IGFA & San Diego Sportfishing Council Young Angler’s Tournament

IGFA & San Diego Sportfishing Council
Young Angler’s Tournament
Pepper Park, National City

The final tournament in this year’s Young Anglers Tournament Series was held on Saturday, September 17th at the Pepper Park Pier in National City. Over 75 young anglers and their families turned out to enjoy this fun filled day. These tournaments are “open” to the public and are provided “free” of charge. The weather was perfect and fishing a little on the “slow side”, however it was an excellent opportunity to learn that patience and perseverance prevails. Three of our age groups failed to catch any fish in the prescribed time frame however a winner was determined by a drawing. The Tournament Overall Angler was a tie between two age group winners. The Tournament results are as follows:

Age Angler Score

6 yrs. Thomas Orozco 15 pts.
6 yrs. Jazmin Glaman 10 pts*
7 yrs. Christopher Rouston 5 pts.
8 yrs. Joey Mets 5 pts.
9 yrs. Alyssa flores 15 pts.
10 yrs. Andrew Pena 5 pts.
11 yrs. Victor Precidio Drawing
12 yrs. Jake Anderson Drawing
13 yrs. Samuel Cisneros Drawing
14 yrs. Corey Dennis 5 pts.
15 yrs. James Thomas 5 pts.

* So few fish were caught and Jazmin did catch several fish. A decision was made by the judges that she be recognized for her efforts and was awarded a prize.

Overall Tournament Winners

Thomas Orozco age 6 years
Alyssa Flores age 9 years

The 2005 tournament series marked our third year of competition. These tournaments are jointly sponsored and supported by the International Game Fish Association and the San Diego Sportfishing Council. This year all of our overall tournament winners will be nationally recognized by the IGFA and are invited to attend the Junior Angler World Championship Tournament in Florida during the month of July, 2006.

We would like to recognize those industry partners, retailers and sportfishing organizations who so graciously contributed their time, efforts, dollars and knowledge in making these series of tournaments a success. Fishing Trips were provided by the San Diego Landings, H & M and Pt. Loma. All of the tournament’s “loaner” tackle was provided by Okuma Fishing Tackle. Age Group Prizes and raffle winnings were provided from West Marine, Boater’s World, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Stores, SquidCo, Maxima Fishing Line, Zebco/Quantum, Friends of Rollo and the Chuck Byron Galleries. Members of the United Pier & Shore Anglers of California formed the backbone of our volunteers along with members from the San Diego’s Rod & Reel Club and the Fly Fishers.

The goal of these tournaments is to encourage young anglers and to promote pier fishing as a affordable and fun family experience. For more information about volunteering or being a participant in the 2006 Young Anglers Tournament Series, please contact the San Diego Sportfishing Council