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| Shannon Clark with her BIG redfish and husband Rennie |
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| Team Crews Chevrolet takes home second place |
The 2013 Lowcountry Redfish Cup will be memorable for a variety of reasons, but the most prominent reason is that this event was won for the first time by a female angler! How many times have I described the event as a 'two-man' team tournament?? Well the best 'two-angler' team ended up being a Lady angler and her husband, who are from North Carolina. To put this all in perspective, this lady angler has to be willing to spends several weekends of the year on the water fishing for redfish, and all of the Lowcountry Redfish Cup (LRC) events require a road trip. Now that's dedication! But that's not the end of this story - the largest redfish caught during the LRC Finals in Beaufort on November 9 was a superfreak of nature, and this special lady angler landed it and claimed a modest cash prize for Largest Redfish! The redfish measured 22-inches, which is one-inch within the legal limit of 23-inches, but the fish weighed over 5-pounds, tilting the scales to 5.08-pounds!! To put this in perspective, normally a 23-inch redfish does not weigh over 5-pounds, making her redfish the perfect specimen to catch on a tournament day - and to do it in the LRC Finals is just about unheard of. Congrats to Shannon Clark and her husband Captain Rennie Clark of Wilmington, N.C. for winning the 2013 LRC - including an 18-foot Shallow Sports Boat, Wesco Trailer and a Yamaha 90-HP motor (from Butler Marine). This is the first year that the Clark's have fished together as a competitive team, and they were steady all season without having a win, and after qualifying for the Beaufort Finals, they peaked at the right time. Wes Hudson came from Texas to donate the Shallow Sports boat, which is a family-owned company started by his grandfather in 1951. Finishing in second place was Team Crews Chevrolet and in third place was Team Natural Light. Overall, the 2013 went well and the budget is already being prepared for the 2014 tournament trail, so keep on fishing!!
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| Reminder - Every redfish in the LRC is RELEASED!! |
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| Big check for the big winners - Congrats!! |
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2012,
2011,
2010
Jeff, this is Vince Payne (Team Arrogant and Shabby), we fish Lowcountry Redfish Cup, IFA and Oakley Redfish tour. My partner and brother, Geoffrey and I recently were named Team of the Year on the Lowcountry Redfish Cup and some pictures were taken at the weigh in for the LCR Championship in Beaufort. I have not seen any pictures posted on LCR website or your website and was wondering if you could send me any pics you may have as potential sponsors really like visual aids when being sold sponsorships. Thanks in advance and Congrats to the Clarks as they produced some impressive bags Friday and Saturday.
ReplyDeleteVince - please let me know where to send my photo. Thanks. -Jeff Dennis
ReplyDeletesend to arrogantandshabby@gmail.com, thanks, hope to see ya in February!
DeleteOK will do, and Happy Thanksgiving!
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