05-31-2009, 11:11 AM
LIZELLA, GEORGIA - Anglers from across the southeast and Gulf Coast region will converge on St. Augustine, Florida, on May 16 for the second IFA Redfish Tour Florida East Coast Division event of 2009. The event, hosted by Conch House Marina, is the second of three regular-season tournaments for the Florida East Coast Division, one of six divisions of IFA Redfish Tour events running from the Carolinas to Texas.
The weekend's activities begin Friday, May 15 with registration from 5-7 p.m. at the Castillo Real Hotel (530 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32080) with the Captain's Meeting to follow. Saturday's event begins with boat check out, which will take place at the Conch House Marina (57 Comares Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32080) at safe light. Check-in times will be assigned at Friday evening's pre-tournament Captains Meeting. Competitors are reminded that the Valano Ramp is currently closed; the closest available ramp to Conch House is the Lighthouse Ramp though anglers are free to use the ramp of their choice for loading and unloading boats.
With easy registration and participation opportunities still available to all anglers for any remaining regular-season events, the IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish participants from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond. The tour's format offers two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. Low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers the opportunity to fish close to home and minimize expenses while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization.
All teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for the no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners. Teams fishing at least six tournaments in any combination of divisions are also automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour "Ultra 6" award, a $5,000 cash prize, presented to the highest-finishing eligible team at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.
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, Castillo Real Hotel and Sunset Bar & Grill.
Event Details:
IFA Redfish Tour<br />
Florida East Coast Division<br />
St. Augustine, Fla.<br />
Competition Date: May 16, 2009<br />
Boat Check/Launch: Safe light at Conch House Marina<br />
Check-in times: TBD at Captains Meeting<br />
Special Notice: Valano Ramp is closed, making the Lighthouse Ramp the closest ramp available to Conch House Marina. Anglers are encouraged to use any ramp to launch their boat.
Host Venue: Conch House Marina<br />
57 Comares Ave.<br />
St. Augustine, FL 32080<br />
(904) 829-8646
Poolside Registration and Check In: Begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15th<br />
Poolside Captains Meeting: Begins at 7 p.m. following registration and check in<br />
Location: Castillo Real Hotel<br />
530 A1A Beach Blvd.<br />
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Upcoming Events: 2009 IFA Redfish Tour
Florida East Coast Division<br />
September 19, 2009 - Titusville, Fla.
Florida West Coast Division<br />
June 27, 2009 - Englewood, Fla.<br />
August 22, 2009 - Ruskin, Fla.
Atlantic Division<br />
May 23, 2009 - Surf City, N.C.<br />
September 26, 2009 - Moorehead City, N.C.
Gulf Coast<br />
October 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.
Louisiana Division<br />
June 13, 2009 - Venice, La.<br />
August 29, 2009 - Grand Isle, La.
Texas Division<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 Josh@blueheroncomm.com
The weekend's activities begin Friday, May 15 with registration from 5-7 p.m. at the Castillo Real Hotel (530 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32080) with the Captain's Meeting to follow. Saturday's event begins with boat check out, which will take place at the Conch House Marina (57 Comares Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32080) at safe light. Check-in times will be assigned at Friday evening's pre-tournament Captains Meeting. Competitors are reminded that the Valano Ramp is currently closed; the closest available ramp to Conch House is the Lighthouse Ramp though anglers are free to use the ramp of their choice for loading and unloading boats.
With easy registration and participation opportunities still available to all anglers for any remaining regular-season events, the IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish participants from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond. The tour's format offers two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. Low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers the opportunity to fish close to home and minimize expenses while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization.
All teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for the no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners. Teams fishing at least six tournaments in any combination of divisions are also automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour "Ultra 6" award, a $5,000 cash prize, presented to the highest-finishing eligible team at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.
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, Castillo Real Hotel and Sunset Bar & Grill.
Event Details:
IFA Redfish Tour<br />
Florida East Coast Division<br />
St. Augustine, Fla.<br />
Competition Date: May 16, 2009<br />
Boat Check/Launch: Safe light at Conch House Marina<br />
Check-in times: TBD at Captains Meeting<br />
Special Notice: Valano Ramp is closed, making the Lighthouse Ramp the closest ramp available to Conch House Marina. Anglers are encouraged to use any ramp to launch their boat.
Host Venue: Conch House Marina<br />
57 Comares Ave.<br />
St. Augustine, FL 32080<br />
(904) 829-8646
Poolside Registration and Check In: Begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15th<br />
Poolside Captains Meeting: Begins at 7 p.m. following registration and check in<br />
Location: Castillo Real Hotel<br />
530 A1A Beach Blvd.<br />
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Upcoming Events: 2009 IFA Redfish Tour
Florida East Coast Division<br />
September 19, 2009 - Titusville, Fla.
Florida West Coast Division<br />
June 27, 2009 - Englewood, Fla.<br />
August 22, 2009 - Ruskin, Fla.
Atlantic Division<br />
May 23, 2009 - Surf City, N.C.<br />
September 26, 2009 - Moorehead City, N.C.
Gulf Coast<br />
October 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.
Louisiana Division<br />
June 13, 2009 - Venice, La.<br />
August 29, 2009 - Grand Isle, La.
Texas Division<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 Josh@blueheroncomm.com