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Jason
Gray Wins First Ever
KayakSlam
Championship!
Jason Gray
Some
of the best kayak anglers from around the state gathered at
Bayshore
Park
in
Charlotte
Harbor
for the culmination of the first season of the KayakSlam
Tournament Series.
Near
perfect conditions gave competitors one last chance to show
their angling skill. Several favorites were in attendance
including both Angler of the Year winners: Cameron
SchurlKnight- West Coast Angler of the Year and David McCleaf-
Southwest Angler of the Year.
Cam
and Dave
In
the KayakSlam Championship, all Yearly Points are erased and
all anglers are even at the beginning of the event.
Each angler is challenged to catch a grand slam (trout,
redfish, and snook fishing from a kayak using only artificial
lures. Awards are
given for the top five places plus longest trout, redfish, and
snook categories.
The
Trophies
At
the weigh in, the top five anglers all recorded slams with
some excellent individual fish entered.
Jason Gray posted a 31” snook, while Jim Monahan
edged out Andrei Stromann by time with a 20” trout.
The big snook was caught by Pete Poletti at 31.50”.
With
some drama at the close of the weigh in, Cameron Schurlknight
and Spencer Goodwin showed 6 minutes late and were unable to
enter their fish, according to reports both would have made
the top five!
A
lesson learned by the young guns of the KayakSlam Series and
we’re sure to see Cameron and Spencer in many more top fives
in the years to come!
With
the final tally, Jason Gray takes home the first ever
KayakSlam Championship with 67.5 inches and a strong snook.
Jason edged out 2nd place David McCleaf by 5 inches.
Here
are the Top Five Finishers in the KayakSlam Championship!
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#
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Angler
Name
|
Snook
|
Trout
|
Red
|
Total
|
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1
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Jason
Gray
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18.25
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17
|
32
|
67.25
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2
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David
McLeaf
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23.5
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14
|
25
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62.5
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3
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Garrick
Huber
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18
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13
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30.75
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61.75
|
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4
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Josh
Harvel
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15
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15
|
24.5
|
54.5
|
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5
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Tim
Lirley
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17
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17
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20
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54
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We
want to thank everyone for their support in the inaugural
season of the KayakSlam Series. Thanks to our sponsors-
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Look
for the new season of the KayakSlam Series to begin in October
2008 with the KayakSlam Championship to be held in April 2009!
More
details will be announced as they become available.
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