ECRC Newsletter

Emerald Coast Redfish Club / (850) 450-4298 / www.theredfishclub.com

Newsletter Date  10/21/09

October 24^th, 2009 Niceville Tournament

Over the last nine months the ECRC has made stops at a number of different venues from Pensacola to Panama City. The last stop in the 2009 ECRC regular season will be held in Niceville, FL on Saturday October 24th, 2009, at Blue Water Bay Marina. A number of different teams are bottlenecked together at the top of the point's leader board so participation in this tournament is crucial. With more redfish in Choctawhatchee Bay than ever before, it will be very exciting to see how this tournament plays out. With the season coming to an end, and the Championship right around the corner, this tournament is crucial for teams fighting for team of the

year. Mike Pattison and Ken Cube lead the way going into the last tournament; however, several teams are nipping at their heels. Reigning team of the year champs Jimmy Jimenez and Mike Schweppe are following close behind in 2nd place. They have proven to be very consistent over the last two years. Rounding out the top three are 2008 ECRC tournament champions Bill Lipscomb and Bob Heard. However, the favorite team has to be Choctawhatchee Bay natives Blake and Wes Nelson fresh off of a top finish in an IFA event. They have won a number of different tournaments from that area and are going to be very tough to beat on their home turf! Sign in will be from 5:45 a.m.

to 6:15 a.m. We will take off at safe light, which is approximately around 6:55 a.m.  All teams will be back at the launch site by 3:00 p.m. for the weigh-in, which will start at 3:15 p.m. If you need any additional tournament information, please visit our website at www.theredfishclub.com or call Jimmy Jimenez at 850-450-4298. We are expecting another good turnout for this tournament and all new teams are welcome to join us! Tight lines, Captain Brant Peacher  fishtheemeraldcoast.com

ECRC Food Drive

The ECRC would like to invite you to participate in a food drive to benefit the local community. To contribute, please bring a non-perishable food item to the registration table before the launch of the Oct.24th Niceville tournament, you will receive a raffle ticket with a chance to win some cool prizes including: Suffix Braid, Solar Bat Sunglasses, or Wal-

Mart gift cards. All food collected will be donated to the Christian Service Center (a non-denominational food bank in Gulf Shores, Alabama). South Baldwin Regional Medical  Center,  The Gulf Coast Sports Commission, and the IFA will present the food collected (expressed in total weight) to the

Christian Service Center during the  IFA Championship Weigh in on Saturday November 7th. For addition information, please contact ECRC member Lloyd Bullock @ email address: Lloyd_Bullock@chs.net

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