Aledia Tush Wins the 2016 Sarasota Tarpon Tournament a Record Third Time
Mother Nature cooperated on Saturday and all seven participants were ready to go well before sunrise. When all was said and done Aledia Tush walked off with her third Sarasota Tarpon Tournament victory making her the first female angler to accomplish this feat. Her 28.5” catch early on Saturday was enough to have her name engraved for the third time on the Tournament’s Historic Trophy. Second place went to Logan Neal who caught and released a 28’5” Tarpon, however Aledia’s catch was recorded first.
Doug Forde finished 3rd with a catch of 27 inches. Larry Leszczynski finished 4th, Joe Peters 5th, Gabor Torok 6th, and David Sugar was 7th. The Sarasota County Anglers Club would like to congratulate Aledia Tush and her fellow Fish-Off participants, as well as everyone who helped make this year’s Tournament such a success. This years Tournament marked the 86th consecutive event making the Annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament the oldest continuously running Tarpon Tournament in the entire country.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Awards Banquet to be held Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency-Sarasota. We urge everyone to attend, a splendid time is guarantee for all.
