2013 Edisto Shootout for Lowcountry Redfish Cup

Ron and Caleb Davis of Edisto Island took second place

Team Slots 'N' Reds with their winning fish - Congrats!

Redfish are the most popular inshore saltwater species for anglers, and a new fishing tournament called the Edisto Shootout attracted 22 teams on May 18. Launching at the Dawhoo Bridge Landing that morning, the anglers fished in and around Edisto Island for redfish, before crossing the North Edisto for a weigh-in at Bohicket Marina. A pair of upstate anglers brought the heaviest redfish to the scales and won a Power-Pole anchor system for their boat, while a pair of Edisto anglers claimed second place. The rules of the Edisto Shootout specify that two-man teams will compete, using only artificial lures to target redfish. No live bait or cut bait is allowed, which keeps the competition even. Only two redfish can be weighed in by any one team, and the fish must be kept alive in the baitwell in order to be released after the weigh-in. Fish are measured first to verify that they fit into the legal to keep slot limit, and then they are weighed in. The nickname for the winning team is Slots and Shoulders, as in slot-size redfish and fish with ‘shoulders’ enough to fight hard. Craig Bradford of Edgefield and Todd Fusco of Simpsonville brought two redfish to the scales at Bohicket Marina that measured 22 and 7/8-inches each. Keeping in mind that the slot limit is 15 to 23-inches for redfish, they were successful in catching two reds that were barely legal. The upside to larger-size redfish is that the combined weight of their fish was 8.07-pounds, good for first place.

Edisto Shootout weigh station with Brian Rose

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2012 LRC overall champs Team Flats Broke at Bohicket Marina