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| Team Mad Mouse from the 2012 FFM tourney |
New for the 2016 edition of Fishing For Miracles king is
their first-ever inshore tourney on Saturday. The South Carolina chapter of the
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) runs the tourney that benefits the MUSC
Children’s Hospital. This long-running end of summer event usually draws lots
of participants since first place for the heaviest kingfish pays $25,000. For
more prize info visit the Internet at www.fishingformiracles.org.
The tourney
gets underway on Thursday afternoon at Ripley Light Yacht Club in Charleston,
near California Dreaming restaurant. Registration activities include t-shirt
sales, a silent auction, catered supper and lots of saltwater fellowship. The
king mackerel tourney is fished over two days on Friday and Saturday. The king
mackerel weigh-in will be from 2 until 5 p.m. on Friday and from 1 until 4 p.m.
on Saturday. This is a great time to see lots of fish while spending time on
the dock and enjoying the afternoon, followed by an awards presentation
Saturday evening.
The inshore
portion of the tourney will be fished on Saturday only and the weigh-in will be
from 3 until 5 in the afternoon. Trout, sheepshead and flounder are the three
species in the inshore division and each must be a minimum of 14-inches to be
legal to weigh-in. CCA will provide payouts for first place, lady angler and
youth angler and the rules stipulate that all anglers should have fun, and be
careful. Fishing For Miracles tournament director John Gourdin is hopeful that
the addition of the inshore division will lead to more family participation.
To view this feature article in the newspaper click on Colletonian.
To view this feature article in the newspaper click on Colletonian.
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