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'Blue Planet II': See what happens when penguins come between battling elephant seals

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No episode of Blue Planet II has more action than this Saturday’s “Coasts,” which shows the lengths to which animals go to survive the world where land and sea collide.

One memorable sequence, as seen above, follows King penguins as they tip-toe through slumbering elephant seals on the shore of St Andrew’s Bay in South Georgia, an island close to Antarctica. It’s breeding season for the elephant seals, which means the bulls are vying for power, and since it’s spring, hundreds of thousands of penguins are arriving en route to the colony (where 40,000 chicks await, but also, as narrator Sir David Attenborough says, “a trial of endurance” that involves shedding all their feathers and growing new ones). The penguins just need to make it through the obstacle course of elephant seals without getting caught in the testosterone crossfire.

“There’s certainly an element of Clash of the Titans with the elephant seals,” episode producer Miles Barton says of the moment conflict erupts. “We’ve seen the penguins and the elephant seals on beaches before. The key there was, we got a handheld movie camera rig so that the cameraman could move in amongst the elephant seals as they moved. It was like he was the King penguin making its way up the beach, and he would have to move to the left or the right according to where the elephant seals were thrashing.”

King penguins march through St. Andrew’s Bay in South Georgia. (Photo: Mary Summerill/BBC)

“It’s quite a dodgy business — you’ve got to leap out of the way,” Barton says. “I’ve been on those beaches, and you do go along armed with a stick. Although a stick against a three-ton elephant seal doesn’t do much. But you feel slightly safer carrying it anyway.”

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The stakes are even higher on the coast of Brazil for Sally Lightfoot crabs. Every day, they wait for the tide to go out and expose their feeding grounds — algae-covered rocks 100 meters from the shore. They leap from rock to rock to get there, hoping to stay out of the water. Why? Meter-long moray eels and clever octopus. To us, it feels like the Blue Planet II equivalent of Planet Earth II‘s viral “Iguana vs. snakes” sequence. For Barton, it’s a bit like Mission: Impossible. “Every day, this wave of crabs has to march out to those rocks with the low tide. Then when the tide comes back in again, they’ve got to repeat it all over again. There’s literally a gauntlet of moray eels and octopus in every pool. It’s amazing how some animals have to live their lives,” he says. Watch the clip above, and we guarantee you’ll be shouting “Go! Go!” at the screen. “I always like to surprise people,” Barton says. Somebody said to me, ‘I hate crabs. I’m not interested in crabs at all. But by the end of that sequence, I felt really sorry for it.’ To get people to feel empathy for a crab is a hell of a wonderful thing to achieve.”

Sally Lightfoot crabs queue up to leap from rock to rock at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. These crabs appear to be afraid of water because that’s where predatory eels and octopuses lurk. (Photo: Miles Barton/BBC)

It was a challenging shoot, though. “It was just an incredibly slippery beach. You’ve got camera equipment worth 50 grand. Half the time the cameraman had to be up to his waist in water, because everything happens literally on the tide line as the crabs move in and out. What would happen is, our local guide, Joao Paulo Krajewski, who had actually studied these crabs, would go ahead and he would just trip across the rocks no problem at all. But it was very difficult for us to keep up with him. By the time we arrived, there’d been a couple of splashes and we’d missed it. So we split into two teams,” Barton says. “It was the fast team just carrying a camera in the hand with a beanbag and then running across the rocks as quickly as possible, slam the beanbag down, slam down the camera, and just get the moment when the moray eel would leap out of the water. Then we had a bigger camera with a longer lens, and if the behavior continued, we would capture that. Sometimes we would actually have two cameras on the same event, which meant you’ve got a wide and a closeup.”

Seeing the crabs slow down, scuttle, and leap from rock to rock was actually comical at times. “Occasionally they’d fall short and land in the water. Then they just paddle frantically to get out of the water. Of course, as soon as you see one of these eels leap out of the water, you realize what the crabs are so nervous about,” he says.

What really surprised the crew, however, was that there were nearly as many octopus as eels stalking the crabs. “The funny thing is that the octopus were so reactive to any movement above the water, a couple of times they actually grabbed hold of us around the ankles,” Barton says. “I suppose there was a shadow. But they would try to bite off a little bit more than they could chew, really.”

A Galapagos sea lion attacks a yellowfin tuna that it has driven inshore. This hunting strategy only happens on the Galapagos and had never been filmed before. (Photo: Richard Wollacombe/BBC)

In terms of “sheer drama,” Barton’s pick for the must-see sequence in “Coasts” is Galapagos sea lions banding together to herd their prey — 130-pound yellowfin tuna that can easily outswim sea lions in the open sea at speeds of 40 mph — into a cove. Two years before a team was dispatched, cameraman Richard Wollocombe came into the BBC offices and told producers a fisherman’s tale: “He’d been having a drink in a bar, and there’s a bloke who says, ‘The sea lions run the tuna up onto the beach and grab them off the shoreline.’ He initially said, ‘Well, I don’t believe that.’ We said the same to [Richard],” Barton says. “Then over that period of time, we got this fisherman to go out and put out a GoPro. That took about six months to [confirm his story]. Then we took another year or so to carefully plan the shoot.”

It’s a behavior that has only been witnessed there — and it had never been filmed before. On the first trip, the Blue Planet II team saw the cooperative hunting. But it was on the second trip that they realized the best way to really capture it was from the air. “That’s when we got our drone pilot, Dan Beecham, out there, and just by hovering above you could see the strategy perfectly,” Barton says. “You could see two or three sea lions bringing a group of tuna in. They get narrower and narrower into this channel, and then nip into sections and culverts that are created by the black lava in the Galapagos. Then you actually saw that the one sea lion would hang back and block the escape route. Then one by one, they could pick off these tuna. Sometimes they were able to grab them underwater. But every now and again, the tuna panicked so much they would leap out and be flapping around on the beach. Obviously it was a complete doddle then for the sea lions just to grab them.”

An Atlantic puffin with a beakful of food for its chick at Hornoya Island, Norway (Photo: Miles Barton/BBC)

For an action sequence that really pulls at the heartstrings, Blue Planet II traveled to Norway, where Puffin parents take turns traveling roughly 60 miles roundtrip to feed their chicks. Just when they’re about home, they have to fend off “pirates” — birds, namely the Arctic skua, who want to steal the fish. It’s heartbreaking, but also like watching a dogfight in Top Gun as the puffins maneuver to shake the skuas.

“We had an amazing bird cameraman, Barrie Britton, who can follow and predict the behavior of birds. If I was standing next to him and I saw the chase, I wouldn’t know whether the skua had made contact with the puffin, or where the fish had fallen out, or anything because it’s happening so fast. It’s only when you review [the footage] that you see all the detail,” Barton says. “You’d feel so sorry for the puffins. Initially there might be one skua, but as soon as there’s a sign of vulnerability in the puffin and it starts to go down, or drop its food, then three, four. It’s like the starfighters in Star Wars. The goodies and the baddies. They’re just being chased. It is an aerial duel. The trouble is, the poor old puffin, because he’s designed to swim underwater, he’s compromised, whereas the skuas are designed for aerobatics, and so they can twist and turn. They’re actually plucking the puffin’s feathers. They grab hold of their tails and shake them, and it’s always to shake the food out. The puffin may have been out feeding and flying for four, five, six hours. It comes back, and then it loses its food and has to go all the way out again. It’s a sad story.”

Ochre starfish are the main predators of limpets in rock pools at Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. But the limpets are known to fight back. (Photo: Paul Williams/BBC)

Heading to the rock pools of Canada to capture the battle between limpets (marine mollusks) and their top predators, starfish, Barton had another cinematic inspiration in mind: “I’d hoped we would get the best of Pixar,” he says, “but the great thing is, it’s all happening and it’s all real — all those creatures are that colorful.” The trick here was using time-lapse technology that could turn minutes into seconds. “You walk past a rock pool, you look in and you think, ‘That’s quite pretty, but nothing much is happening.’ But if you take time and move it the way the animals are experiencing it, then you see it’s kind of tooth and dagger, tooth and claw down there. All these mini dramas are just happening everywhere,” Barton says. (To us, the tone then becomes more like Tim Burton’s stop-motion The Nightmare Before Christmas.)

He loved the idea that he might be able to make viewers start to think of a limpet as a hero as it fends off a starfish. “Nobody’s interested in a limpet. But when it’s kind of crawling along with its little face out, you feel sympathy for a limpet,” Barton says. “Not only do they kind of look cute, but also they’ve got these cool defenses. One is a little protective shield that comes up. Who’d have thought that a limpet could deploy a [slippery] shield? The other is that it has its [friend, a scale worm] inside as a kind of guided missile that pops up from underneath the shell and gives the starfish a bite and sends him on his way.”

A Pacific leaping blenny in its nest hole in Guam, Micronesia. It spends almost all of its life on land using its tail to leap from rock to rock. (Photo: Chase Weir/BBC)

The last sequence we asked Barton to preview is a decidedly lighter tale. The most terrestrial fish on earth, the leaping blenney, lives on a few remote islands in the Pacific. “They’re extraordinary creatures because they have a unique form of locomotion. Every other vertebrate uses kind of the four-limb shuffle approach to traveling around. These curl their tails and flick — that’s extraordinary in itself — and they can go six body lengths,” Barton says. What’s particularly charming is that, like little birds or lizards, the males display colors to attract a mate. So they make their nest holes high up on a limestone cliff, then try to attract — and keep — the attention of females feeding on algae down by the tide zone and focused on avoiding being swept in by approaching waves.

“Any time a wave comes in, they leap away from it. This is the other fun thing about these fish: it’s effectively a fish that’s afraid of the water. It’s just like kids on a beach. They run down toward the waves, and then they run away from them. This is what the blenneys are doing,” Barton says. “But the problem for the males is, that keeps distracting the females every time they’ve kind of caught their eye. But eventually the females do head up toward the males, and they choose them. Then the males go completely demented, kind of wriggling and writhing. They’re not really designed for agile work on a rock, but they do their best. That black body with a bright orange fin really stands out. Then if she chooses, in she goes.”

Still, the courtship isn’t necessarily over: “The nice thing that I’d noticed was that the females weren’t putting all their eggs in one basket. They’d go along, sometimes they’d check out that one. But then they’d pop into the guy a meter or so down the way,” Barton says. “They were hedging their bets sometimes.”

Planet Earth: Blue Planet II airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. on BBC America.

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luxebeat · 4 years

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The Bounty of Charlotte Harbor

Article by Scott Davis, Photos by Dale Sanders

Have you ever fantasized about having the opportunity to play an early morning round of golf on a five star golf course, completing an inshore fishing grand slam of snook, redfish and tarpon in the afternoon, then finishing the day at an award winning restaurant? Or, maybe a sunset stroll on an unspoiled beach? You’re in luck, visitors can find all…

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#Big Boca Ale #Charlotte Harbor #Chef Jeanie Roland #Dale Sanders #Englewood Beach #Fat Point #Leroy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar #Megalops Atlanticus #Punta Gorda #Pure Florida #The Blue Turtle #The Wyvern Hotel #Wyvern Hotel

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angelinatoms · 4 years

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Parker Boats has built shallow-draft boats for inshore guides for years. Now the Parker team has poured that experience into a sophisticated, versatile new offering—the 26SH (Sport Hybrid). At 26 feet, 6 inches length overall with a 9-foot-6-inch beam and 17-degree transom deadrise, the new boat matches very well with a jack-plate-mounted Yamaha F300 to produce a classy-looking shallow-water fishing machine that can also take a family to the sandbar.

No, the 26SH is probably not the best choice to run offshore, but it’s plenty able to jig on nearshore wrecks and reefs. Add Taco Grand Slam outriggers to the T-top, and single or dual power poles for the flats.

The helm easily accommodates a Garmin 8612 or 8616 and Fusion stereo. (Courtesy Parker Boats/)

We liked the way this roomy hull rose onto plane and ran with its sharp forward sections just kissing the water to carve what swell we could find. It throws spray straight out to the sides. There’s plenty of speed when needed, but we also found that the 26SH could slow down to the teens and stay on plane if needed for truly nasty conditions. It comes standard with 10-by-14-inch Lenco trim tabs for fine-tuning the ride. On the drift, it exhibited great stability.

The large casting platform at the bow can be converted to lounges with the Comfort Package. (Courtesy Parker Boats/)

Hatches are finished on both sides and bolted to stainless-steel friction hinges over properly gasketed gutters. Hardware throughout is fastened with bolts, washers, and locknuts. I found fantastic access to wiring, plumbing and the through-hull transducer (Garmin B60 or B150), as well as easy-to-reach bronze seacocks and electronics (Garmin 8612 or 8616 with VHF and Fusion stereo). There is plenty of room inside for a full-size human to sit comfortably on the portable toilet, and dedicated space for up to five batteries. Placing them in the console helps keep the hull well-balanced.

Twin livewells keep bait fresh. (Courtesy Parker Boats/)

Parker’s new 26SH enters a growing field of high-quality 26- to 27-foot bay boats built to both fish and entertain families. Its stability, interior space and spirited performance will certainly satisfy the latter mission, but true to its heritage, its forte is fishing.

Single or dual power poles can be easily outfitted. (Courtesy Parker Boats/)

High Points

Huge casting platforms bow and stern, plus twin livewells.

Tilt-out tackle boxes under the gunwales.

Large, cushioned seat with fold-down back under the stern platform.

Good access to neatly arranged wiring, plumbing and pumps.

Low Points

Rod stowage maxes out at 7 feet, 6 inches. Want fly rods? Hang them under the T-top.

Only head option is a portable toilet without pump-out.

Forward platform Comfort Package lounges are not secure if the boat is underway.

Toughest Competitors

Regulator’s 26XO ($139,995 with Yamaha F300) is similar in dimensions but about 1,000 pounds heavier, with similar fishing features, more seating, and forward lounges available for the bow platform. Pathfinder’s 2600 TRS (about $125,000 comparably equipped with a Yamaha F300) is narrower (8 feet, 10 inches) and about 800 pounds lighter, with a stepped hull, 18 degrees of transom deadrise, and lower fuel capacity (70 gallons).

Price: $125,751 (with test power)

Available Power: Outboard

Parker Boats 26SH Certified Test Results (Boating Magazine/)

How We Tested

Engine: 300 hp Yamaha

Drive/Prop: Outboard/15.5″ x 17″ Saltwater Series II SDS 3-blade

Gear Ratio: 1.75:1

Fuel Load: 40 gal.

Water on Board: 0 gal.

Crew Weight: 400 lb.

Parker Boats – Beaufort, North Carolina; 252-728-5621; parkerboats.com

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afishionado1-blog · 5 years

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Fishing Tournaments

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Fishing Tournaments

Tournaments

Tournament anglers looking for an intensely competitive guide to put them in the winner’s circle call upon Osborne. He knows that preparation, determination and the will to win defines tournament champions.

FSMS Fishing Tournament – August 19, 2016

On August 19, I had the privilege to help organize for the second time, the 61st Annual Florida Surveying and Mapping Society Fishing Tournament.

First place snook went to Dean Cole, 32.5″. First place redfish went to Joe Shatto, 34″. Dean and Joe fished with me aboard Afishionado.

TAMCO Foundation Fishing Tournament – April 20, 2012

First Place Inshore Slam, Wounded Warrior Division

Austin Burchard caught this trout early last Friday during the TAMCO Foundation 2012 Grand Slam Fishing Tournament and went on to catch a snook and redfish to win the Wounded Warrior Grand Slam division.

I always enjoy fishing with active and retired military personnel, but I especially value the time I get to spend with our country’s wounded warriors. These individuals are true heroes and have sacrificed so much so we can have the freedoms afforded us today.

Freedom is not free! Austin suffered a spinal cord injury due to a sniper’s bullet while serving in Afghanistan. And though he has lost the use of his legs, he hasn’t lost his lust for life and fishing. With a little help from tournament volunteers and Austin’s wife Donna, we positioned Austin in his wheelchair on the aft deck of my spacious Sheaffer Boat and headed out for a day of fishing.

My first stop was an area I never fish, but since it was on my way and looked like a good place for trout, I dropped anchor. Many times we pass right by fishy spots to go to the tried and true, but next time you may want to stop. The very first cast Austin made, landed him a trout over 20 inches. With the trout out of the way, we moved on to pursue snook and redfish.

As fishing goes, sometimes we hit a lull. For the next couple of hours we didn’t catch much, but I had no worries. I knew that when the tide was high enough, we could go to an oyster bed across the bay and finish our grand slam.

Once we arrived at the oyster bed, I began chumming with live bait and Austin cast to the edge of the oysters and a snook responded. Austin reeled in a 25-inch snook, not huge, but it was another piece of the puzzle and it added to our total inch count. Now all we needed was a redfish.

Knowing redfish frequent this oyster bed as well, I started live bait chumming even more. Austin’s next couple of cast landed him more snook and then, bam, redfish on! Keep in mind, I’m anchored from the bow and Austin has to fight the fish around my boats motor and trim tabs, so until I had the fish in the landing net there was no celebration. Once we landed the fish, photographed and released it, we stuck around and enjoyed a couple of hours of catching snook and redfish so everyone else on board could catch a grand slam.

The weigh-in cut off was at 4 p.m., so we headed back to tournament headquarters and with 30 minutes to spare, I turned in the photos and waited for the results. Out of 74 boats participating in the tournament Austin Burchard won the Wounded Warrior Grand Slam division. It was an honor for me to be recognized as Austin’s winning captain, however, he deserves all of the recognition for being a true American Hero.

SEEA Tournament Fishing Tournament – March 11, 2010

Second Place on largest and most fish caught.

Hi Wade,

I wanted to tell you thanks for the great day on Thursday. Both Ed and I had a great time.

We did not win the prize – two boats beat us. One had 15 fish and one had two redfish bigger than my trout. I think they were 28 inches and weight was 7.5 and 8 lbs. Doesn’t matter, we had a blast. If it is any consolation, we were second on most and on biggest. Some boats did not even catch a fish.

Thanks again for a great day. Next time I am in Tampa and I need a good boat, I will be calling.

Jack Moeding

Hooked On Education Fishing Tournament – April 18, 2008

Morganti Group’s, Gerrie Bolink takes second place in the snook division aboard Afishionado.

Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament – June 23, 2006

Third Place Trout

John Tortorella Celebrity Fishing Tournament – September 1, 2005

3rd place redfish, Celebrity Division, Nolan Pratt-Tampa Bay Lightning

The Fishing Challenge TV Show – July 28, 2004

2nd place, 181 points out of 12 competing captains.

Charles Head-Orcas Marine Products

Gordon Peters-Orcas Marine Products

5th Annual Tampa Bay Builders Association Fishing Tournament – May 14, 2004

1st place most inches of trout, Steve Brady-Suarez Housing

Chuck LaMar’s Mercury Grand Slam Celebrity Fishing Tournament – November 12, 2000

Largest spotted sea-trout, Celebrity Division, Von Hayes-Philadelphia Phillies

3rd Annual CREW Tampa Bay Go Fish Tournament – November 5, 1999

1st and 3rd place, spotted sea-trout

Corporate Tournament – December 11, 2014

Largest Fish, Most Fish

Saints Get Hooked Tournament – June 8, 2013

Inshore Slam, Largest Fish

Kevin Cool and Team Fish Slaying Motards display their tournament winning medals for the Grand Slam and longest overall fish divisions.

Trey Curry Foundation Fishing Tournament – November 5, 2010

First Place, Inshore Slam

Captains,

I just wanted to send out a thank you to everyone that endured the uncomfortable conditions last Friday. I appreciate you guys being troopers and getting the job done. There were a lot of fish caught and congrats go out to Wade, T.J. and Woody for finishing with the top three slams. Wade had the biggest snook, C.A. had the biggest redfish, and Billy had the biggest trout.

Thanks again, take care and tight lines.

Ric, Trey Curry Foundation Tournament Organizer

Clark Cares Fishing Tournament – September 23, 2010

First Place Trout

Virginia angler catches the largest sea trout to take the first place trophy on tournament day.

Corporate Fishing Tournament – November 14, 2009

First and second place redfish.

What’s up wade?

I wanted to say thanks for the great experience on Saturday! My red came in first place and Jordan’s came in second so we were pretty siked about that. I was just wondering if you could send me some of the pics when you get a chance. Hope to hear from you soon. I’ll let the boss man know how much fun we had, so hopefully we can get a repeat.

Karl

“Weigh Too Much Fun” Kingfish Tournament – November 18, 2007

Second Place

Michael Lins shows off his second place kingfish.

1st Annual Skanska USA Building Fishing Tournament – September 30, 2005

3rd place redfish, Denise Muth-Skanska USA

FSECC 6th Annual Charity Fishing Tournament – April 29, 2005

Most redfish, James Stevens-Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union – October 29, 2004

Largest trout, Ben Sheaffer-Sheaffer Boats

Largest redfish, Douglas Frayne-Sheaffer Boats

Most species, Sean Coniglio-Hill, Coniglio, Polins & Associates

3rd Annual Tampa Chamber of Commerce Fishing Classic – October 15, 2004

1st place largest redfish, Roger Lavender-Alltel

2nd place redfish, Danny McGuire-Alltel

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naturecoaster · 6 years

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Catch a Florida Memory when you go Saltwater Fishing this Summer

Summer fishing season is heating up and you’re invited to Catch a Florida Memory with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) by participating in any of three fun and exciting Saltwater Angler Recognition Programs. See if you can catch all 71 species in the Saltwater Fish Life List. Caught a big fish that warrants bragging rights? Submit it to the Saltwater Reel Big Fish program. And be sure to check out the nine categories of Saltwater Grand Slams that challenge anglers to catch three specific fish in a 24-hour period. Anglers of all ages and skill levels can earn various prizes such as certificates, shirts, hats, rods and reels, dehooking tools, rubber-coated nets and more. Successful anglers receive recognition in Florida Saltwater Recreational Fishing Regulations booklets and on the Club Members page of CatchaFloridaMemory.com, plus the chance to win monthly raffle prizes courtesy of generous program partners. Catch a Florida Memory programs are not only fun and rewarding, but they also promote fisheries conservation. Anglers are encouraged to target a diversity of species to help decrease fishing pressure on the most sought-after fishes. Catch-and-release fishing and responsible fish handling practices are emphasized, and anglers do not have to harvest their catches to qualify. Photos of the angler with each catch are required and could even be featured in FWC publications or on social media.

Saltwater Fish Life List

Can you catch them all? Similar to a birding life list, this program allows anglers to track their progress at catching 71 different species of saltwater fish. Anglers who catch at least 10 different Life List species can join the Saltwater Fish Life List 10-Fish Club and receive a prize pack including a certificate of accomplishment and a colorful shirt, plus be eligible for additional prizes as they catch 30, 50 and all 71 fish on the list. Anglers who complete their Life List by submitting all 71 fish will be awarded a grand prize! Get started today and print your Saltwater Fish Life List or request to receive one by mail at CatchaFloridaMemory.com.

Saltwater Reel Big Fish

Don’t let that whopper of a fish turn into just a whopper of a story. Memorialize your Saltwater Reel Big Fish by submitting a photo of you with your catch and a photo of the fish over a measuring device. This program includes 30 different species in both adult and youth (15 and younger) categories. Successful participants receive a prize pack including a certificate of accomplishment and a colorful shirt, and are eligible for additional prizes as they catch five, 10, 15 or all 30 different Saltwater Reel Big Fish species. Plus, anglers who submit all 30 species will get a grand prize!

Saltwater Grand Slams

Can you meet the challenge? FWC has nine different Saltwater Grand Slams that award anglers for catching three specified fish within a 24-hour period, and the categories may surprise and challenge you. From the Inshore Grand Slam consisting of red drum, spotted seatrout and flounder to the Florida Grand Slam of permit, tarpon and bonefish, these challenges will make you work to increase your fishing skills. The program even includes a Small Fry Grand Slam for anglers 15 and under who catch a pinfish, catfish and grunt. Successful anglers receive a prize pack with a certificate of accomplishment and a colorful shirt showing the fish from their Grand Slam, and can win additional prizes when they catch three, six, or all eligible Grand Slams. Plus, a grand prize will be given to anglers who complete all eligible slams!

For more information

Learn more about Catch a Florida Memory programs and submit catches today at CatchaFloridaMemory.com. Keep track of who’s catching what on the Catch a Florida Memory Facebook page, Facebook.com/CatchaFLMemory. Want to learn more about saltwater fishing? View how-to videos at MyFWC.com/SaltwaterFishing. And brush up on your saltwater fish identification skills at MyFWC.com/FishingLines. Have questions? Are you a business or organization that would like to partner with Catch a Florida Memory? Email [email protected] or call 850-487-0554. Read the full article

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thekayakfisherme · 7 years

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Grundéns Presents: Miami Inshore Grand Slam http://ift.tt/2y6VftA

#IFTTT #Sport Fishing Magazine

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addicted-fishing-blog · 7 years

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Grand Slim Fishing 大滿貫釣魚王第一季第2集: 古巴

系列1 – 第2集：挑戰地點：古巴，今集羅布森會進行海岸釣魚大滿貫，他必須在一天內釣上指定名單的三種魚類。但風雨成為了他的敵人。（2017年1月30日）

EP1 SE02 – Robson Green Grand Slam Fishing: Cuba

Series 1 – Episode 2: In Cuba, Robson goes for the Inshore Grand Slam, where he must catch three species of fish from a set list in a single day. But wind and rain threaten to jeopardise the attempt. (30 Jan. 2017)

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chasintailadv · 7 years

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A sea trout away from an inshore grand slam! Awesome day fishing with @highadventurefishing !!! #suckstohaveadeskjob #feedingthefish #fishing #saltlife #snook #filthyanglers #filty #redfish #flounder #gettingtightsuckas #sunshine # (at Saint James City, Florida)

#redfish #saltlife #sunshine #filty #fishing #feedingthefish #gettingtightsuckas #suckstohaveadeskjob #filthyanglers #snook #flounder

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fishing-exposed · 4 years

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@TheIGFA: On August 18, 2020, Jako Lucas caught and released a beautiful IGFA Inshore Grand Slam on the fly while fishing Ascension Bay, Mexico . The tarpon struck a Tarpon Toad fly while the bonefish and permit both hit an EP Spawning Shrimp. Learn more at ➡️ https://t.co/UO3eI94U4r. https://t.co/sgDJEF1cGW

#baffinbay #baffin bay #baffin_bay #Baffin Bay #baffin bay rod and gun #BaffinBayRodandGun #Baf

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fishing-exposed · 4 years

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@TheIGFA: Four IGFA Grand Slams in two days! Pierre Manseau recently double inshore slammed on back to back days while fly fishing in Cayo Cruz, Cuba. Pierre returned from Cuba with a total of six IGFA Inshore Grand Slams on the fly, all consisting of bonefish, tarpon and permit 🙌🏼. https://t.co/V4RMeB3bca

#baffinbay #baffin bay #baffin_bay #Baffin Bay #baffin bay rod and gun #BaffinBayRodandGun #Baf

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afishionado1-blog · 5 years

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Tournaments

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Tournaments

FSMS Fishing Tournament – August 19, 2016

On August 19, I had the privilege to help organize for the second time, the 61st Annual Florida Surveying and Mapping Society Fishing Tournament.

First place snook went to Dean Cole, 32.5″. First place redfish went to Joe Shatto, 34″. Dean and Joe fished with me aboard Afishionado.

TAMCO Foundation Fishing Tournament – April 20, 2012

First Place Inshore Slam, Wounded Warrior Division

SEEA Tournament Fishing Tournament – March 11, 2010

Second Place on largest and most fish caught.

Hi Wade,

I wanted to tell you thanks for the great day on Thursday. Both Ed and I had a great time.

Thanks again for a great day. Next time I am in Tampa and I need a good boat, I will be calling.

Jack Moeding

Hooked On Education Fishing Tournament – April 18, 2008

Morganti Group’s, Gerrie Bolink takes second place in the snook division aboard Afishionado.

Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament – June 23, 2006

Third Place Trout

John Tortorella Celebrity Fishing Tournament – September 1, 2005

3rd place redfish, Celebrity Division, Nolan Pratt-Tampa Bay Lightning

The Fishing Challenge TV Show – July 28, 2004

2nd place, 181 points out of 12 competing captains.

Charles Head-Orcas Marine Products

Gordon Peters-Orcas Marine Products

5th Annual Tampa Bay Builders Association Fishing Tournament – May 14, 2004

1st place most inches of trout, Steve Brady-Suarez Housing

Chuck LaMar’s Mercury Grand Slam Celebrity Fishing Tournament – November 12, 2000

Largest spotted sea-trout, Celebrity Division, Von Hayes-Philadelphia Phillies

3rd Annual CREW Tampa Bay Go Fish Tournament – November 5, 1999

1st and 3rd place, spotted sea-trout

Corporate Tournament – December 11, 2014

Largest Fish, Most Fish

Saints Get Hooked Tournament – June 8, 2013

Inshore Slam, Largest Fish

Kevin Cool and Team Fish Slaying Motards display their tournament winning medals for the Grand Slam and longest overall fish divisions.

Trey Curry Foundation Fishing Tournament – November 5, 2010

First Place, Inshore Slam

Captains,

Thanks again, take care and tight lines.

Ric, Trey Curry Foundation Tournament Organizer

Clark Cares Fishing Tournament – September 23, 2010

First Place Trout

Virginia angler catches the largest sea trout to take the first place trophy on tournament day.

Corporate Fishing Tournament – November 14, 2009

First and second place redfish.

What’s up wade?

Karl

“Weigh Too Much Fun” Kingfish Tournament – November 18, 2007

Second Place

Michael Lins shows off his second place kingfish.

1st Annual Skanska USA Building Fishing Tournament – September 30, 2005

3rd place redfish, Denise Muth-Skanska USA

FSECC 6th Annual Charity Fishing Tournament – April 29, 2005

Most redfish, James Stevens-Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union – October 29, 2004

Largest trout, Ben Sheaffer-Sheaffer Boats

Largest redfish, Douglas Frayne-Sheaffer Boats

Most species, Sean Coniglio-Hill, Coniglio, Polins & Associates

3rd Annual Tampa Chamber of Commerce Fishing Classic – October 15, 2004

1st place largest redfish, Roger Lavender-Alltel

2nd place redfish, Danny McGuire-Alltel

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