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Friday, April 12,2013
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Danny Sparks (left) is all smiles after landing his big black drum. He was beach fishing with his parents, Larry and Kristin Sparks, at the southern tip of Amelia Island recently. Youth
fishermen (right) lined the Fort Clinch pier March 9 for the annual Fort Clinch Kids Fishing Clinic. In bottom photo, Nick Cantrell and sons Ashton (left) and Blake (right) teamed
with Benny Hendrix andTony Peoples for eighth place overall at the recent Jacksonville Wahoo Shootout. Also pictured isTeam Play-N-Hooky’s largest wahoo that weighed 69.02
pounds.
Wahoo targeted at tournament
Terry Lacoss
Special to the Tribune & Georgian
Some 75 saltwater fishing
teams enjoyed excellent suc
cess during the recent Jack
sonville Wahoo Shootout.
Team Florida Girl cap
tained by Corey Maire
weighed in the heaviest ag
gregate of three wahoo,
weighing an impressive
193.22 pounds. The team’s
largest wahoo weighed 83.22
pounds.
First-place prize in the
popular tournament was a 21 -
foot Yellowfin, powered by a
four-stroke Yamaha outboard
and loaded on an Ameratrail
aluminum boat trailer. Total
value was $60,000.
Team Grady’s Yellowfin,
captained by Grady Brad-
dock, caught the tourna
ment’s largest wahoo, 89.56
pounds.
Blue-water fishermen Nick
Cantrell and sons Ashton and
Blake teamed with captains
Benny Hendrix and Tony
Peoples for eighth place with
a three-fish aggregate weight
of 147.14 pounds. Their
largest weighed 69.02
pounds. Seasoned blue-water
angler Ryan Rodeffer skip
pered the Game Day to 11th
place with a total weight of
144.08 pounds.
Many of the winning
wahoo were taken while
trolling high-speed lures
deep. Nick Cantrell targets
wahoo during the spring sea
son while trolling a unique
spread of C&H Mr. Big
trolling lures.
First, Tiagra 50 trolling
reels are filled with 100-
pound braided fishing line.
Next, a 48-ounce lead trolling
weight is employed with a 30-
foot section of 200-pound
fluorocarbon shock leader
that is attached between the
trolling weight and the C&H
lures. Four trolling rods are
spread in transom and gunnel
rod holders with lure drop-
back distances of 375, 300,
200 and 100 feet. Nick’s
trolling speed during the
spring wahoo run is 14 knots.
“We set all of the reel drags
at 17 pounds,” Hendrix said.
“A strong drag is actually
needed when trolling large
lures and trolling weights.
What is really amazing is how
strong wahoo are when strik
ing the lure and taking off on
a speedy run on such a heavy
drag. This is what makes
northeast wahoo fishing so
exciting.”
Look for excellent wahoo
fishing through April and into
the first part of May.
Fort Clinch State Park
partnered with the Friends of
Fort Clinch, the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, Fish Florida,
and members of the Nassau
Sport Fishing Association to
conduct a kids fishing clinic
on Saturday, March 9, with
excellent results. The popular
clinic taught lessons on knot
tying, fishing ethics, tackle,
habitat, casting and more.
The clinic was open to chil
dren ages 4-16 and held on
the Atlantic Fishing Pier at
Fort Clinch State Park. The
first 500 kids took home their
own rod-and-reel combo. A
free hot dog lunch was also
provided to every participant.
It was a very rewarding day
for everyone.
Anna Marie Stokes fished
with Jacksonville, Fla., back
water fishing guide captain
Roger Bump in the 13 th an
nual Times-Union Redfish
Roundup, and took first-place
honors with her 13-spot red-
fish. The pair caught the win
ner on live shrimp while
fishing at a dock Bump had
staked out earlier in the week.
Both Stokes and Bump
were amazed their redfish
took the first-place prize,
which was $7,000 in cash.
The event is normally won
with a catch sporting at least
20-30 spots.
John Oliverao fished with a
local bass angler during the
inaugural event and won with
a 7 5-spot redfish.
Finally, water temperatures
are beginning to heat up our
local fishing action, and black
drum, redfish, sea trout and
beach whiting are now pro
ducing excellent results.
Recently, redfish to 35
pounds and black drum to 70
have been caught at the
mouth of Jolly River where
the fishy tidal rivers join the
intracoastal waterway. Area
fishermen are hoping the an
nual run of cobia kicks off
within the next few days.
Quarterback Club yard sale is May 18
The Camden County
Quarterback Club community
yard sale will be from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at
Chris Gilman Stadium.
All booth spaces will be des
ignated in the parking lot be
tween the stadium and the
Camden Community Recre
ation Center. Booth space
only is provided by the Quar
terback Club, and tents are
welcomed and encouraged.
Vendors must supply their
own display tables, canopies,
props and chairs.
Exhibitors may begin set
ting up at 7 a.m., with all vehi
cles out of the exhibit area by
7:45, and not returning to the
exhibit area until 2 p.m. The
event will be rescheduled for
June 2 in case of a rainout.
For more information, con
tact Tina Ingles at (912) 552-
3649 or tinglesl23@gmail
.com, or Yolanda Ramsey at
(912) 322-4117 or gram-
sey@gmail.com.
Tribune & Georgian file photo
The Camden County Quarterback Club’s community yard sale will be held at Chris Gilman
Stadium.
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This Week’s Tide
HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE
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8:54
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2:59
3:09
4/11 Thurs.
9:34
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