Friday 27 May 2016

First CCA Star Tagged Redfish Caught!





George Pavelko of Jupiter with his CCA Star tagged redfish.


Should a, would a, could a is something too many anglers said last summer during the CCA Florida STAR tournament. Don't let that be you this summer.


Should a registered for STAR and become a CCA member. Would a done it but I never thought I would catch a STAR tagged redfish. Could a won a new GMC Pick-up truck or boat, motor & trailer package from Contender, Pathfinder, Hells Bay, or Sea Hunt all powered by Yamaha. There was only one angler who got it right, Jerry Bergeron and he won the Conley Buick GMC Pick-up truck. There were 22 other anglers who had the catch of a lifetime but they either were not a CCA member or did not register for STAR because they never thought they would catch a tagged redfish. But… they did and suffered serious disappointment, not to mention humiliation. Which angler do you want to be this summer?


CCA Florida STAR has released over 150 tagged redfish in the coastal waters of Florida on average 4 per coastal county, starting from the Alabama border south to the Southern border of the Everglades National Park and from the Georgia border to Homestead and the upper Keys. Seven of those 150 plus fish will be prize winning STAR tagged redfish swimming around with either a truck, boat, motor and trailer or an education scholarship attached to their back. There are 5 adult prizes and 2 youth prizes available. Verified tagged redfish winner number 1could win a new Conley Buick GMC Pick-up truck, #2 a Contender 22 Sport, # 3 a Pathfinder 2200TRS, #4 could win a new Hells Bay Waterman, #5 a Sea Hunt 235 Escape all powered by Yamaha or should there be youth anglers who catch one of the first 7 prize winning fish they will have the opportunity to win one of two scholarships available to youth anglers valued at $25,000.


Participants may register throughout the entire tournament however there are only 7 prize winning fish and there are lots of anglers who have wised up and have already registered. Don't go fishing this summer without first becoming a CCA member, registering for STAR, getting your 2016 Official STAR measuring device and downloading the CCA Florida STAR tournament app on your phone. This will help insure you are prepared to catch a winning STAR tagged redfish or one of the many other species in the additional 13 catch/photo STAR divisions. There are 101 fishing days but it only takes one day of fishing in order to catch a winning fish. The more you fish the more entries you may submit and the greater your opportunity to win will be. For further details, registration and rules & regulations visit www.ccaflstar.com

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