2021 Edisto Watersports and Tackle - Redfish Tourney

Team Seigler with winning Redfish

The warm weather in October held on to make the 10th annual Edisto Watersports and Tackle (EWT) redfish tourney feel like a summer day. The 35 boats that went fishing were competing for cash prizes generated 100-percent by the entry fee of $100 per team. Many of the anglers are veterans of this tourney, but a few newbies were on the dock too. Anglers Landon Seigler and Maddie Kemp won first place for the tourney, with Team Warner of Walterboro finishing in second and third.

Team Jimbo Warner - 2nd Place

Team Seigler took home the first place check of $2450 for the heaviest aggregate weight at 9.70-pounds, and they also took home the $1500 check for heaviest redfish, which weighed 5.42-pounds. Team Jimbo Warner of Walterboro took home second place of $700 with an aggregate weight of 8.82-pounds. Team BoLegs Warner took home the third place check of $350 with an aggregate weight of 8.37-pounds. 

            

The cash prize for most spots on a redfish paid $775 to angler Carter Brazell who caught a fish with 15-spots on it. Team Brazell also included father and son Roy and Russell Brazell, and they were joined by Jim Goller from Beaufort. The award for heaviest trout for $750 went to angler Ronnie Davis of Santee, fishing with Team Hay Fever out of Walterboro. Captain Allen Butler and crew also caught the Lowcountry Slam which includes redfish, trout and flounder. Most teams reported catching fish all day long due to the low tide at 11:30 a.m. and slack current following flood tides earlier in the week, with little to no wind inshore. 

Team BoLegs Warner - 3rd Place

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