After a successful inaugural tournament in 2007, we at the Reef Fish Restoration Association are excited to bring the event back with a few changes that we expect will make it more exciting and interesting for all involved.

The big change for this year is our date.

We timed the 2007 event to coincide with the closing of the traditional fishing season and the end of red snapper season. This year, with so much turmoil surrounding the snapper, we moved it.

Mr. Tommy Holmes of Outcast Fishing & Hunting offered us a slot alongside the Miller Lite Mega Shark Tournament -- august 8-10 -- and we agreed that we could not lose.

Now we can put our signature event in front of a crowd of tens of thousands and showcase our sponsors and sport in a brighter light.

With the addition of our Inshore Grand Slam division, we are adding a category that drew a lot of interest during last year’s tournament and believe it will only bolster our numbers in terms of participation. This is in addition to the categories for red snapper, grouper, triggerfish, amberjack and king mackerel as well as the Offshore Grand Slam — an aggregate of all five species — that served as the groundwork for this event.

Our Captain's meeting will be August 7 at 6 p.m. -- registration will open at 5 p.m. (or just sign up now) at the RFRA Building at 1007 Pine Street across from Joey Patti's Seafood Deli.

Here's the details:

Offshore -- entry fee for species competition is $50 per person.

This gets you in the money for the species but not the Slam. That's basically a $200 per boat jackpot.

Inshore -- $150. That's it, not too confusing.

Payouts

Offshore Species

Payouts based on 250 anglers

Grouper, AJ, King

1st: $1,500

2nd: $1,000

3rd: $500

Trigger and snapper

1st: $750

2nd: $500

3rd: $250

Offshore Slam

Payouts based on 50 boats

1st: $5,000

2nd: $2,500

3rd: $1,500

There also will be lady and junior anglers prizes to be determined.

Inshore Slam

Payouts based 40 boats

1st: $2500

2nd: $1250

3rd: $750

Largest of
each species

$300 for largest trout, red or flounder

Lady Angler

$250 Value

Junior Angler

$250 Value

There's also optional cash prizes if you're into that whole making lots of money catching fish thing.

Questions? Let me hear them, I'm sure I missed something.

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