NCBBA’s 6th Annual Red Drum Tournament Final Results
There were 250 anglers, judges & winners from the 2013 tournament competing for over $8,500.00 in cash & prizes. They represented 14 different states. Tim Snyder from Tucson, AZ traveled the longest distance.
Registration began Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. Day #1 fishing began at Midnight after the cold front moved thru, resulting in 25 – 30 MPH NW winds, but the Citation Red Drum were there. The 1st Session ended at 6:00 A.M. with 3Puppy Drum (18 – 27 in.), 6 Yearlings (27 -39 in.) & 5 Citation Red Drum (over 40in.) caught, measured & released alive! Day #1 Session #2 started at 6:00 A.M. kept out Judges hopping with 36 more Red Drum being landed, measured & released alive! 1 more Citation, 26 more Yearlings & 9 Puppy Drum were caught by the time the Session ended at Noon. Day #1 Session #3 ended at 6:00 P.M. & it produced 23 more Red Drum! Jimmy Reynolds landed a 50.75 inch Red Drum! Day #1 Session #4 produced 3 more Citation Red Drum & a new Leader Overall! Jaime Fajardo of Fuquay Varian, NC landed the Largest Red Drum ever caught in this tournament with a 52 inch fish!
Day #2 Session #1 was the slowest Session of tournament with only 4 more fish being landed. Day # 2 Session #2 resulted with only 9 more Red Drum caught. Day #2 Session #3 continued to be slow as the weather has turned warm & the wind shifted to a more Westerly way. There were only 4 fish caught, but 1 was a Citation! Day #2 Session #4 slowed down even more as the winds went calm and the ocean water calmed down even more. It was a great night for star gazing but only 3 Red Drum were caught during the session and none of them were citations.
Day #3 started off as day #2 ended. The wind went calm and the fish took a nap. Only 1 Red Drum and 1 Bluefish were caught between Mid-night and 6:00 A.M. Day #3 Session #2 was slow with only 2 Puppy Drum caught. Day #3 Session #3 resulted in lots of small Bluefish, but no more scoring fish were caught.
The Final Results are: Jaime Fajardo of Fuquay Varian, NC leads all anglers with a 52 inch hawg! Jimmy Reynolds of Round Hill, VA is now in 2nd Place Overall with a 50.75 inch drum. Largest Red Drum Day #1 is Glen Allen of Clayton, NC with a 48.50 inch fish. He also caught the first fish of the tournament at 12:20 A.M. Day #1, 2nd Largest Red Drum is John McKee of Durham, NC with a 48.00 inch fish. The Largest Red Drum Day #2 is Donald Beard of Hampton, VA with a 46.50 inch fish. The 2nd Largest fish of Day #2 is a 46.50 inch Red Drum caught by Hank Connelly of Culpepper, VA. Bob Butler of Waldorf, MD has the most Red Drum with 7 fish. Anna Jarvis of Stella, NC is the Ladies Leader with a 32.75 inch fish. Senior Division (65 & over) is also led by Bob Butler of Waldorf, MD with a 44.75 inch fish. George Sloop of Salisbury, NC has the Biggest Sea Mullet (over 14 in.) with a 2.06 lb. 17.50 in fish. Junior Division (under 16) was won by Jared Haynes of Wilson, NC with a 27.00 inch Red Drum. Bluefish (over 16 in.) was won led by Hunter Durrer of Charlottesville, VA with an 18.50 inch fish. Day #3 Largest Red Drum was won by Mike Eastridge of Charlotte, NC with a 27.75 inch fish. Day #3, 2nd Largest Red Drum was won by Jim Davis of Worton, MD with a 26.00 inch fish.
After 3 Days, 66 hours & 11 Sessions of fishing 106 total Red Drum have been caught; 12 Citations, 60 Yearlings & 34 Puppy Drum caught, measured & released alive thanks to dedication of our Judges, all Red Drum were released alive!!. Scott Allsbrook caught 5 fish & 4 of those were Citation Red Drum!
David K. Joyner #5678
NCBBA RDT Tournament Director
