05-09-2009, 03:10 AM
LIZELLA, GEORGIA - Mike Tindal of Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Artie Price Jr. of New Port Richey, Florida, caught a two-redfish limited that weighed 21.12 pounds to win the 2009 IFA Redfish Tour event at Bay St. Louis, Miss., on Saturday. To win the one-day event, which operated out of Bay Marina, Tindal and Price Jr. bested a field of other two-angler teams to win the event by .03 pounds, adding 200 points to their IFA Gulf Coast Division point total.
While Saturday brought rough water conditions to the area, Tindal and Price Jr. targeted slot fish with gold spoons and artificial frogs and bolstered their winning weight with a 10.84-pound kicker fish - the third-largest fish of the tournament. On their way to the team's first IFA win in eight years of competition together, Tindal and Price Jr. boated 20-plus fish on Saturday before 11 a.m.
"This is my first win with Mike; we've had a few second-place finishes in our eight years together, but it's nice to get the win," said Price Jr., who also fishes professional tarpon tournaments and guides in his home state of Florida. "The last time I won one of these tournaments was back in 2002 down in Venice (La.). They bit a gold spoon that day, too. I might have to stick with that bait."
With the win, the pair won a 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme valued at more than $30,000. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer.
The second-place team of Bruce Lindheim and Alissa Williams, both of Pensacola, Fla., brought 21.09 pounds to scales, buoyed by a 10.63-pound kicker redfish. Battling extremely rough water conditions on their 90-mile trip back from their fishing spot near Delacriox, La., the pair's difficulties were compounded by mechanical issues stemming from a broken ignition key and four-foot waves washing over the bow of their 18-foot skiff.
The third-place team of Blake Champion of Hueytown, Ala., and Michael Bushman of Covington, La., relied on a spinnerbait to secure their two-fish limit of 21.05 pounds.
As the highest-finishing Ranger Cup participants, Tindal and Price Jr. won the $2,000 Ranger Cup award, a prize that doubles when the highest-finishing team is also the tournament winner. The Rapala Big Fish Award, which includes a $500 cash prize and a $1,000 VIP gift certificate, went to the fourth-place team of Chad Adcox and Barry Parker for their 11.85-pound redfish that anchored their 20.97-pound total weight.
The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. With low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners. Added this year as an additional incentive for the very active anglers capitalizing on the opportunities to fish close to home for big money and valuable prizes, teams fishing at least six tournaments in any combination of divisions are automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour "Ultra 6" award. The award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, presented to the highest-finishing eligible team at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.
This year, in addition to $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100-boat field), the first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events has been increased. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed - regardless of field size - a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.
For more information on the IFA Redfish Tour, to become a member of the IFA or to become a part of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to redfishtour.com.
IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Barton & Burwell Tackle and Bay Marina.
IFA Gulf Coast Division
Bay St. Louis Results (Top 10)<br />
1. Tindal/Price Jr. - 21.12 lbs.
2. Lindheim/Williams - 21.09 lbs.
3. Champion/Bushman - 21.05 lbs.
4. Adcox/Parker - 20.97 lbs.
5. White/White - 20.26 lbs.
6. Landry/Moresi - 20.05 lbs.
7. Pescay/Kenney - 18.17 lbs.
8. Nelson/Nelson - 17.63 lbs.
9. Lott/Pruett - 17.27 lbs.
10. McCrossen/Davis - 16.07 lbs.
Ranger Cup Award ($2,000): Tindal/Price Jr.<br />
Rapala Big Fish ($1,500): Adcox/Parker - 11.85 lbs.
Media Contact<br />
Josh Ward, Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 or Josh@blueheroncomm.com
While Saturday brought rough water conditions to the area, Tindal and Price Jr. targeted slot fish with gold spoons and artificial frogs and bolstered their winning weight with a 10.84-pound kicker fish - the third-largest fish of the tournament. On their way to the team's first IFA win in eight years of competition together, Tindal and Price Jr. boated 20-plus fish on Saturday before 11 a.m.
"This is my first win with Mike; we've had a few second-place finishes in our eight years together, but it's nice to get the win," said Price Jr., who also fishes professional tarpon tournaments and guides in his home state of Florida. "The last time I won one of these tournaments was back in 2002 down in Venice (La.). They bit a gold spoon that day, too. I might have to stick with that bait."
With the win, the pair won a 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme valued at more than $30,000. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer.
The second-place team of Bruce Lindheim and Alissa Williams, both of Pensacola, Fla., brought 21.09 pounds to scales, buoyed by a 10.63-pound kicker redfish. Battling extremely rough water conditions on their 90-mile trip back from their fishing spot near Delacriox, La., the pair's difficulties were compounded by mechanical issues stemming from a broken ignition key and four-foot waves washing over the bow of their 18-foot skiff.
The third-place team of Blake Champion of Hueytown, Ala., and Michael Bushman of Covington, La., relied on a spinnerbait to secure their two-fish limit of 21.05 pounds.
As the highest-finishing Ranger Cup participants, Tindal and Price Jr. won the $2,000 Ranger Cup award, a prize that doubles when the highest-finishing team is also the tournament winner. The Rapala Big Fish Award, which includes a $500 cash prize and a $1,000 VIP gift certificate, went to the fourth-place team of Chad Adcox and Barry Parker for their 11.85-pound redfish that anchored their 20.97-pound total weight.
The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. With low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners. Added this year as an additional incentive for the very active anglers capitalizing on the opportunities to fish close to home for big money and valuable prizes, teams fishing at least six tournaments in any combination of divisions are automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour "Ultra 6" award. The award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, presented to the highest-finishing eligible team at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.
This year, in addition to $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100-boat field), the first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events has been increased. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed - regardless of field size - a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.
For more information on the IFA Redfish Tour, to become a member of the IFA or to become a part of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to redfishtour.com.
IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Barton & Burwell Tackle and Bay Marina.
IFA Gulf Coast Division
Bay St. Louis Results (Top 10)<br />
1. Tindal/Price Jr. - 21.12 lbs.
2. Lindheim/Williams - 21.09 lbs.
3. Champion/Bushman - 21.05 lbs.
4. Adcox/Parker - 20.97 lbs.
5. White/White - 20.26 lbs.
6. Landry/Moresi - 20.05 lbs.
7. Pescay/Kenney - 18.17 lbs.
8. Nelson/Nelson - 17.63 lbs.
9. Lott/Pruett - 17.27 lbs.
10. McCrossen/Davis - 16.07 lbs.
Ranger Cup Award ($2,000): Tindal/Price Jr.<br />
Rapala Big Fish ($1,500): Adcox/Parker - 11.85 lbs.
Media Contact<br />
Josh Ward, Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 or Josh@blueheroncomm.com