Posted by SSAC on May 29, 2017
Bryan Wright earned the third coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Bryan’s 36.75″ Tarpon catch and release happened on Sunday, May 21st at around 9:30 am just off of Anna Maria.
This week’s second place finisher Carl Sadler landed a 33.5″ girth Tarpon also on Sunday the 21st at around 8:00 pm just off of Lido, and David Sugar placed third with a 32.25″ catch off of Casey Key at around 7:00 pm on Sunday night as well.
Week Three Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Bryan Wright w/ a 36.75″ Girth
2nd Place: Carl Sadler w/ a 33.5″ Girth
3rd Place: David Sugar w/ a 32.25″ Girth
There are 2 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here on this website.
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Posted by SSAC on May 23, 2017
Eric Hernandez earned the second coveted spot for the scheduled Fish-Off set for Sat., June 17. Eric’s 35″ catch and release happened on Wednesday, May 17th at around 10:45 am off of Venice.
Second place finisher Chris Gettig landed a 34.25″ girth Tarpon on Thursday the 18th at around 9:00 am off of Longboat Key, and Brock Horner placed third, also with a 34.25″ catch off of Lido Beach at around 6:00 pm on Saturday night, the 20th.
The Week Two Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Eric Hernandez w/ a 35″ Girth
2nd Place: Chris Gettig w/ a 34.25″ Girth
3rd Place: Brock Horner w/ a 34.25″ Girth
There are 3 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here on this website.
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Posted by SSAC on May 17, 2017
Congratulations to all who entered a fish this week. Tom Kane earned the first coveted spot for the Fish-Off scheduled for Sat., June 17. Tom’s 39.5″ Tarpon catch and release happened on Friday, May 12th at 9:40 am near Midnight Pass.
Second place finisher Tony Paul landed his 36″ girth Tarpon on Friday the 12th also at around 11:00 am off Turtle Beach.
Dave Robinson placed third with a 35″ catch off of Longboat Key at 11:14 am. Dave’s catch and release also occurred on the 12th making Friday the go-to-day for Tarpon fishing last week. High winds hampered anglers on Saturday.
The Week One Results have been certified and here is how they finished:
1st Place: Tom Kane w/ a 39.5″ Girth
2nd Place: Tony Paul w/ a 36″ Girth
3rd Place: Dave Robinson w/ a 35″ Girth
There are 4 weeks of fishing left and anglers can still register here.
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Posted by SSAC on May 5, 2017
Last night’s 2017 Sarasota Tarpon Tournament Kick-Off event at the Hyatt Regency-Sarasota drew a big supportive crowd and packed the room, with many in attendance first-time attendees. Event organizers were overwhelmed by the show of support from the community. The annual banquet, this year celebrating the tournament’s 87th consecutive year of competition, kicked into gear promptly at 7 p.m. with Event Chairman Mason Tush giving opening remarks.
Bryan Kelly, acting as master of ceremonies, continued with a review of the tournament rules and a shout out to all the 2017 Tournament’s many sponsors. Bryan also voiced special thanks to the 2017 Presenting Sponsors, Cannons Marina, Conley Buick, and Tom Kane Construction Inc. The committee also expressed its sincere gratitude to the Hyatt Regency-Sarasota who once again this year acted as the Tournament’s Hosting Sponsor.
As usual, there was an incredible selection of fishing related items, too many to mention here, donated for this year’s charity raffle which was conducted throughout the evening by Bryan Kelly to a boisterous crowd.
Monies raised from the evening’s raffles and the Tournament overall will, as usual, be donated to Charity. Included new this year to the list of charities, the Coastal Conservation Association.
The Tarpon Tournament fishing begins this Saturday, May 6th and will continue for the next 5 weeks.
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Posted by SSAC on Jun 20, 2016
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.
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