Champion/Lambert Rule Empire
Posted by stardot on Tuesday, June 16 @ 07:56:02 MDT (1 reads)The new Gulf Coast Angler’s Association (www.gulfcoastanglersassociation.com) kicked off its fourth tournament of the year on Saturday June 6th.
Anglers launched from Delta Marine in Empire. The weather could not have been better for the 30 boat field! Light winds and bright sun made for an outstanding day for fishing the marsh. Anglers found plenty of fat redfish roaming the flats. A special thanks goes out to the owners and staff of Delta Marine for taking care of us and making us feel welcome!
The winning weight was caught by the team of Blake Champion and Mike Lambert with 16.23 lbs. earned $1,200 for their catch. Champion/Lambert had located two different schools of slot redfish near Delacroix, LA.
The team sorted through 35 fish between two different locations to reach their winning weight. The teams sponsors include Frontline Plus, Rejuvenade (which Champion stated really helped during the climbing temperatures of the day to keep their catch alive), Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, and Bayou Buck Lures.
In 2nd place was the team of Chris Kennedy and Steven Hooter (Team Cajun Color) and winning $760 for their efforts. Kennedy/Hooter also fished the Delacroix area targeting schooling redfish. “It was a great day of fishing!” stated Kennedy. Using Bayou Buck Spinner baits the team culled through several fish to reach their weight of to 15.99 lbs.
Rounding out the top 5 were 3rd place Jay Cedetal and T-Paul Dufrene (15.70 lbs., $470), 4th place,Todd Semar and James Pichoff (15.54 lbs., $315), 5th place Daren Angelo and Mitch Jurisch (15.47 lbs.,$255) and Big Fish honors got to Gary Rettig and Mike Anderson (9.05 lbs.,$280).
The GCAA is growing! Each event we have seen an increase in participation. We would like to thank all the anglers that have come out to support us and our goal to have a competitive tournament based on sportsmanship and fun.
Come join us at our next event in Empire, LA at Delta Marine on July 11th. We will be giving away another Carrot Stix Rod as a door prize along with many others.
The Gulf Coast Anglers Association is a brand new redfish tournament organization catering to anglers who want to experience a friendly competitive environment. Dwayne Mills (tournament director) is dedicated to the anglers’ desire to have a tournament organization that will showcase its anglers and provide a family atmosphere for all levels of anglers.
See www.gulfcoastanglersassociation.com for more details.
Here is a detailed list of the tournament results:
Place Team Fish Points Weight Money Won Big Fish
1 Blake Champion/Mike Lambert 2 200 16.23 $1200 8.14
2 Chris Kennedy/Steven Hooter 2 199 15.99 $760 8.07
3 Jay Cedotal/T-Paul Dufrene 2 198 15.70 $470 8.43
4 Todd Semar/James Pichoff 2 197 15.54 $315 8.08
5 Darren Angelo/Mitch Jurisch 2 196 15.47 $255 7.96
6 Gary Wilson/Gus Wilson 2 195 14.97 $150 7.66
7 Chris Schieble/Mike Bushman 2 194 14.85 7.50
8 Scott Ritter 2 193 14.60 7.71
9 Rocky Thickstun 2 192 14.15 7.20
10 Tommy Burke 2 191 14.07 7.65
11 Bill Landry/Chuck Moresi 2 190 13.86 7.17
12 Paul Smith/Mike Daves 2 189 13.81 7.04
13 Gary Rettig/Mike Anderson 2 188 13.56 $280 9.05
14 Barnie White/Steve White 2 187 13.39 8.53
15 Richard Rutland/Derick Rogers 2 186 12.80 6.69
16 Brandon Treadaway/Kevin Bergeron 2 185 12.48 6.75
17 Louis Houvenaeghel/Dale Angelo 2 184 12.32 5.92
18 Jason Miller/Barry Beech 2 183 12.29 7.45
19 Pat Reichley/Micky Glover 2 182 11.66 6.67
20 Larry Kirby/Renee Kirby 2 181 11.58 6.50
21 Jed Sellers/Andrew Annison 2 180 10.93 5.98
22 Erik Nelson/Brian Pugh 2 179 10.38 5.89
23 Blake Hoyt/Eddie Hoyt 2 178 9.62 5.34
24 Ronnie Daniels/Timmy Thrash 2 177 9.04 4.94
25 Ryan Pruett/Sean O'Connell 1 176 8.96 8.96
26 Jason McCrossen/Ricky Cantin 1 175 7.49 7.49
27 Tim Craft/Tim Craft 0 100 0.00
27 Lance Downey/Jason Manuel 0 100 0.00
27 Chad Adcox/Brian Fornea 0 100 0.00
27 Ray Reiser/Dwayne Mills 0 100 0.00