AO_EMAG

"It felspretygoodtocometoFloridaandget asec-

ond-placefinish,"saidStevens. "I havebenfishing

theIFAforfouryearsandbeninfifthandfourthin

thechampionships, sosecondfelsgreat."

Theanglertookhome$1,720, including$220inAn-

glersAdvantagecash.

Third-placefinisherTim Stouder,ofPonteVedra,

Florida, measuredacombinedtotal of81.00inches.

Theanglerfishedshalowwaterovergrasflatsand

potholes40mileswestofPanamaCity.

"I leftJacksonvilewithahuricanecomingintofish

thisevent,"saidStouder."Pre-fishingconditions

wereideal butduringthetournamentdaysthewind

changedandmadefishingtough. I grindedit out and

itpaidof."

Stoudertookhome$1,250forhiseforts,including

$200fortheBerkleyGulp! BigTroutAwardand$300

inPENNproductsforhis24.25-inchtrout.

Thechampionshipeventalsonamedthe2016IFA

HobieKayakAngleroftheYearwithTonyLaitaking

thehonorsandthe$1,000prize.Laiwasthehigh-

est-placingDivisionalAngleroftheYearwithhis

seventh-placefinish. Theangler alsowon$500from

Power-Pole, the$200fortheBerkleyGulp! BigRed-

fishAwardand$300inPENNproductsforcatching

his39.88-redfishonaPENNRel.Laialsotook

homethe$250RunwithLucasOilcontingency

award.

Thre IFAKayakTouranglerswilsquareofwith

someoftheworld'sbestkayakanglersatthe2016

HobieFishingWorldsChampionshipset forDec. 4-1

inLouisiana.JoeKomyati,SteveLesardand

BentonParotwiljoin52otherdomesticandinter-

nationalcompetitorsfrom20-pluscountriesatLa-

fourcheParishforthetitleofWorldChampion.

Formoreinformationortobecomeamemberofthe

IFA,

visitwww.ifatours.com

. Todiscovermoreabout

kayakingand

HobieFishinggotowww.hobiefish

ing.com.