The first tournament of the IFA Redfish Tour, Atlantic division, will be held this Saturday, March 20th in Charleston SC. My partner, Capt. Jason Dail and myself will be down there competing against the best of the best. This will be my first year competing in the series and I am very excited. There will be two other events in the series later in the summer.

This past weekend, I ventured down to the Palmetto state to do a little pre-fishing for the event. I would like to take this time to thank my new friend Thomas W. for graciously allowing me to come and stay in his fishing camp and for taking me out on the water to show me around. Thomas has also been so kind to allow Jason and myself to stay at his camp while were are down there preparing for Saturday’s tournament.

As would have it, the weather this past weekend was far from perfect with the winds howling out of the SW at 20+ knots. The temperatures were nice, but the wind had the water stirred up so bad it looked like chocolate milk. None the less, we ventured out into the vast expanse of inshore water and managed to find several schools of fish. The fish didn’t seem to be to interested in eating which I am sure was due to the poor weather conditions. I did manage to catch a fish and it happened to be a fish that had been tagged. This is the first time I have ever caught a tagged fish, and I look forward to getting information back on when and where this fish had been previously tagged.

Even with the poor condition, the amount of fish that I saw in such a short period of time was amazing. Weather conditions for this weekend are looking good, so I expect there will be a big turn out for the tournament with lots of fish caught. Hopefully, Jason and I will find the two perfect fish we need to take home the top prize. Stay tuned for updates!!

Last but not least, a shameless plug. If anyone out there is interested in sponsoring Capt. Jason and myself, we would love to help  promote your business out on the tour!! Every little bit helps and we would love to represent you.

till next time,

Tight lines!!!