2003 TOURNAMENTS

2003 TOURNAMENTS

FLOUNDER TOURNAMENT
Date:        April 26 & 27, 2003
Time:        Sunrise Saturday - 3:00pm Sunday
Place:       Shinnecock Bay to Robert Moses Bridge
Weigh in: Anytime during store hours at J&J Bait & Tackle until 3pm Sunday
Prizes:      Largest Flounder (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place)

Results:

1^st Remien, George, 1-1
2^nd Tighe, John, 0-10
3^rd

PECONIC BAY TOURNAMENT (WEAKFISH, FLUKE, BLUEFISH)
Date:        MAY 18, 2003
Time:        Sunrise - 4:00 p.m.
Place:       Peconic Bay
Weigh in: From 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Manhasset Avenue Launching Ramp (Gull Pond)
Prizes:      1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd Place for (Weakfish, Fluke, and Bluefish)

Results:

Bluefish
Steinbart, Rich, 5-2
Bennett, Clif, 4-2
Tighe, John, 3-9

Fluke
Tutrani, Mark, 4-2
Dietz, George, 4-1
Remien, George, 3-9

Weakfish
no fish

FRESHWATER TOURNAMENT
Date:        JUNE 8, 2003 ( note: June 1^st the newsletter was in error)
Time:        Sunrise - 1 p.m.
Place:       Mill Pond, Patchogue
Weigh in: From 1-1:30 p.m. at the Mill Pond Ramp
Prizes:      1^st and 2^nd for Bass, Pickerel, other species

Results:

Bass
VanGinhoven, Neil, 1-8

no fish

Pickerel
VanGinhoven, Neil, 1-6
DiDonato, Leo, 1-0

Other
no fish

Night Time Stripped Bass Trip

Date: July 12, 2003

Time: 7:00 pm – 1:30 am

Place: The SEA OTTER IV

Weigh in: immediately after the boat docks
Prizes: Largest striped bass (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place)

Results:
1^st Mazurkiewicz Sr., Frank, 33-8
2^nd Tighe, John, 16-0
3^rdMazurkiewicz Jr., Frank, 12-8

FLUKE TOURNAMENT
Date:        AUGUST 24, 2003
Time:        Sunrise – 3:00 pm
Place:       Moriches Bay and Ocean, between Fire Island and Shinnecock Inlets, as far out into the ocean you are willing to go.
Weigh-in: 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. at the Smith Point Marina (Boat Ramp)
Prizes:      Largest Fluke (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place)

Results:
1^st             Mazurkiewicz Sr., Frank, 5-0
2^nd             DiDonato, Leo, 4-12
3^rd              VanGinhoven, Neil, 4-8

SNAPPER TOURNAMENT
Date:        SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
Time:        9:00am – 11:00am
Place:       Patchogue L-Dock

Prizes: First, Most, Largest Snapper

Results:
First Snapper: Dylan Jewell & partner

Most Snapper: Tom Wasilewicz & Jackie Katz
Biggest Snapper: Leo DiDonato & Tori Gehrke

OCTOBER SURF TOURNAMENT
Date:        October 25 – 26, 2003
Time:        Saturday, 6:00 a.m. – Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
Place:       Long Cove (FINS) all the way to the east side of Moriches Inlet (Cupsogue)
Weigh-in: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. J&J Tackle; Find George Dietz on the beach (white Ford Explorer); Smith Point Boat Launching Ramp
Prizes:      1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd (Three largest: Striped Bass, Bluefish, or Weakfish)

Results:
1^st Simmons, Mark, Striped Bass, 11-8

2^nd Jewell, Dylan, Bluefish, 9-0
3^rd LeLaidier, Bo, Bluefish, 7-12

BLACKFISH TOURNAMENT
Date: November 16, 2003

Time: TBA

Place: Peconic Star (Greenpoint, LI)

Cost: TBA

Prizes: Largest Blackfish (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Place Prizes)

Results:

1^st             Holmes, Harvey, 8-0
2^nd             Mangan, Lorry, 6-12
3^rd              Pfister, Ron, 4-4
3^rd              Steinbart, Rich, 4-4

NOVEMBER SURF TOURNAMENT
Date:        November 22 – 23, 2003
Time:        Saturday, 6:00 a.m. – Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
Place:       Long Cove (FINS) all the way to the east side of Moriches Inlet (Cupsogue)
Weigh-in: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. J&J Tackle; Find George Dietz on the beach (white Ford Explorer); Smith Point Boat Launching Ramp)

Prizes: 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd (Three largest: Striped Bass, Bluefish, or Weakfish)

Results:

no fish

Previous years: 2002 2001