In: Begins at 5 p.m. prior to Captains Meeting
Upcoming Events: 2009 IFA Redfish Tour
Florida East Coast Division<br />
May 16, 2009 - Titusville, Fla.<br />
September 19, 2009 - St. Augustine, Fla.
Florida West Coast Division<br />
March 7, 2009 - Punta Gorda, Fla.<br />
June 27, 2009 - Englewood, Fla.<br />
August 22, 2009 - Ruskin, Fla.
Atlantic Division<br />
March 28, 2009 - Charleston, S.C.<br />
May 23, 2009 - Surf City, N.C.<br />
September 26, 2009 - Moorehead City, N.C.
Gulf Coast<br />
April 4, 2009 - Slidell, La.<br />
May 2, 2009 - Bay St. Louis, Miss.<br />
October 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.
Louisiana Division<br />
April 25, 2009 - Lafitte, La.<br />
June 13, 2009 - Venice, La.<br />
August 29, 2009 - Grand Isle, La.
Texas Division<br />
April 18, 2009 - Rockport, Texas<br />
June 6, 2009 - Corpus Christi, Texas<br />
September 12, 2009 - Port Aransas, Texas
Media Contact<br />
Josh Ward, Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 or Josh@blueheroncomm.com