IFA Louisiana Division events set for May 18-19th, 2013

LIZELLA, Ga. (April 26th, 2013) - Inshore anglers from across Louisiana and surrounding regions will meet at Empire, LA., May 18th-19th for the 2013 Louisiana Division season-opening events of the IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing.

Both tour events will operate out of The Delta Marina, 317 Rose Marie Drive, Empire, LA. 70050. The IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's will begin its activities on Friday, May 17th, with tournament registration from 5-7 p.m. followed by the captain's meeting. Anglers will launch from The Delta Marina at safe light on Saturday, May 18th, with check-in times assigned at Friday's captain's meeting.

Competitors in the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing will have registration from 6-7 p.m. with captains meeting to follow on Saturday, May 18th, at The Delta Marina. Anglers will launch Sunday from the location of their choice. Weigh-ins will be at The Delta Marina. Check in times will be announced at Saturday's captain's meeting.

Continuing to draw inshore anglers from Texas to the Carolinas, both IFA Redfish Tours include five different divisions, each with a two-event regular season. With budget-friendly entry fees, the two tours offer opportunities to compete close to home while keeping anglers' expenses to a minimum.

Every regular-season IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela's tournament winner will take home a fully loaded 2013 Ranger Banshee Extreme, valued at $30,000. Winners of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour presented by Hobie Fishing will win $1,500 guaranteed.

For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.

To contact The Delta Marina, call (504) 657-5197. The Mailing address of The Delta Marina is P.O. Box 849, Port Sulphur, LA, 70083. Fax# (504) 657-5116 email info@thedeltamarina.com

IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Hobie Fishing, Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Lucas Oil, Yamaha Outboards, RAM, Gulp!, Gulp! Alive, PENN Reels, Spiderwire, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Livingston Lures, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Protect the Harvest, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, and The Delta Marina.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (April 30, 2013) - J.D. Nobles, of St. Johns, Fla., and Kyle Craven, of Macclenny Fla., weighed in a two-redfish limit that totaled 15.76 pounds to win the first event of the season for the Florida East Division of the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela's in Jacksonville, Fla. On April 27. The anglers topped a field of 74 boats to take home a fully-rigged Ranger Banshee Extreme, valued at $30,000.

The winning anglers faced winds from 15-20 mph on a long run north. The duo had a good feeling and took a chance on a different pattern.

"We fished a variety of techniques with swimbaits and spinner baits with camo-colored Berkley Gulp! curly tails," said Nobles. "We worked as a team and feel great about our performance. It was a long time coming, but it is great to finally have an IFA first-place win." The anglers took home an additional $2,310 in Angler's Advantage cash and won the $500 Berkley Gulp! Big Fish award for their 8.12-pound redfish.

Second-place finishers Fred Walker, Ocala Fla., and Shawn Walker, Crystal River Fla., brought 13.80 pounds to the scales during the event. The duo returned to a productive spot in the Intracoastal Waterway, blind-casting spinner baits and Berkley Gulp!.

In addition to the $2,910 second-place prize, the anglers added $1,155 in Anglers Advantage cash.

Marty Simmons, and Keith McBride, both of St. Augustine Fla., weighed a total of 13.57 pounds to take the $1,124 third-place prize. Long-time IFA anglers, the team ran 35 miles to their home waters around St. Augustine. The duo fought windy conditions and stained water, fishing weedless baits in the grass.

Continuing to draw inshore anglers from Texas to the Carolinas, both IFA Redfish Tours include five different divisions, each with a two-event regular season. With budget-friendly entry fees, the two tours offer opportunities to compete close to home while keeping anglers' expenses to a minimum.

For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com.

IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Hobie Fishing, Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Lucas Oil, Yamaha Outboards, RAM, Berkley Gulp!, Berkley Gulp! Alive!, PENN Reels, Spiderwire, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Livingston Lures, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Protect the Harvest, General Tire, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Nippers Beach Grille and Beach Marine and Black Creek Outfitters.

IFA Florida East Division, Jacksonville, FL. (Top 10)
1. Nobles/Craven - 15.76 lbs.
2. Walker/Walker - 13.8 lbs.
3. Simmons/McBride - 13.57 lbs.
4. Riley/Erwin - 13.05 lbs.
5. Lemmon/Rood - 12.44 lbs.
6. Fields/Crumpton - 11.93 lbs.
7. Pittman/Chapman - 11.79lbs.
8. Smith/Nippert - 11.53 lbs.
9. Hice/Dangelis - 11.43 lbs.
10. McMillan/King - 11.38 lbs.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (April 30, 2013) – Cameron Schurlknight, of Venice, Fla., caught a redfish and speckled sea trout that measured a combined 64.25 inches in length to win the first event of the season for the Florida East Division of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour presented by Hobie Fishing at Jacksonville, Fla., on April 28.

A former winner of several IFA Kayak events, Schurlknight sight-fished schools of redfish and trout in the Mosquito Lagoon grass flats. The veteran winner took advantage of contingency prize programs to add to the $1,500 first place prize. Schurlknight padded his winnings with $541 in Angler’s Advantage cash and by winning the $100 Berkley Big Fish award for his 40.50-inch redfish. The angler also won the $200 Hobie Top Angler award for having the highest placed finish for an angler competing out of a Hobie kayak.

Ryan Conner measured a total of 59.75 inches to secure the $1,000 second-place prize. In his fourth year fishing the IFA, Conner is no stranger to placing high in the standings. This marks his third time to place in the top three in the standings of an IFA event.

“Cameron caught some quality fish and is a great angler,” said Conner. “I’m completely thrilled with second place. I can’t wait for the next event.” Conner experienced calm conditions early and fished swimbaits for trout and hardbaits for redfish. “It was calm in the morning, three to five knots out of the southeast,” said Conner. “I fished mud flats and traveled about a half of a mile.”

Third-place finisher Eddie Cabler, of Jacksonville, Fla., won $500 for his redfish and trout that measured a total of 52.63 inches. The angler caught most of his fish early in the Intracoastal Waterway with jigs and softbaits.

Shawn Beltz failed to boat a redfish but won the $100 Big Trout award for his 29.25 trout.

Eleventh-place finisher Cru Cabler took home the $100 Junior Angler award.

The fastest-growing kayak fishing tournament trail in the country, the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing events are catch-photograph-release tournaments, offering inshore kayak anglers from a multitude of states the opportunity to participate in competitive fishing tournaments with low entry fees and minimal travel requirements.

For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.

IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Hobie Fishing, Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Lucas Oil, Yamaha Outboards, RAM, Berkley Gulp!, Berkley Gulp! Alive!, PENN Reels, Spiderwire, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Livingston Lures, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Protect the Harvest, General Tire, Bob’s Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Nippers Beach Grille and Beach Marine and Black Creek Outfitters.

IFA Kayak Jacksonville FL (Top 10)

1. Cameron Schurlknight – 64.25 inches
2. Ryan Conner – 59.75 inches
3. Eddie Cabler – 52.63 inches
4. Kapers Murph – 52.50 inches
5. Jason Broach – 52.25 inches
6. John Reece – 50.75 inches
7. Nathan Raycroft – 50.00 inches
8. Judson Miller – 49.38 inches
9. Elizabeth Saylor – 47.25 inches
10. Rory Gregg – 46.75 inches

LIZELLA, Ga. (April 17, 2013) – Inshore anglers from across Florida and surrounding regions will meet at Jacksonville, Fla., April 27-28 for the 2013 Florida East Division season-opening events of the IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela’s and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing.

Both tour events will operate out of Nippers Beach Grille and Beach Marine (2309 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250). The IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela’s will begin its activities on Friday, April 26, with tournament registration from 5-7 p.m. followed by the captain’s meeting. Anglers will launch from Beach Marine at safe light on Saturday, April 27, with check-in times assigned at Friday’s captain’s meeting.

Competitors in the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing will have registration from 6-7 p.m. with captains meeting to follow on Saturday, April 28, at Nippers Beach Grille and Beach Marine. Anglers will launch Sunday from the location of their choice. Weigh-ins will be at Black Creek Outfitters (10051 Skinner Lake Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32246) Check in times will be announced at Saturday’s captain’s meeting.

Continuing to draw inshore anglers from Texas to the Carolinas, both IFA Redfish Tours include five different divisions, each with a two-event regular season. With budget-friendly entry fees, the two tours offer opportunities to compete close to home while keeping anglers’ expenses to a minimum.

Every regular-season IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s tournament winner will take home a fully loaded 2013 Ranger Banshee Extreme, valued at $30,000. Winners of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour presented by Hobie Fishing will win $1,500 guaranteed.

For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.

To contact Nippers Beach Grill and Beach Marine, call (904) 247-3300. To contact Black Creek Outfitters, call (904) 645-7003.

IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Hobie Fishing, Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Lucas Oil, Yamaha Outboards, RAM, Gulp!, Gulp! Alive, PENN Reels, Spiderwire, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Livingston Lures, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Protect the Harvest, Bob’s Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Nippers Beach Grille and Beach Marine and Black Creek Outfitters.

Victory includes fully-rigged Ranger Banshee Extreme valued at $30,000

LIZELLA, Ga. (April 16, 2013) – Justin Henne, of Round Rock, Texas, and Scott Belcher, of Corpus Christi, Texas, weighed in a two-redfish limit that totaled 17.33 pounds to win the second event of the season for the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s at Port Aransas, Texas, on April 13. The anglers topped a field of 85 boats to take home a fully-rigged Ranger Banshee Extreme, valued at $30,000. The event paid out over $55,000 in total winnings, an impressive 200-percent payback.

The winning anglers faced calm winds early with 20-25 mph winds blowing later in the day. The team ran about 35 miles south to their preferred fishing area.

“We sight-fished while drifting over shallow grass flats using six-inch, white Berkley Gulp! jerk shads,” said Henne. “Overall, we performed well with no hiccups.”

The team boated a 9.30-pound redfish to win the $500 Berkley Gulp! Big Fish award, plus a $250 Cabela’s gift card, courtesy of Berkley, for landing their big fish with a Berkley bait.

Second-place finishers Jimmy Lloyd, of Portland, Texas, and Jimmy Burns, of Victoria, Texas, brought 17.10 pounds to the scales during the event. In addition to the $3,302 second-place prize, the anglers added $2,680 in Anglers Advantage cash to their winnings.

Kyle Burges, of Port Aransas, Texas, and Jayson Arnold, of Buda, Texas, weighed a total of 16.81 pounds to take the $2,064 third-place prize. In their sixth year fishing the IFA the anglers concentrated their efforts in the upper Laguna Madre area. The anglers sight-casted with weedless spoons and Berkley Gulp!.

“The wind picked up around noon, making it difficult to locate the schools,” said Burges. “Overall it was a pretty good day. We had a couple of fish that were a little too long and a couple that were close to the 28-inch slot limit but we got all of the bites into the boat.”

Continuing to draw inshore anglers from Texas to the Carolinas, both IFA Redfish Tours include five different divisions, each with a two-event regular season. With budget-friendly entry fees, the two tours offer opportunities to compete close to home while keeping anglers’ expenses to a minimum. For more information or to become a member of the IFA, visit www.ifatours.com.

IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Hobie Fishing, Ranger Boats, Cabela's, Lucas Oil, Yamaha Outboards, RAM, Berkley Gulp!, Berkley Gulp! Alive!, PENN Reels, Spiderwire, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Livingston Lures, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Protect the Harvest, Bob’s Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, and Port Aransas Marina.

IFA Texas Division
Port Aransas, Texas (Top 10)
1. Henne/Belcher – 17.33 lbs.
2. Lloyd/Burns – 17.10 lbs.
3. Burges/Arnold – 16.81 lbs.
4. Gonzalez/Gonzalez – 16.61lbs.
5. Mills/Adams – 16.04 lbs.
6. White/Akin – 15.79 lbs.
7. Hartung/Whitley – 15.66 lbs.
8. Survant/Harris – 15.55 lbs.
9. Clarkson/Lynch – 14.62 lbs.
10. Price/Price – 14.29 lbs.

We are proud to announce that the Cabela's Redfish Series is now the Rudy's Texas Redfish Series. The tournament trail ownership has also changed hands from Simrod Outdoors to Thunderbird Events, owned by Geoff Austin of Flour Bluff and Creed Ford IV of Austin. Geoff Austin will be the new Tournament Director.

We have finalized the dates for the 2013 tournaments and we will be soon taking online entries for each of the tournaments. We have also been working diligently to update several of the rules as well as modify the Payout percentages.

Season Results

Events » Season Results

Rudy's Redfish - Port Aransas March 23, 2013

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Place	Captain	Partner	Weight	Penalty	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
1	Melissa Lincoln*	Mason Lincoln	16.28	0	16.28	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
2	Jonathon Beyer	Kasey Mock	15.97	0	15.97	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
3	Jim Coffee	Preston Whitley	15.42	0	15.42	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
4	Demetric Wells	Leslie Littles	15.35	0	15.35	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
5	Jeremy Jeffers*	Forrest Vollentine	15.12	0	15.12	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
6	Alan Thompson*	Pistol Ahrens	15.01	0	15.01	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
7	Cody Barten*	Bobby Lambright	14.38	0	14.38	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
8	Jason Wagenfehr*	Nathan Beebout	14.23	0	14.23	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
9	Russel O'Riley*	Mike DeLong	13.91	0	13.91	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
10	Corey Survant*	Aron Baggett	13.85	0	13.85	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
11	Brett Caron	Eddie Aguilar	13.5	0	13.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
12	Matt Stennett*	Chris Evans	13.22	0	13.22	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
13	David Flinn*	Brian Addison	13.21	0	13.21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
14	Jeremy Turner	Doug Colvin	13.04	0	13.04	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
15	Nino Gonzalez	Ruben Cisneros	13.01	0	13.01	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
16	Steve Guajordo	Rene Guajordo	12.97	0	12.97	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
17	Marcus Russell	Matt Merrell	12.82	0	12.82	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
18	Norbert Ramon	Cindy Ramon	12.64	0	12.64	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
19	Coby Young*	Josh Kearns	12.57	0	12.57	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
20	Tom Perilioux*	David Kursek	12.43	0	12.43	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
21	Sonny Torres	David Craft	12.2	0	12.2	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
22	Levi Price	Donnie Price	12.16	0	12.16	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
23	Jason Clark	Dwayne Clark	12.11	0	12.11	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
24	CR Webb*	John Saucier	12	0	12	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
25	Bubba	Chuck	12.46	-0.5	11.96	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
26	Justin Aguilar*	David Pena	11.93	0	11.93	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
27	Robert McHardy	John Pustka	11.77	0	11.77	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
28	John Weaver	Ryan Weaver	11.5	0	11.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
29	Albert Gonzalez	Lou Gonzalez	11.06	0	11.06	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
30	Ron Henne Jr.	Beta Perez	10.98	0	10.98	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
31	Joe Madole	Tommy Blackburn	10.93	0	10.93	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
32	John J Shannon	John M Shannon	10.7	0	10.7	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
33	Rick Oliver	David Schlamb	10.64	0	10.64	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
34	Keith Mock	Perry Beyer	10.47	0	10.47	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
35	Bartt Caron	Rocky Weber	10.35	0	10.35	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
36	Chris Albertson	Eric Bruss	10.34	0	10.34	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
37	Austen Riveria	Kirk Colvin	10.11	0	10.11	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
38	Robert Jones	Josh Arnold	9.5	0	9.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
39	Jay Nichols	Andy Hernandez	9.39	0	9.39	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
40	Sean Miller	Dickie Gonzalez	9.13	0	9.13	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
41	Johnny Watts	Julain Perera	8.62	0	8.62	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
42	Cooper Hartmann*	JC Algheseve	8.51	0	8.51	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
43	Jaime Cantu	Chris Sanchez	8.27	0	8.27	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
44	Shannon Ledwik	Bruce White	8.24	0	8.24	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
45	Billie Cocia	Mr. Cocia	8.05	0	8.05	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
46	Paul Ward	Jason Haviulaux	7.74	0	7.74	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
47	Mat Russon	Marshal Hardin	7.56	0	7.56	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
48	Rodney Gray	Jesse Rabago	7.22	0	7.22	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
49	David Davison*	Brady Ballard	6.29	0	6.29	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
50	Ron Henne	Fred Hasson	6.16	0	6.16	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
51	Steven Manrose	Jerome McKown	5.38	0	5.38	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
52	Teddy Bellows	Bellows	5.34	0	5.34	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
53	Clint Anderson	Cary Lai	5.32	0	5.32	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Marcos Alaniz*	Eddit Valadez	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Adrian Woschnagg*	Lolo Calderon	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Ken Archibald	Gary Pritchard	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Chad Peterek*	Rocky Whitley	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Mike Scholl	Tanner Stone	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Richard Gidrey	Antonio Salinas	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Wilie Nelson	Mike Oliver	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Lawrence Sanchez	Lawrence Sanchez Jr.	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Bill Coleman	Pete Lopez Jr.	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Brad Sawyer*	Bradley Ledwich	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Daniel Land	Keith Sullivan	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	James Alexander	Monica Alexander	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Bryson Becker	Chuck McKinny	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Chris Reeves	Trevor Handcock	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Jason Trevino*	Kyle Ross	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Noel Guerrero	Jason Brow	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Donnie Cooper	Henry Guerra	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Fred Lynch*	Jeff Clarkson	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	Josh Bryan	Robert Rathkamp	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
54	John Brewsor	Chris Burns	0	0	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	

BIG WEIGHTS HIT THE SCALES AGAIN IN TAMPA!!!

The second leg of the Tampa Bay Redfish Series ended just like the first leg... with one team bringing in huge weight to sweep the field while the rest of the top five tipped the scales with good weights but not even close the the winners.

Windy conditions are common on Tampa Bay, but when they coincide with tournament day even the best laid plans can make a team fold under the pressure. Forecasts of 20-25 kt. winds can ruin anyone's fishing plans and the wind did just that to 10 of the teams fishing Tampa Event #2. The teams that made it back to the scales were all chasing Team Reserve Fishing with William Burbach, John Roman, and Mike Brock who hit the scales with 16.04 lbs including an 8.19 lb. red. Team Cubanbread.com (More,Anzulewicz,Ramputi) also put up a big 8.31 lb red but could only manage 14.27 lb for their total weight to take third place. Team ProMaster (Leon,Leon,Kronsbein)was the only other team to hit the 14+ mark with their 14.45 lbs. to take second.

With 2 events in the books, Team Reserve Fishing takes the early lead in the Power Pole Team of the Year race with 194 points followed by Team Rapid Graphix and Team One Touch Direct tied in second with 192 points.

The next event in the Tampa Bay Division will be held on May 11th at Hula Bay Club. New teams may still enter and be able to qualify for the Championship by fishing the last four events.

2013 Redfish Survivor Series
ROUND #2 WEIGH-IN RED #1 RED#2 TOTAL WINNER
1-A Derek Carlson Team Type 2 6.60 6.60 13.20 X
1-B Nick Drangle Team Fade to Red 2.12 3.81 5.93
2-A Justin Cauffman Team Redzone 6.93 7.10 14.03 X
2-B Alonso Sotillo Team Young Boats 6.66 6.91 13.57
3-A Brock Horner Team Rockport Rattler 5.03 5.49 10.52
3-B Richard Martiniuk Team DOA Lures 5.54 7.65 13.19 X
4-A John Defranco Team Twisted Line 5.12 0.00 5.12
4-B Kyle Potts Team Towboat US- CH 6.64 7.18 13.82 X
5-A Jason Dill Team Doc Planer 5.66 2.82 8.48
5-B Tom Kasprzak Team WaterLine 4.66 5.08 9.74 X
6-A Dan Latham Team Skeeter-Ingman Marine 7.10 7.37 14.47 X
6-B Greg Watts Team Power-Pole 6.72 7.28 14.00 Lucky Dog
7-A Heath Seckel Team Yellowfin Boats 6.72 7.13 13.85 X
7-B Brandon Dignam Team Key Agency Insurance 7.21 0.00 7.21
8-A Mike Delagarza Team Mystik Lubricants 5.07 5.87 10.94
8-B Eric Davis Team Absolut 6.66 6.19 12.85 X
9-A Tim Johnson Team T Back Charters 5.85 2.83 8.68
9-B Jason McMahon Team JMI Flooring 5.33 5.33 10.66 X 

In 2013, with the launch of the Lucas Oil Pro-Am Series, the Inshore Fishing Association has raised the bar on creativity and performance. The continuing support of such industry names as Ranger, Cabalas’, Yamaha, Minn Kota, and many others has been joined in 2013 by names like Lucas Oil and Ram Trucks, in putting out a tremendous series of made-for-TV events, and top notch competition. From the fleet of new trucks, shiny new equipment, the Careco TV Mobile Marketing Unit with the giant Jumbotron TV system, the entire experience says “Tightly Planned and Executed”.

With familiar faces and additions of experienced key staff, the IFA Pro-Am, Redfish Tour, and the IFA Hobie Kayak Fishing Tour has done a lot to reduce the entry fees and increase potential rewards, prizes, and payouts for competitors, while maximizing exposure and returns for sponsors.

New IFA Lucas Oil Pro-Am Stage setup.

With the Pro-Am format, the Pro Angler pays his entry, which is at present $2,000.00. The cash payout is $55,000.00, with guaranteed $25,000.00 cash going to the Pro Angler.

The shared weight, draw partner, three day event features a separate $12,500.00 guaranteed cash payout for the Co-Angler, in exchange for his or her $500.00 entry fee.

Lucas Oil will present the winners of the event with a custom set of sports rings as well as a very nice set of marble trophies. The field of 25 Pros and 25 Co Anglers filled quickly for the Chalmette event, and expected to sell out just as fast for the scheduled fall event to be held in Punta Gorda, Florida.

The crew and equipment used at the Chalmette event, will be used to run and support the IFA events throughout the 2013 season.

LIZELLA, Ga. (February 11, 2013) – The Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s recently announced the 2013 tour schedule, complete with lower tournament entry fees and 200 percent payback. The schedule includes two regular-season events in each of the tour’s five divisions and guarantees a fully-rigged Ranger/Yamaha boat package, valued at $30,000, for first place at each stop.

The IFA Redfish Tour kicks off on March 16 at Placida, Fla., and wraps up the 2013 regular season at Ruskin, Fla., on Sept. 14. The two-day, $250 entry-fee championship event is set for Oct. 24-26 at Houma, La. Tournament registration for the 2013 season is currently underway and the field size for each event will be limited to the first 100 boats that register. In addition, any angler that signs up for two or more events by March 1 will be entered in a drawing for a free Power-Pole shallow water anchor.

Committed to delivering the greatest value to competitive inshore anglers, the IFA Redfish Tour will introduce even lower tournament entry fees for 2013. Reduced from $400 to $250 per event, the IFA Redfish Tour will offer an impressive 200 percent payback plus several lucrative contingency opportunities. Also, for an additional $250, anglers can sign up for the Angler’s Advantage program, which allows participants to compete in an even higher payout bracket.

“The goal of the IFA Redfish Tour is to offer inshore anglers a competitive tournament series with the opportunity for lucrative payouts at minimal costs for the angler,” said IFA Director Bart Schad. “Despite the lower entry fees, we’ve kept the payout in place. Couple that with the Angler’s Advantage program and contingency awards, and we’re offering 200 percent payback at every event – you won’t find that anywhere else in the sport.”

The IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela’s continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in five different divisions, each offering a two-event regular season. 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 two of the IFA’s 10 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a $250 entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the five divisions for lucrative payouts and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela’s Overall Team of the Year Award for the five regular-season division winners.

The first-place prize package for all 10 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events remains extremely lucrative. In 2013, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed a fully loaded 2013 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and a Bob’s four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000. The 2013 IFA Redfish Tour Championship will award first and second-place finishers, guaranteed, with a Ranger 184 Ghost w/a Yamaha 150HP Package ($45,000) and a Ranger Banshee Extreme w/a Yamaha 60HP ($30,000).

2013 IFA Redfish Tour Schedule

Atlantic Division
June 8 – Charleston, S.C.
Aug. 3 – Savannah, Ga.

Florida East Coast Division
April 27 – Jacksonville, Fla.
June 29 – Titusville, Fla.

Florida West Coast Division
March 16 – Placida, Fla.
Sept. 14 – Ruskin, Fla.

Louisiana Division
May 18 – Empire, La.
Aug. 24 – Grand Isle, La.

Texas Division
April 13 – Port Aransas, Texas
September 7 – Aransas Pass, Texas

Championship
Oct. 24-26 – Houma, La.

For more information or to become a member of the IFA, the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to www.ifatours.com.