Americana Outdoors E-Magazine November 2016

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.” WhyEveryDeerHunterShouldCarryaGPS CookWithCabela’s-Meatloaf WinterAccessoriesForYourYamahaATVorSide-by-Side TheYamahaVikingVI EPSRanchEdition

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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. MustangSurvival InflatableLifejacketsDuringtheWinter BradleySmokerRecipe: DoubleSmokedPotatoes LayerUpwithGill Smith&WesonPerformanceCenter’s.460XVR™Handgun Tools&Tackle:HolidayGuide IFABoatersChampionship IFAKayakChampionship “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. Hercul HuntingBlin PurinaQuickDrawDerAtractantBlock NoMoreDeathCrawl withSkylineSftySystems Thepairsight-fishedBerkleyGulp! nearDelacroixapproximately20milesfromthelaunchsite. UNAShowsUpatth2016RangerCup

IFARedfishTourChampionship Hopedale, LA., (Top10)

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

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