Rain and Stormy Weather Can’t Dampen the Spirits of NJ Anglers
For JCAA 20th Annual Fluke Tournament!

by Paul Haertel

The 20th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament took place on August 2nd.  The weather did not cooperate and the conditions were tough but some outstanding catches were made. The Tournament had 285 boats competing in 9 ports.  Though the bad weather caused us to have the lowest number of entries in some time, it also meant that the participating boats had the best chance ever to win a port prize.  The 10 port prizes are listed after the article below.

The largest fish weighed in was 11 lbs. and was caught by Roman Nelson from Matawan, NJ and weighed in at Sandy Hook.  Tom Trembula of Cookstown, NJ had the smallest fish qualifying for a port prize weighing in at 2.10 lbs weighed in at the LBI port.  All the winners from each port can be viewed or downloaded by clicking HERE. The Sandy Hook port had the largest fish and the largest average total weight.

This annual tournament provides funds to help the Jersey Coast Anglers Association continue its fight to protect the marine resource, fund summer flounder research and fight for the rights of the recreational angler.  JCAA deals with many issues.  Currently, we are fighting to get the pots off the reefs, seismic testing, fluke regionalization, sand mining of our offshore lumps and jetty notching.  

The Holiday Inn in Manahawkin is the host for the 20th Annual Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament Gala Awards Ceremony. The Holiday Inn invites tournament entrants to come and enjoy their facilities both before and after the awards ceremony and the Holiday Inn will give 10 percent off your dinner bill for those who choose to eat there. You can meet JCAA Executive Board members and representatives from our sponsors. 

This is your chance to win the boat, motor and trailer Grand Prize.  In fact, 16 of the last 19 Grand Prize winners did not weigh in a qualifying port prize fish in the tournament. Someone from your boat must be present to win the Grand Prize and any of the dozens of great door prizes.

We want to thank all tournament participants and especially our sponsors for making the tournament a success. Our nationally known sponsors include West Marine, Interlux Yacht Paint,  Costa Sunglasses, RJ Marine Service, The Fisherman Magazine, Yamaha, Canyon Reels and Boat U.S,  The $1,200 First Place Port Prizes were sponsored by Fisherman’s Headquarters (for Long Beach Island), South Harbor Marina (for Barnegat Bay), Hoffman’s Marina (for Manasquan), Liberty Landing Marina (for Jersey City), and RJ Marine Service (for Cape May),  and the remaining ports by the JCAA.  Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament T-shirts and hats will be on sale as long as supplies last.

The Awards Ceremony will be held at The Holiday Inn in Manahawkin on Wednesday evening, August 6, 2014. The JCAA Fluke Tournament GRAND PRIZE Registration will be at the Holiday Inn.  Follow the signs to find the registration site.  We will be in the Ballroom.  Registration is between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. At least one person from your boat must be in attendance at the time of the drawing in order to win a prize.  We expect a wonderful turnout. Please come early.  Please bring your registration affidavit to save yourself time at the registration desk. There will be a cash bar in the room.  All winning numbers will be announced in the ballroom.  We will also be distributing the port prizes for those in attendance.  The registration desk will issue one ticket which is good for both the Grand Prize and for the door prizes.  We will also be holding a 50-50 raffle.  We really appreciate both your participation and patience and are sure everyone will have a great time.

 

10 PORT PRIZES
JCAA 20TH ANNUAL FLUKE TOURNAMENT

 

1st PLACE        $1200

2nd PLACE       TICA ROD STRIPER SERIES WISA 63HI & HS-15 CANYON REEL

3rd PLACE       TSUNAMI AIRWAVE ROD & CANYON DJR3500 REEL

4th PLACE       TSUNAMI CONVENTIONAL ROD MH661 & TSUNAMI STAR DRAG REEL TSSD 2000L & TSUNAMI SAPPHIRE 701 MH ROD & TSUNAMI BAIT SYSTEM REEL

5th PLACE       COSTA SUNGLASSES AND COSTA BACKPACK

6th PLACE       INTERLUX PAINT MICRON CF

7th PLACE        TOW BOAT U.S. GIFT CERT.

8th PLACE       2 DINNER TICKETS TO JCAA SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR DINNER

9th PLACE       $100 WEST MARINE GIFT CERT.

10th PLACE      2 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FISHERMAN MAGAZINE & MASTER ANGLER SERIES BOOKS