S.L.A.M. Celebrity Tournament Set For Sept. 9-11 in Key West

KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Anglers can target the “big three” game fish of the flats in the annual Robert James Sales S.L.A.M. Celebrity Fishing Tournament, scheduled Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9-11.

The catch-and-release event pits participating anglers against tarpon, permit and bonefish. Releasing all three on the same day is called a “flats grand slam.”

The S.L.A.M. is the first in an annual Florida Keys autumn tournament trilogy that benefits the fight against cystic fibrosis. Celebrity participants are to include Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs and former Denver Broncos football player Mark Cooper.

Anglers and teams earn points by catching and releasing fish in the tournament’s fly, spin/plug or bait categories. Awards are based on the most accumulated points representing all species of a slam.

Preceding the main event is The Angling Company’s Superfly, a one-day, one-fly tournament based at Hurricane Hole Restaurant & Marina, mile marker 4.5 oceanside. Fishing is scheduled Friday, Sept. 9.

Registration for the S.L.A.M. is slated for 4-6 p.m. Friday at the DoubleTree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd., followed by a kick-off reception, rules meeting and live and silent auctions.

Fishing in the S.L.A.M. is set for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11. The public can join anglers and celebrities at dockside parties scheduled for 3-5 p.m. at Hurricane Hole.

The S.L.A.M. awards banquet is planned for 7 p.m. Sunday at the Grand Key.

The tournament’s entry fee is $3,500, covering two days of guided fishing for a team of two anglers and admission to all social functions. Superfly entry is $350 per angler fishing the S.L.A.M. or $500 per angler otherwise, but does not include guide services. Social event admission packages are $150 per person.

Event information and registration: www.redbone.org or 305-664-2002
Key West visitor information: www.fla-keys.com/keywest or 1-800-LAST-KEY
Florida Keys fishing information: www.fla-keys.com/fishing
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