3rd Annual Coffee Bluff Marina Fish Derby
Update for Thursday, May 17, 2012
There are 22 entries in this year long event with a total purse of $200.
Only 15 weeks remain for the 3rd Annual Coffee Bluff Marina Fish Derby, and a new leader has emerged!! Dr. Jerry Case caught a 7 pound 6 ounce black drum yesterday to reclaim the lead with 9 species and a ton of weight! The race is getting narrow, and a few anglers are still competing to get the 10 species…who will be the first??
Current Leaderboard
- 1st Place Jerry Case with 9 species @ 46 pounds 10 ounces
- 2nd Place Ray Golden with 9 species @ 30 pounds 10 ounces
- 3rd Place David Sloan with 7 species @ 25 pounds 8 ounces
- 4th Place Jimmy Davis with 6 species @ 16 pounds 14 ounces
- 5th Place Mike Smith with 6 species @ 12 pounds 10 ounces
Rules and Regulations for 2011-2012
* The beginning date is September 1st, 2011….the ending date is August 31st, 2012. You can enter at any time throughout the year, but must be registered before weighing in any fish at least by 1 day.
* All fish must be fresh as determined by the judges, meaning if we won’t eat it, it doesn’t count!
* You have the entire year to catch 10 species of fish: Speckled trout, Redfish, Flounder, Spanish mackerel, Whiting, Sheepshead, and Black Drum are 7 species required. A big Bull Red Drum is required, and the final 2 spots can either be one of these three species…Tripletail, Spadefish, or a Striped Bass caught on the Ogeechee River or it’s tributaries.
* All fish must be caught on hook and line in coastal Georgia waters, except no fish may be taken from the Savannah River. All fish must be caught south of the Savannah River to St. Mary’s River.
* All fish must be legal and weighed in at Coffee Bluff Marina during operating hours.
* Winner is declared by the most species caught by the tournament end date, August 31st, 2012.
* In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is determined by total aggregate weight of all species caught by an individual.
* In the species category of the Bull Red Drum…no weight will be given, but there is a photo release to check off the box. The fish must have you and the fish in the picture, and a ruler of at least 36 inches being held up against the fish. The fish must be longer than 36 inches. Your hat must be turned sideways in the photo…no exceptions to this rule. A photo must be texted or emailed to Coffee Bluff Marina to receive credit.
* All anglers must weigh in by boat at Coffee Bluff Marina. No fish can be driven to the marina by car.
* In the wildcard division, 2 species can be either a tripletail, spadefish, or striped bass taken from the Ogeechee River or it’s tributaries. No striped bass will be weighed in unless the angler pulls up to Coffee Bluff Marina prior to fishing to declare that they are targeting striped bass, and the fish must also come in by boat…no exceptions.
* Fish can be culled throughout the year…in other words, if a participant catches and records a fish for the derby, and then a few weeks later catches a bigger fish of the same species, the bigger fish’s weight will take the place of the original fish, allowing the total aggregate weight to be increased.
On Saturday, September 8th, 2012, we will hold an annual Customer Appreciation Sale and present a nice plaque and tournament pot to the winner. Hope to see you there! The first person to catch all 10 species receives a free entry in the 2012-2013 4th Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby…and, we will put the names of the folks who caught the biggest of each species in a hat, and whoever has their name drawn from the hat will also receive a free entry in the 2012-2013 Derby!!
2nd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby Results
Congratulations to Mr. Jay Turner, pictured above, as the 1st Place Winner of the 2nd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby, which ended August 31, 2011. Jay was the only angler out of 36 anglers to catch all 10 species…his name went on the plaque pictured above which will hang at the marina as the winner of the 2nd Derby, and he won the pot of $340!! Nice job, Jay!!
The end results of the 2nd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby looked like this:
2nd Place was Dr. Jerry Case, who caught 9 of the 10 species. Jerry had a total weight of 31 pounds 0 ounces.
3rd Place with 8 species was David Sloan…David’s 8 species totaled 34 pounds 0 ounces.
There was only 1 angler out of 36 who caught all 10 species required. Jay Turner was the first and only angler to land all 10 species, and therefore won a free entry in the 3rd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby, which began September 1st, 2011. Also, we placed the names of the anglers who caught the biggest fish of each species in a hat, and drew from that a name who also won a free entry in the 3rd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby. The biggest fish of each species looked like this…
Speckled trout went to Jay Turner with 3 pounds 13 ounces
Redfish also went to Jay Turner with 4 pounds 12 ounces
Flounder went to Jay Turner with 4 pounds 3 ounces
Spanish mackerel went to Jay Turner with 5 pounds 11 ounces
Whiting went to Amy Golden with 1 pound 2 ounces
Pompano went to Jay Turner with 2 pounds 9 ounces
Striped bass went to Jay Turner with 11 pounds 6 ounces
Tripletail went to Jimmy Wheeler with 24 pounds 2 ounces
Sheepshead went to David Sloan with 10 pounds 7 ounces
Black sea bass went to Jay Turner with 3 pounds 8 ounces
Amy pulled the name of David Sloan from the above list, so David has earned a free ride for the 3rd Annual Coffee Bluff Fish Derby!
Thanks to all 36 anglers for putting on quite a show this past year, and we look forward to the new derby that began September 1st!
