Midwesterners get fishing tourney on the St. Johns River
Workforce Utilizing THE Skilled GOLD — Frank Haidusek, left coronary heart, and teammate Michael Parker received the professional division of the Crappie Usa Wintertime Collection Championship, held on the St. Johns River west of DeLand Jan. 14 and 15. The successful anglers are flanked by Kristine Spence, remaining, and Ga Turner of the West Volusia Tourism Promoting Authority, one explicit of the sponsors of the match.
Fifty teams from 15 states traveled to DeLand to compete Jan. 14 and 15 for $17,200 and the coveted CUSA Winter Collection Championship. This Winter Collection Championship event was launched by Bass Professional Shops/Cabela’s and hosted in part by the West Volusia Tourism Promoting Authority.
The worthwhile skilled crew comprised a pair of anglers from Kansas and Missouri.
This CUSA Wintertime Collection Championship was an operate by which all the teams skilled to be skilled by CUSA’s Wintertime Assortment qualifying gatherings in extra of the previous couple of months, equivalent to one explicit in DeLand closing September.
The topic of boats all got here with one another nearly each afternoon on the match’s weigh-in web website on the St. John’s Marina & Resort on Situation Avenue 44 west of DeLand.
On the preliminary day of the event, the anglers confronted a 10- to 25-mph north wind, with temperatures commencing out within the 40s, swiftly rising into the 60s. On day two, the winds have been lightweight and variable, with the temperature mounting into the decrease 70s.
The workers of Frank Haidusek of North Vernon, Kansas, and Michael Parker, of Grain Valley, Missouri, introduced 27.68 lbs to the scales after the 2 days of competitiveness. They took home a examine for $5,000, alongside with a bonus worth $100.
Round equally instances, the staff caught round 50 fish.
Two Georgians, Craig Chapman of Danville and Jason Minimal of Cochran, took dwelling the title on the newbie side with a two-working day body weight of 23.69 kilos. The crew took family the Champion Plaque and a examine for $2,500.
Occasion Director Darrell Van Vactor despatched particular many due to Ga Turner with the West Volusia Tourism Promoting and advertising Authority for web internet hosting this operate. He additionally thanked St. John’s Marina & Resort for web internet hosting the weigh-in website the 2 days, alongside with all of CUSA’s countrywide and space sponsors.
Main AMATEURS — Two Georgians, Craig Chapman of Danville and Jason Small of Cochran, took residence the title on the newbie aspect of the Crappie match on the St. Johns River.
With this match, Crappie Usa kicked off its twenty sixth time of offering aggressive angling to crappie anglers.
The 2-day ranges of competitors, the initial-ever Wintertime Widespread Championship, kicked off Jan. 14 on the St. Johns River west of DeLand. Anglers fished the river from the I-4 bridge to and which embody Lake George.
The St. Johns River is regarded for its fantastic black crappies. Two-pound specks are usually not unusual, as this stretch of river persistently creates superior stringers of black crappie by a spread of options.
Given that of the abundance of crappie, the St. Johns River and different sights in West Volusia are additionally well-known journey locations. There are a great deal of lodging alternate options and different services within the location to accommodate viewing anglers and their individuals — way over simply wonderful crappie fishing.
For way more information on the Conventional and different CUSA gatherings, pay a go to to the web website at www.crappieusa.com and www.fb.com/crappieusa/.
For details about West Volusia Tourism, go to www.visitwestvolusia.com or contact 386-734-0162.
