The Lions Club hosted their Annual Stingaree Saltwater Slam Fishing Tournament on Saturday, under beautiful blue skies. The tournament attracts teams from all over the area and benefits the youth of Bolivar through scholarships. Thirteen teams competed for the top prize of $2000. The anglers started out at 6:00 am in pursuit of the trophy trout, redfish, and flounder. The teams were allowed to weigh in a stringer of up to 3 trout, 2 redfish, and 1 flounder. The highest overall weight determined the winner. To add to the fun and competition, a largest trout side-pot was started for any anglers choosing to participate – with winner take all.
The Lions Club hosted their Annual Stingaree Saltwater Slam Fishing Tournament on Saturday
The official weigh-in began at 2:00 pm, but a few teams waited until just a few minutes before the 3:00 pm cutoff to weigh their catch. With the many impressive stringers of fish that were brought in, the competition was close.
1st Place: 26 lb 5 oz, Rick Cherry, Mike May, Leo Carrasco, Drew Mattingly
2nd Place: 23 lb 1 oz, Matt Harris, Jason Williamson, Nathan Chain, Turner Rundoe
3rd Place: 22 lb 5 oz, Mike Edel, May McGinky, Mitch Nau, Samantha Olson
The largest trout pot went to Drew Mattingly with a catch of 4 lb 11 oz
Rick Cherry took home the top prize money in the Calcutta, with Bubba Fife taking second place money, and Mike Edel third
Sharon McCurdy won the cooler given away in the raffle
Congratulations to all of the winners and a BIG Thank You to all the Sponsors, participating teams, and BP Lions Club.
[9-16-2019]
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