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IFAREDFISHTOUREVENTPAYSOUT
MORETHAN$107,000
NEWSMYRNABEACH, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2016) –BritOrdes, ofSlidel,
Louisiana, andTravisLand, ofSeguin, Texas, weighedatwo-day,
four-fishlimitthattotaled35.04poundstowinthe2016IFARedfish
TourChampionshippresentedbyCabela’sonOct. 21atHopedale,
Louisiana.
ThisisthefirstwinfortheanglingduothathasfishedtheIFARedfish
Tourfor15yearscolectively. Thepairsight-fishedBerkleyGulp! in
shalowwaterpondsapproximately30minutesfromthelaunchsite.
“Theweatherdefinitelyafectedourfishingpatern,”saidOrdes. “We
knewwewereongoodfishbutnotsurewewouldbeabletocatch
them. Thenorthwindsmadethemdifficulttoseindirty, shalow
water.”
Theteamtookhomemorethan$45,000inwinnings, includingafulyrigged220RangerBahiawitha150horsepower
Yamahaoutboardand$4,248inAngler’sAdvantagecash.
“Itfelsrealygreattowinthisevent,”saidOrdes. “TravisandI havemultipletop-fivefinishesontheIFA, butthisisour
firstwin. Itisnotabouttheprizemoney. Itisabouttheanglerswefishagainst. Wewerefishingagainstover100teams
thataremadeupfromthebestanglersinthecountry.”
Second-placefinishersMikeTaylor,ofSwansboro,NorthCarolina,andJohnRoberts,ofGrenvile,NorthCarolina,
broughtinafour-daytotalof33.49poundstowinatotalof$28,463.Thesecond-placeprizeincludedafulyrigged
Ranger1862witha70horsepowerYamahaoutboardand$2,464inAnglersAdvantagecash.
Third-placefinishersPaulDufrene,ofCutOfLouisiana,andNickySavoie,ofLockport,Louisiana,weighedin32.78
poundstowin$2,514andadded$1,915inAnglersAdvantagecash.
Thepairsight-fishedBerkleyGulp! nearDelacroixapproximately20milesfromthelaunchsite.
“Theclearskiesandnorthwindsmadeforatoughdayofsight-fishing,”saidDufrene. “Thesunfinalystayedout andwe
wereabletogetitdone. Wehadtoremainpatientandexecuteourplan.”
TheanglersalsowerethehighestplacedDivisional TeamoftheYearandwonthetitleforIFARedfishTourOveralTeam
oftheYearandacheckfor$5,000fromCabela’s.
The32nd-placefinishingteamAkin/Caronwonthe$1000BerkleyGulp! BigRedfishAwardfortheir9.71-poundredfish,
theheaviestoftheevent. FormoreinformationortobecomeamemberoftheIFA,
visitwww.ifatours.com.
IFARedfishTourChampionship
Hopedale, LA., (Top10)
BritOrdes/TravisLand–35.04.lbs
MikeTaylor/JohnRoberts–33.49.lbs
Paul Dufrene/NickySavoie–32.78.lbs
KurtShader/ChrisMoreli –32.62.lbs
Paul Braly/JohnBremser–32.20.lbs
JosephBonura/RichThomas–32.17.lbs
JayWithers/JustinCaufman–32.09.lbs
JoeWortham/HarveyCox–32.02.lbs
JasonPrieto/BrianVisnovec–31.80.lbs
DavidHutcherson/JeremyLe–31.65.lbs