Amelia Island Redfish Spot Tournament 2019 Results

The Amelia Island Guides Association wrapped up the 2019 Amelia Island Redfish Spot Tournament this past weekend, with a record turnout of 94 entries!  Participants attended the Captain's Meeting on Friday evening, hosted by the Amelia Island Marina and enjoyed food and beverages provided by newly opened Kitchen 251.   Ms. Kallie Santos was representing the Folds of Honor Foundation and gave a heartwarming story of how she became involved with the Folds of Honor.

After AIGA President Capt. Brian Soucy thanked all the Sponsors, the rules were briefly reviewed, raffle tickets were drawn, and then anglers went on their way to prep their boats and tackle and get their game plan together for an early morning start to fishing.

On Saturday, anglers were allowed to begin to bringing their catch in by 11am. The most Spots on a legal Redfish would take home over $1600 in the adult division and it was a close race that went down to the wire.

The Adult Winners were:
 4th Tonia Hamlin       11 spots
 3rd Clint Davis           12 spots
 2nd James Cadell        13 spots
 1st Traveler Kolletar   15 spots

The Youth Winners were:
 4th Tyler Gillette         2 spots
 3rd Eli Smith               3 spots
 2nd Jace Lacosse         4 spots
 1st  Wesley Keen        6 spots

Florida Fishing Products representatives Cael Wilson and Robby Lacey  manned the first annual Casting Competition while displaying some of their new reels and products. There was fierce competition right up to cut-off time and it was Cooper Pinckney who took home the winner honors - a Florida Fishing Products Osprey 3000 spinning reel AND Bragging Rights for a whole year!

The tournament wrapped up with awards (and check) presentations, closing of an outstanding Silent Auction, final raffle drawings, and a big ticket raffle of a 2 night stay at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation.