2013 Charleston Inshore Anglers Sheepshead Tourney

David Jones and his sheepshead gets a salute from Chris Mock

Youth angler Alex Siebel

The 2013 CIA sheepshead tourney is always the first big fishing event of the summer season, and the 172 entrants proved that point - competing for a first place cash prize just over $1000. The Charleston Inshore Anglers club uses the Castaway Restaurant on James Island for both their Captain's meeting and their weigh-in which ran from 4 to 5 on April 27. Fishing conditions varied since the wind shifted from Northeast to North during the morning, and many reported rough conditions. Fishing inside Charleston harbor with fiddlers, the two-man team of David Jones and Chris Mock hit pay dirt while fishing with fiddler crabs next to bridge pilings in heavy current. David Jones boated his best ever sheepshead, a 11.02-pound brute, to claim the first place in the 2013 CIA tourney. Congrats! His fishing partner Chris Mock took second place in the 2013 CIA with his 8.64-pound sheepie. What a combo! At last check, these local boys were taking their sheepshead and their checks to a taxidermist to have the fish and the memory preserved - which sounds like the right thing to do! Check the scoreboard photo to see those who finished in the money, since the CIA pays $$ for the top ten spots. Best youth angler sheepshead goes to Alex Siebel for his 3.64-pound convict fish. An award was also giving for the largest dogfish, and SCDNR was on hand to cut out otoliths from the sheepshead for biological studies. The CIA tourney was once TOP SECRET but now everyone seems to agree that this is a great way to spend time on the water.

To view past blog entries from the CIA sheepshead tourney click 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Top Ten scoreboard

Kevin Mischke with his 6.96-pounder