Sanibel-Captiva Daily

 

 

The Tenth Annual “Summer Slam” presented by Maverick & Yamaha, the third leg of the Caloosa Tournament Series, took place on September 12-14th from the Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Several of our Sanibel and Captiva Captains and fisherpersons joined in on the fun and brought home awards and prize winnings. 

If anyone has pictures of these participating Sanibel/Captiva Captains or fisherpersons please send them and we will add them to the site.

 Photography/Reporter/Publishing-Susan Grinstead

 

 

The Caloosa Tournament Series, established in 1989, also included the Caloosa Catch & Release, The Back Country Classic and the Caloosa Grand Championship. It is one of the oldest and largest single site, public, backwater tournaments in Southwest Florida. It also is among one of the top series in America welcoming anglers of every skill level to compete for a total purse of $125,000.

All Teams competed for snook, redfish and snapper as well as a mystery fish, all on a catch and release basis. Winning were up to $23,000 in cash & prizes paid to five places. Included in the purse was a special category for the 2 heaviest slot redfish in the “Hooters Catch the Big Ones Redfish Bonanza”. There was official Summer Slam tournament gear including fishing shirts, hats, and a variety of specialty items provided to all anglers. Original, custom framed art trophies were awarded to the top three teams. There was also a Youth and Lady’s Division

Winners of the Sanibel/Captiva Captains are as follows:

Hooters “Catch The Big One”- 12th place- Silverglide Team- Capt. Gifford Klein, Sandy Stilwell, Harry Silverglide 6.30 0 6.30
Hooters “Catch The Big One”-13th place- Lazy Flamingo- Larry Thompson, Troy Thompson, Eric Post, Matt Mitchell 4.10 0 4.10
“Summer Slam” Contest-1st place-Silverglide Team- Capt. Gifford Klein, Sandy Stilwell, Harry Silverglide 161.50
“Summer Slam” Contest-5th place- Walsh / Lessinger Team- Capt. Ozzie Lessinger, Robert Walsh 143.00
“Summer Slam” Contest-9th place- Lazy Flamingo- Larry Thompson, Troy Thompson, Eric Post, Matt Mitchell 133.50
“Summer Slam” Contest-29th place-Miller Team- Capt. Dave Godfrey, Mark Miller, Glen Kitner 52.50
1st place-Lady Angler-Sandy Stilwell

For more info about Caloosa Catch and Realease Tournaments click here.

 

 

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