Sign up for The First Annual OPENING DAY Save our Flounder Fishing Tournament!!!

[capemaychef]

MAY 24th OPENING DAY FLOUNDER TOURNEY!!!

Hello Ladies and Gents, I'm reaching out for anyone who might be interested in signing up for this little tournament where the mind frame is set differently than many tournaments. This is a fun based tourney where all of the entry fees and raffle $$ gets donated to the Save the Summer Flounder Fishing Fund(ssfff).

This website has great fisherman from all over the world and it is full of tremendous amount of information from fly fishing the backs to catching world record Blue Marlin in the deep. For most in Southern Jersey, flounder fishing in the back bays was the start and it hopefully is still a fun pass time for some regardless of records they might achieve or how many monsters they reel up. Nothing like landing a big fluke on light tackle---at least to me.

I don't want anyone thinking I'm personally attached to the SSFFF organization...I came up with the idea to simply raise money for a shot of a flounder fishing future here in NJ and up and down the coast. This tourney has been started up grass roots style and all of our great prizes have been donated by various supporters of this event. With out them...this couldn't have been started. This tourney has evolved from a "hopefully let's get 10-20 boats in it" to hoping to raise some serious $$ for this fund.

The entry fee is $25 per angler....the rules are simple...fish legally....obey all state/federal regulations...all waters are open to fish,weigh in by 5pm at No Bones Bait and Tackle in Wildwood NJ and have a good time. You can weigh in by Car/boat/plane we don't care as long as it's in by 5pm...again this is a laid back tourney, mentality of "winning" isn't the reason behind this thing, it's to have fun...enjoy yourselves for some, do something they don't do often and have a great time doing it!! We will have a beef and beer provided from Uries Seafood Restaurant for an additional $15 to cover food. All of the Entry fees are donated, as well as raffle ticket sales.

We will have a calcutta set-up for those who wish to fish where it's $20 per boat 50% goes to the single heaviest fish and 50% goes to the top 3 heaviest fish weighed in.

We will have Juniors Division(single heaviest fish, Boys and Girls), Adults Division top 3 heaviest fish (1st-3rd place)....each junior and the top Adult division winner will be awarded a Custom Spinning Rod by Fishpoison Custom Rods. Also trophies will be awarded as well

Here is a list of Prizes.

Trophies Being Donated By:
Joeseph Dicicco
Burke Motor Group
Aqua Clear Tackle

Raffles:
Stalker Open Flounder Trip- Capt Skip/Jeremy
Adam Bomb Open Flounder Trip- Capt Adam
Unreel Open Flounder Trip-Capt John
(2) Canyon Runner Spreader Bars Capt Adam from Canyon Runner
Plugs from Choopy Lures
$100 Gift Cert from Ebbitt Room
A few Plugs from Glenn Messick(glennexit13)
$50 Gift Cert Savoy Inn- Partnership
Gift Cert- Merion Inn Restaurant Cape May
Rip Tide and Tackle Donations
Sterling Harbor Bait and Tackle donations
Capt Tates bait and tackle donations
Bullseye Rods Gift Certs
hand blown glass pieces from Don Friel
Clam Rake w/handle- Margaritiville
(4) tickets good for 2 riders per ticket- Silver Bullet
1- sams pizza
1- Pizza and Soda from Harrys Corner on the Boardwalk.
#100 Bunker- ( 4 x 25# prizes)- Fishpicker
1 Free weekend at KHP Wildwood Condo- Kevin Gale (KHP Bassbarn)
Aqua Clear Tackle Rigs
GUY HARVEY flounder print....and ssfff shirts...Tony Bogan

Please any questions or if you're interested in participating, donating ANYTHINg please don't hesitate to e-mail me at Caa12@hotmail.com or PM here...

I will hopefully have a PDF downloadable Entry Form online shortly(last minute decision to get better response)

This is a fun event and I hope that we can get this thing rolling.

[capemaychef]

no-one interested in South Jersey??

[hubris 1]

i would, but i have no boat. i like a tournament like that.

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by hubris 1

i would, but i have no boat. i like a tournament like that.

We have a good following on "the other website..." if you want to check it out there...I'm sure some guys would have room for an extra...just tossing that out there.

[whowantstoknow]

hes got the spots (apparently the flounder have been red hot)!!

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by whowantstoknow

hes got the spots (apparently the flounder have been red hot)!!

I don't know who ***... is

The fluke are here in great numbers and big ones too...only a matter of time now until we can keep them

[whowantstoknow]

Originally Posted by capemaychef

I don't know who ***... is

The fluke are here in great numbers and big ones too...only a matter of time now until we can keep them

i dont want to call him out...some people are crazy when it comes to their spots...take a guess...three letters!

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by whowantstoknow

i dont want to call him out...some people are crazy when it comes to their spots...take a guess...three letters!

Haha it's cool....i'm on "Double Secret Probation"

[capemaychef]

not too much support...Great prizes and cheap entry fee that get's donated to hopefully allowing us to fish for flounder in the future...with less ball busting BS regs...

[capemaychef]

I am not getting much attention from the Anglers on this site, and that's fine, just tossing it out there to see if anyone hasn't seen this or not.

Here is an online entry form...all the raffle proceeds and the entry fee is getting donated to the SSFFF.

http://www.plugreview.com/Entry_Form.pdf

[pitch bait]

With rising fuel more people are going to fish the back bays. There wont be many big flounder in the back for long. I have fished the tournament for the last two years. Im sure I will be there again this year.

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by pitch bait

With rising fuel more people are going to fish the back bays. There wont be many big flounder in the back for long. I have fished the tournament for the last two years. Im sure I will be there again this year.

Pitch this tourney is new...it's replacing Freds opening day tourney...it's a 100% charitable thing...(other than the beef and beer)...

Sign up...saturday opening day...No Bones B&T fish anywhere you want...just have the fish weighed in by 5pm

[hubris 1]

wait, how long has this been going on? years ago, i fished with bob shaw, "aqua clear" and george lewis, and i think we won this.......now trust me, i didnt win. if i remember correctly, i dropped me rod in the water. and bob shaw got it back. snagged it. anyway, thats why i bought the little 15 whaler, i plan on being the next........"inshore flounder champion". just like "south jersey champion," only inshore. i have much better hair than weber. thank god i dont look like him.

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by hubris 1

wait, how long has this been going on?

This tournament is something I put together with a local tackle store manager from No Bones Bait and Tackle Fred Ulhman. He is a master of teh back bay flounder fishing and any back bay fishing at that..it's what he does.

There are plenty of tournaments around...the Duke of Fluke...the JCAA tourney...but they are all of the mindset of "winning attitude"

This tourney is more of a Fundraiser. I thought it would be a great idea to get some form of tournament set up where ALL the proceeds get donated to the Save The Summer Flounder Fishing Fund. www.ssfff.net I'm not affiliated with them at all..just figure it would be a great way to generate some funds and hopefully ensure our future in the flounder fishery.

Again this is the First year for this tourney...so it needs all the support it can get...we have GREAT prizes...will have a beef and beer for an additional $15 at the door to cover food and beer...

The Winner of each division gets a custom built spinning rod(juniors girl/boy and top Adult division)..trophies.

We have awesome raffle prizes to be had!!!

I know this site isn't a fan of the bassbarn.com but that's where I'm from...and that's where this originated...so if here is a link to what I have started with Freds help to let you guys/ladies see what we are doing

It's for a great cause and I'm hoping for a great turn out...so far we are doing pretty good for anglers...

$25 per Angler-all gets donated to the ssfff
and all the raffles get donated as well...

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=137611
http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=127104

[pitch bait]

Thats the one we used to fish the No Bones deal.

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by pitch bait

Thats the one we used to fish the No Bones deal.

Gotcha...yea I reached out to Fred to see if he would be willing to help...he said "why not just replace my opening day with this one"...said great idea...

He will be filming his opening day flounder show from "Jersey Cape Fishing" and will be based around the Tourney.

Should be a good time, hope to see you there!

[Gale Winds]

Just trying to bump this one up. My family is donating a FREE weekend at our condo in North Wildwood. Basically any weekend from October thru April. A chance at 3days/2nights for a mere $25 entry fee. If anyone is from the South Jersey area this should be a nice, easy-going Flounder Tourney to benefit the SSFFF (Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund)Those of you who are concerned about the future of Flounder Fishing, this is a great opportunity to contribute with the chance of winning some nice gifts.

Good Luck and hope to see you on the water.

p.s. You do not need a boat to fish this, although it would be easier, any fish caught opening day, albeit from boat, land, surf, marsh, quailifies.

[capemaychef]

Originally Posted by Gale Winds

Just trying to bump this one up. My family is donating a FREE weekend at our condo in North Wildwood. Basically any weekend from October thru April. A chance at 3days/2nights for a mere $25 entry fee. If anyone is from the South Jersey area this should be a nice, easy-going Flounder Tourney to benefit the SSFFF (Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund)Those of you who are concerned about the future of Flounder Fishing, this is a great opportunity to contribute with the chance of winning some nice gifts.

Good Luck and hope to see you on the water.

p.s. You do not need a boat to fish this, although it would be easier, any fish caught opening day, albeit from boat, land, surf, marsh, quailifies.

Thanks man, the list of raffle prizes are HUGE!!!!! We have a great set of prizes for people!!!!

[whowantstoknow]

How the turn out going chef?