"Catch, Photo and Release" Kayak Fishing
Tournaments
Tournaments
The 2011 HCKAC Slam Tournament Tour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2011 Schedule
Tournament Rules <---Click on link for more info
Event #1 (Team): February 5th, 2011 @ Southshore. <
Event # 2 (Individual): April 30th, 2011 @ Weedon.
Event # 3 (Team): June 18th, 2011 @ Fort Desoto.
Event # 4 (Individual): August 27th, 2011 @ St Joseph Sound/Northwest Coast & Upper Tampa Bay.
Event # 5 (Team): October 29th, 2011 @ South of the Skyway.
Event # 6 (Individual): December 10th, 2011 @ Southshore.
Event #1 Results!
the 2011 HCKAC Slam Tournament Series was held on Saturday Feb 5, 2011. The launch boundaries for this event were from Bullfrog Creek to Miguel Bay on the Tampa Bay "South Shore". The first of our 6 events scheduled in 2011 was a 2-Man team tournament. 17 Hardcore teams signed in at 5:30 a.m., got their tokens, and departed for their launch spots at 6 a.m.
Conditions were overcast with moderate temperatures in the low 60's at launch time and were predicted to climb into the 70's by afternoon. Winds were variable around 10 mph from the South at launch time, but they quickly picked up to near 15 mph and shifted from the West as a weather front moved through the area.
Our weigh-in was held at Cherry's Bar & Grill in Apollo Beach. As usual, they reserved the large patio area for us and made us very comfortable. The wait staff did a remarkable job of taking food & drink orders and serving our large group very promptly. Thanks Cherry's !
Thanks also to HCKAC member Josh Maitland (YakSlammer) for taking such awesome photos of the weigh-in. He's definitely got skills !
Even though conditions like these can make the fishing unpredictable, 15 of the 17 teams presented fish at the weigh-in. Several over-slot Trout were caught as well as many upper-slot and a few over-slot Redfish. As typical since the large Snook kill in the Winter of 2010, the Snook seemed the most elusive. However, 5 of the 17 teams returned with full inshore Slams to their credit.
1st place: $340 to Team Snatch Masters (Spencer and Cameron) with a 73" Slam.
2nd place: $204 to Team Slayem (Walt and Andrew) with a 63.75" Slam
3rd place: $136 to Team Prowler (Mark and Brian Jones) with a 63.5"Slam
Largest Snook: Russ (Team Seein'Green) 24 inches - won a Breathe-Like-A-Fish shirt
Largest Red: Rusty (Team Reaper) 28 inches - won a $40 gift certificate from Canoe Country Outfitters
Largest Trout: Bill (Team Heritage) 22.9 inches - won a $25 gift certificate from Dogfish Tackle
the 2011 HCKAC Slam Tournament Series was held on Saturday Feb 5, 2011. The launch boundaries for this event were from Bullfrog Creek to Miguel Bay on the Tampa Bay "South Shore". The first of our 6 events scheduled in 2011 was a 2-Man team tournament. 17 Hardcore teams signed in at 5:30 a.m., got their tokens, and departed for their launch spots at 6 a.m.
Conditions were overcast with moderate temperatures in the low 60's at launch time and were predicted to climb into the 70's by afternoon. Winds were variable around 10 mph from the South at launch time, but they quickly picked up to near 15 mph and shifted from the West as a weather front moved through the area.
Our weigh-in was held at Cherry's Bar & Grill in Apollo Beach. As usual, they reserved the large patio area for us and made us very comfortable. The wait staff did a remarkable job of taking food & drink orders and serving our large group very promptly. Thanks Cherry's !
Thanks also to HCKAC member Josh Maitland (YakSlammer) for taking such awesome photos of the weigh-in. He's definitely got skills !
Even though conditions like these can make the fishing unpredictable, 15 of the 17 teams presented fish at the weigh-in. Several over-slot Trout were caught as well as many upper-slot and a few over-slot Redfish. As typical since the large Snook kill in the Winter of 2010, the Snook seemed the most elusive. However, 5 of the 17 teams returned with full inshore Slams to their credit.
1st place: $340 to Team Snatch Masters (Spencer and Cameron) with a 73" Slam.
2nd place: $204 to Team Slayem (Walt and Andrew) with a 63.75" Slam
3rd place: $136 to Team Prowler (Mark and Brian Jones) with a 63.5"Slam
Largest Snook: Russ (Team Seein'Green) 24 inches - won a Breathe-Like-A-Fish shirt
Largest Red: Rusty (Team Reaper) 28 inches - won a $40 gift certificate from Canoe Country Outfitters
Largest Trout: Bill (Team Heritage) 22.9 inches - won a $25 gift certificate from Dogfish Tackle
Event 2 Results
We held our 2nd of 6 scheduled events for the HCKAC 2011Tournament Series on Saturday April 30th in the Weedon Island area.
This tournament was the 1st of 3 individual format events for the year. 24 HardCore Club anglers met on the Gandy beach for sign-in and rules overview from 5-5:30 a.m. It almost never fails that we have HardCore weather for each of our events. As for Saturday, Mrs. Mother Nature greeted us with air temperatures in the mid-60’s and a stiff 15-20 mph East wind at launch time. All the participants were happy to find procure sample scents and and Skwoosh teathers as part of the captains bag along with SWC decal packs.
Although the team was upbeat, we all knew it would be a very challenging day on the water. Some anglers chose to brave the paddle South to flats & pass areas at Weedon, some launched inside of Weedon Preserve, and others launched on the North side of Gandy in the hopes that their float plan would result in a Slam large enough to make it into the money.
The winners were :
1st Place and $240 cash - JoseC with a 59.8" Slam (25 Snook, 17.3 Red, 17.5 Trout)
2nd Place and $144 cash - BUDA with a 56.5" Slam (26.5 Snook, 16 Red, 14 Trout)
3rd Place and $96 cash - LimeCider with a 43.8" Red & Trout combo (No Snook, 26.6 Red, 17.2 Trout)
Largest Snook and a new Wang Anchor was awarded to Sharkbait (26” Snook)
Largest Red and a new Aqua-Bound paddle was awarded to Mako (24.8” Red)
Largest Trout and a Breathe-Like-A-Fish microfiber shirt was awarded to FishVision (19” Trout)
There were some great raffle prizes and everyone left with something good, including a good day on the water.
Masthead Enterprises, Canoe Country Outfitters, and Dogfish Tackle have always been great supporters of the club throughout the years and donated gift certificates for the event.
The DOA lures shrimp prize pack went to Walt Ruda
Skwoosh Angler 2 Gel Pad went home with Rick (Fishvision)
Besides sending us ton of samples for the captains bag, procure hooked two anglers up with a great raffle pack with a variety of scents
Skinny water culture provided members with a bunch of stalker masks and decal packs
Scotty also helped us out by donating shirts for the event, Ricky took home the first one.
Capt. Mike of Aquadream spoons put together a $60 lure kit and decal pack
Reel life apparel also came through with many apparel donations for raffle prizes
Ron Henderson walked home with a face mask by BLAF
Mark Knowles donated a fish grip, which went home with Team Emotion's John Lee
Kayak Bass fishing sent us a decal pack
This tournament was the 1st of 3 individual format events for the year. 24 HardCore Club anglers met on the Gandy beach for sign-in and rules overview from 5-5:30 a.m. It almost never fails that we have HardCore weather for each of our events. As for Saturday, Mrs. Mother Nature greeted us with air temperatures in the mid-60’s and a stiff 15-20 mph East wind at launch time. All the participants were happy to find procure sample scents and and Skwoosh teathers as part of the captains bag along with SWC decal packs.
Although the team was upbeat, we all knew it would be a very challenging day on the water. Some anglers chose to brave the paddle South to flats & pass areas at Weedon, some launched inside of Weedon Preserve, and others launched on the North side of Gandy in the hopes that their float plan would result in a Slam large enough to make it into the money.
The winners were :
1st Place and $240 cash - JoseC with a 59.8" Slam (25 Snook, 17.3 Red, 17.5 Trout)
2nd Place and $144 cash - BUDA with a 56.5" Slam (26.5 Snook, 16 Red, 14 Trout)
3rd Place and $96 cash - LimeCider with a 43.8" Red & Trout combo (No Snook, 26.6 Red, 17.2 Trout)
Largest Snook and a new Wang Anchor was awarded to Sharkbait (26” Snook)
Largest Red and a new Aqua-Bound paddle was awarded to Mako (24.8” Red)
Largest Trout and a Breathe-Like-A-Fish microfiber shirt was awarded to FishVision (19” Trout)
There were some great raffle prizes and everyone left with something good, including a good day on the water.
Masthead Enterprises, Canoe Country Outfitters, and Dogfish Tackle have always been great supporters of the club throughout the years and donated gift certificates for the event.
The DOA lures shrimp prize pack went to Walt Ruda
Skwoosh Angler 2 Gel Pad went home with Rick (Fishvision)
Besides sending us ton of samples for the captains bag, procure hooked two anglers up with a great raffle pack with a variety of scents
Skinny water culture provided members with a bunch of stalker masks and decal packs
Scotty also helped us out by donating shirts for the event, Ricky took home the first one.
Capt. Mike of Aquadream spoons put together a $60 lure kit and decal pack
Reel life apparel also came through with many apparel donations for raffle prizes
Ron Henderson walked home with a face mask by BLAF
Mark Knowles donated a fish grip, which went home with Team Emotion's John Lee
Kayak Bass fishing sent us a decal pack
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Event #3 St. Joseph Sound
1st place($140): Team Revolution (Nick and Jose) with 45.1 inches
2nd place($84): Team Heritage (Marty and Bill) with 37.75 inches
3rd place($56): Team Seein' Green (Lime Cider and Fishvision) with 32.8 inches
Largest Snook: none caught (raffle prize)
Largest Red: only 3 caught by anglers winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place (raffle prize)
Largest Trout: Ryan with 16.5 inches (Dogfish Tackle Gift Certificate)
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants and our sponsors for donating some great prizes.
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HCKAC Slam Tournament Tour #4 (Individual) August 27, 2011
21 anglers competed...only one slam caught
1st place: Mike T with a 49.9 inch slam $210
2nd place: Jslager with 49.5 inches (included a 32 inch redfish
) $126
3rd place: Chris R with 45.25 inches $84
Largest Snook: Jose C @ 17 inches (Skoowsh Gel cushion)
Largest Red: Seeinred @ 28.5 inches (Aquabound Manta Ray paddle)
Largest Trout: Ezylyf @ 17.25 inches ($25 Gift Certificate from DogFish Tackle)
Congratulations to all the winners, and all who participated despite the strong wind conditions. Also, special thanks to all of our sponsors who made this event possible....great prizes.
How about those raffle prizes? Wang anchor, Procure scents, Aquadream spoons, Gift certificates (Canoe Country, Dogfish Tackle, Dick's), Fish grip, hats, shirts, among other great stuff.
Remember the next tournament is South of the Skyway on October 29th (Team format)
HCKAC Slam Tournament Tour, Event # 5 Results
(South Of The Skyway)
1st Place: Team Get-Cha-Sum
(Michael and Tyler) with 78 inches
Snook: 23"
Redfish: 31"
Trout: 24
2nd Place: Team Cheeseburger (Chuck and Chris) with 64 inches
Snook: 21.5"
Redfish: 23.5"
Trout: 19"
3rd Place: Team Mako/GAP (Olin and Peter) with 60.5 inches
Snook: 21.3"
Redfish: 21.75"
Trout: 17.5"
Largest Snook: Andrew (Buda) @ 20.5"
Largest Redfish: Rick (Fishvision) @ 34.5"
Largest Trout: Russ (Limecider) @ 18.25"
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who participated.
Prizes were made possible by the generous donations of: Aquabound Paddles, Wang Anchor, Breathe Like a Fish, Procure Scents, Aquadream Spoons, Canoe Country Outfitters, Dogfish Tackle, Holy Metal Fab and Scotty Fishing Products.
Snook: 23"
Redfish: 31"
Trout: 24
2nd Place: Team Cheeseburger (Chuck and Chris) with 64 inches
Snook: 21.5"
Redfish: 23.5"
Trout: 19"
3rd Place: Team Mako/GAP (Olin and Peter) with 60.5 inches
Snook: 21.3"
Redfish: 21.75"
Trout: 17.5"
Largest Snook: Andrew (Buda) @ 20.5"
Largest Redfish: Rick (Fishvision) @ 34.5"
Largest Trout: Russ (Limecider) @ 18.25"
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who participated.
Prizes were made possible by the generous donations of: Aquabound Paddles, Wang Anchor, Breathe Like a Fish, Procure Scents, Aquadream Spoons, Canoe Country Outfitters, Dogfish Tackle, Holy Metal Fab and Scotty Fishing Products.
For questions please contact the Tournament Directors: Peter Poletti (Mako), Mark Knowles (Ridgeback), Jose Chavez (JoseC), Russ Caipen (LImeCider)
2011 HCKAC Tournament Series #6, Southshore Of Tampa Bay And Final Stop Of The Series
Here's the tournament #6 results that were held on Tampa's "South Shore" on December 10, 2011. Congrats to all the of the winners and participants !
Special HardCore THANKS ! to all of our sponsors !
25 Anglers partticiapted and 21 turned in fish. 9 Slams caught ! 1st & 2nd placed decided by only 0.25" !
1ST PLACE - $250 - Mike T - Slam with a 74.25" Total - 35.25" Monster Snook, 19.0" Red, 20.0" Trout
2ND PLACE - $150 - ChuckTS1 - Slam with a 74.0" Total - 23.25" Snook, 25.25" Red, 25.5" Gator Trout
3RD PLACE - $100 - JoseC - Slam with a 64.2" Total - 27.6" Snook, 19.5" Trout, 17.1" Trout
Largest Snook wins Aquabound Carbon Fiber Paddle - LimeCider - 19.7"
Largest Red wins Salty Shores "Salty Fly" 2012 Tournament special edition tournament shirt - HellOnReels - 28.25"
Largest Trout wins Wang Anchor - Buda - 21.4"
The post-tournament "Weigh-In" was held at Mama Iguanas on Hwy 41 in Apollo Beach. They've treated us very well in the past and that tradition continues. The weather was great for an afternoon get together on the patio.
Here's a few shots of the raffle items:
BUDA wins a $25 gift certificate to Sports Authority donated by Walt Ruda at MetalFab
Ron Henderson picks up a mult-pack of spoons by AquaDream
Rick Taylor took away an assortment of fish scents by Pro-Cure
Chuck Statham won a pair of Fish Grips donated by the HCKAC
Very special thanks to all of the sponsors for the 2011 HCKAC Tournament Series. Should you need fishing tackle or apparel, please support the great sponsors that support us. Gift certificates make great stocking stuffers !
Here's the tournament #6 results that were held on Tampa's "South Shore" on December 10, 2011. Congrats to all the of the winners and participants !
Special HardCore THANKS ! to all of our sponsors !
25 Anglers partticiapted and 21 turned in fish. 9 Slams caught ! 1st & 2nd placed decided by only 0.25" !
1ST PLACE - $250 - Mike T - Slam with a 74.25" Total - 35.25" Monster Snook, 19.0" Red, 20.0" Trout
2ND PLACE - $150 - ChuckTS1 - Slam with a 74.0" Total - 23.25" Snook, 25.25" Red, 25.5" Gator Trout
3RD PLACE - $100 - JoseC - Slam with a 64.2" Total - 27.6" Snook, 19.5" Trout, 17.1" Trout
Largest Snook wins Aquabound Carbon Fiber Paddle - LimeCider - 19.7"
Largest Red wins Salty Shores "Salty Fly" 2012 Tournament special edition tournament shirt - HellOnReels - 28.25"
Largest Trout wins Wang Anchor - Buda - 21.4"
The post-tournament "Weigh-In" was held at Mama Iguanas on Hwy 41 in Apollo Beach. They've treated us very well in the past and that tradition continues. The weather was great for an afternoon get together on the patio.
Here's a few shots of the raffle items:
BUDA wins a $25 gift certificate to Sports Authority donated by Walt Ruda at MetalFab
Ron Henderson picks up a mult-pack of spoons by AquaDream
Rick Taylor took away an assortment of fish scents by Pro-Cure
Chuck Statham won a pair of Fish Grips donated by the HCKAC
Very special thanks to all of the sponsors for the 2011 HCKAC Tournament Series. Should you need fishing tackle or apparel, please support the great sponsors that support us. Gift certificates make great stocking stuffers !
