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Updated April 18, 2003, by Bill Sargent, FLORIDA TODAY
May | June | July | August | September
May
May 3 -- Sixth-annual Coconuts on the Beach Wahoo and Dolphin Shootout:
Offshore Port Canaveral. Only wahoo and dolphin eligible. Expect $10,000 in cash
prizes. Entry $125 a boat. Weigh-in site to be announced. Part of HOT Tournament
Circuit. Call Chris Lee at (321) 784-1422. May 10 -- 31st-annual Sebastian
Inlet Sportfishing Association Spring Fling: Offshore Sebastian Inlet. Headquarters
Capt. Hiram's Restaurant and Marina in Sebastian. Prizes expected to total $15,000
in cash and merchandise. Eligible species dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel and cobia.
Entry fee $150 a boat. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Kevin Reed at (321)
254-0376. May 10 -- Second-annual Dodge-WHTQ Saltwater Classic: Offshore
Port Canaveral. Headquarters Rusty's Seafood and Oyster Bar. Eligible species
dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, cobia, red snapper. Guaranteed $20,000 in cash
prizes, plus other prizes for special catches. Entry is free if application is
obtained in advance from any central Florida Dodge dealer, otherwise entry is
$250 a boat. Call Ken Wente at (321) 281-2151. May 17 -- Seventh-annual
Cal Dixon Celebrity Offshore Fishing Classic: Offshore Port Canaveral. Weigh-in
at Sunrise Marina. Eligible species dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, red snapper,
grouper, except Warsaw grouper. Prizes to be announced. Entry $95 a boat. Part
of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Lisa Mazzarell at 690-3464, ext. 19. May
17 -- Seventh-annual Fishing Frenzy: Offshore Fort Pierce Inlet. Only dolphin
eligible. Headquarters at Fort Pierce City Marina. Guaranteed $10,000 first prize,
plus other cash prizes. Entry fee to be announced. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit.
Call Don Raffensberger at (772) 461-6909. May 23-24 -- First Greater Daytona-New
Smyrna Beach Striker Tournament: Formerly the Daytona Beach Striking Fish
Tournament. Offshore Ponce Inlet. Prizes total $60,000. Eligible species dolphin,
wahoo, king mackerel, tuna, grouper, red snapper and amberjack. Entry $250 a boat
until May 15, and $300 thereafter. Limited to 250 boats. Weigh-in at Brannon Center
in New Smyrna Beach, south of Ponce Inlet. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call
Keith Lawhun at (386) 860-7995. May 24 -- 19th-annual Central Florida
Offshore Anglers Memorial Day Tournament: Offshore Port Canaveral. Weigh-in
at Cape Marina. Prizes of $10,000, based on a field of 100 boats. Eligible species
dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, snapper, grouper. Entry fee $100 a boat prior to
3 p.m. on May 23, $125 at captain's meeting. Call Ken Wente at (321) 281-2151.
May 24 -- 27th-annual Treasure Coast Blue Water Open: Offshore Fort
Pierce Inlet. Sponsored by Exchange Club of Indian River at Vero Beach. Headquarters
at Fort Pierce City Marina. Guaranteed cash prizes of $10,000 based on 75-boat
field. Eligible species dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, grouper and snapper. Entry
fee $150 a boat before May 15, and $200 thereafter. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit.
Call Warren Lewis at (800) 347-4203. May 31 -- First Home Builders and
Contractors Association of Brevard Double Slam Fishing Tournament: Offshore
Sebastian Inlet, and Indian River area. Headquarters at Fin's Grill and Raw Bar
in Sebastian. Offshore and inshore divisions. Entry $100 a boat for each division
prior to May 1, and $125 thereafter. Eligible offshore species wahoo, dolphin,
king mackerel, grouper. Eligible inshore species, redfish, snook, seatrout. Cash
prizes to total about $6,000, with $1,000 for heaviest aggregate slam in each
division. Call Carolyn Cooper at (321) 254-3700.
June
June 7 -- Florida Sport Fishing Association Offshore Slam: Offshore
Port Canaveral. Headquarters at Sunrise Marina. Prizes to be announced. Eligible
species dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, cobia, red snapper and grouper, except
Warsaw grouper. Entry $125 a boat. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Eric Griggs
at (321) 984-7160. June 14 -- 12th-annual Melbourne Rotary Club Summer
Slam: Offshore Sebastian Inlet. Prizes expected to reach $8,000. Eligible
species dolphin, wahoo, and king mackerel. Entry fee $135 a boat. Headquarters
at Capt. Hiram's Restaurant and Marina in Sebastian. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit.
Call Bob Carmichael at (321) 508-5449. June 21 -- Fourth-annual Fin's
Offshore Tournament: Offshore Sebastian Inlet. Headquarters at Fin's Grill
and Raw Bar in Sebastian. Prizes to be announced. Eligible species dolphin, wahoo,
king mackerel, and grouper-snapper. Entry $125 a boat. Call Marcie Bolt at (772)
589-3828. June 22 -- BoldWater Wahoo and Dolphin Shootout: Offshore
Ponce Inlet. Headquarters to be announced. Cash prizes totaling $9,000, plus merchandise.
Only wahoo and dolphin eligible. Entry $150 a boat. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit.
Call Troy Denson at (321) 868-1947, ext. 11. June 27-29 -- Fifth-annual
Ed Dwyer Other Side Invitational: East of the Gulf Stream offshore Port Canaveral.
Weigh-in site to be announced. Entry by invitation only. Eligible species yellowfin
tuna, wahoo and dolphin. Call Ed Dwyer at (321) 631-3321. June 28 -- 22nd-annual
Fort Pierce Open: Offshore Fort Pierce Inlet. Sponsored by the Fort Pierce
Sportfishing Club. Weigh-in at Fort Pierce River Walk, north side of City Marina.
Guaranteed cash prizes expected to total $33,000. Eligible species wahoo, dolphin,
king mackerel, and grouper. Entry fee is $200 a boat before June 20, and $250
thereafter. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Beau Bryan at (772) 692-3080.
June 28 -- First Palm Bay Marina Triton Boats Firecracker Slam: Offshore
Sebastian Inlet. Headquarters at Palm Bay Marina in Palm Bay. Eligible species
wahoo, dolphin, king mackerel, cobia. Guaranteed cash prizes totaling $6,500 including
a $3,500 top boat award. Additional prizes determined by size of the field. Winners
determined by aggregate weight of eligible species. Entry fee $150 a boat. Call
Tom Hauer at (321) 723-0851.
July
July 12-13 -- Sixth-annual Rusty's Canaveral Kingfish Classic: Offshore
Port Canaveral. Only king mackerel eligible. Headquarters at Rusty's Seafood and
Oyster Bar. Division 10 Southern Kingfish Association event. Part of HOT Tournament
Circuit. Prizes to be announced. Entry $250 a boat. Call Steve Diamond at (321)
783-2033. July 19 -- Fourth-annual Indian River County Sheriff's Blue Water
Tournament: Offshore Sebastian Inlet. Headquarters at Flagship Marina and
Riverview Restaurant (formerly Marker 68 Restaurant) in Sebastian. Cash prizes
of $11,500, based on 125-boat field. Additional $2,500 in prizes also offered.
Eligible species wahoo, dolphin, king mackerel, and grouper-snapper. Entry fee
$125 a boat. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Jeff Brauer or John Cronenberg
at (772) 978-6325. July 26 -- BoldWater Wahoo and Dolphin Shootout: Offshore
Fort Pierce Inlet. Headquarters at Fort Pierce City Marina. Cash prizes totaling
$9,000, plus merchandise. Only wahoo and dolphin eligible. Entry $150 a boat.
Part of HOT Tournament Circuit. Call Troy Denson at (321) 868-1947.
August
August 9 -- Tenth-annual Sebastian Inlet Blue Water Open: Offshore Sebastian
Inlet. Sponsored by Exchange Club of Sebastian. Headquarters at Sebastian River
Marina and Boat Yard in Micco. Guaranteed $10,000 in cash prizes. Eligible species
dolphin, wahoo and king mackerel. Entry $135 a boat. Part of HOT Tournament Circuit.
Call Rappy Perez at (772) 581-0600.
September
Sept. 20 -- First Fin's Fall Offshore Classic: Offshore Sebastian Inlet.
Headquarters at Fin's Grill and Raw Bar in Sebastian. Prizes to be announced.
Eligible species wahoo, dolphin, king mackerel, snapper-grouper. Entry fee $125
a boat. Call Marcie Bolt at (772) 589-3828.
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