IFA REDFISH TOUR, KAYAK TOUR TO RETURN TO SAVANNAH, GA.

IFA REDFISH TOUR, KAYAK TOUR TO RETURN TO SAVANNAH, GA.
Activities will run out of Coffee Bluff Marina March twelve-13

LIZELLA, Ga. (March 3, 2011) – Inshore anglers from the Atlantic Coast and surrounding areas will consider to the coastal waters close to Savannah, Ga., on March 12-thirteen as the IFA Redfish Tour and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing stage the initial of 3 typical-period activities in tours’ Atlantic Divisions.

This season’s tour cease in Savannah marks the IFA’s initial look there considering that the 2008 regular period.

The occasion, which will function out of the famed Coffee Bluff Marina, will get started its pursuits on Friday, March eleven, with tournament registration and captains meeting for teams participating in Saturday’s IFA Redfish Tour event. Anglers will launch from Coffee Bluff Marina at safe light on Saturday, March twelve, with check-in times assigned at Friday’s captains meeting.

Saturday, March twelve, anglers competing in the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Offered by Hobie Fishing will gather for their captains meeting and will be assigned check-in time. On Sunday, March 13, anglers will start from the location of their selection.

The IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and past, offering two-angler groups the option to compete in 6 diverse divisions, every offering a three-celebration standard season. Reduced entry costs for the a single-day, standard-period tournaments allows anglers to fish near to home and lessen expenditures, even though still currently being a component of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Groups fishing any three of the IFA’s eighteen regular-season events are instantly certified for a no-entry-fee championship celebration, pitting qualifiers from each of the 6 divisions for a blended $ 78,200 in payouts and prize packages, as effectively as a shot at the coveted Cabela’s General Divisional Staff of the Yr Award for the 6 standard-time division winners.

IFA Redfish Tour anglers will be capable to improve their winnings with the Angler’s Benefit Award, the Cabela’s Angler Money award, Ranger Cup and new this year the Electrical power-Pole Captain’s Cash Plan. The Angler’s Advantage Award makes it possible for anglers to add $ one hundred to their already-lower entry price for the opportunity at improved winnings. The optional system pays out at 100 % to people taking part teams. For a lot more data on these packages go to redfishtour.com.

Continuing in 2011, groups fishing at minimum 6 tournaments in any mixture of divisions are automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour “Ultra 6 Crew of the Year” award. The award is made up of a $ five,000 cash prize, offered to the greatest-finishing qualified crew at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.

In addition to a doable $ 60,000 in payouts per occasion (based mostly on a 100-boat area), the very first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour normal-season events continues to be extremely lucrative. In 2011, every regular-season tournament winner is assured – irrespective of subject size – a entirely loaded 2010 Ranger Banshee Severe. The boat is driven by a 60-horsepower, 4-stroke Yamaha outboard and is outfitted with a Electrical power-Pole shallow h2o anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Position Fabrication metal work, Bob’s four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate and a Loadmaster trailer. The complete very first-area prize package is valued at $ thirty,000.

Every single of the Cabela’s IFA Redfish Tour eighteen normal-time events will begin on Saturday with the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Offered by Hobie Fishing contested the following day (Sundays). The IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Introduced by Hobie will attribute 18 standard-season, catch-photograph-release events across 6 diverse division (mirroring the IFA Redfish Tour format, spot and scheduling) as effectively as incredibly worthwhile payouts and expanded fishing opportunities for non-motorized fishing crafts.

The redfish/trout tournament will pay twenty areas plus Massive Redfish, Massive Trout and Junior Angler Awards with a complete payout of $ 9,500 (centered on a 100 boat field). The winner will get residence a guaranteed Hobie Mirage Pro-Angler valued at $ 2399, 2nd spot is a assured $ 1,000 Hobie Dollars and 3rd location is a guaranteed $ 500 Hobie Cash. New for 2011 is the Hobie Benefit Contingency Plan. Hobie will be paying out $ 200 to the greatest angler fishing out of a Hobie kayak at each and every IFA occasion.

For far more information or to turn out to be a member of the IFA, the quickest-increasing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go on-line to www.redfishtour.com or www.ifakayakfishingtour.com. To discover far more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.

IFA activities are manufactured possible via the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry’s most respected makes: Ranger Boats, Hobie Fishing, Cabela’s, Yamaha Outboards, Columbia Sportswear, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Energy-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance coverage, Photo voltaic Bat, Navionics, Blue Position Fabrication, EGO Nets, Bob’s Machine Shop, 321fish.com, Kayak Anlger Magazine, Loadmaster, Powertex Group and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.