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THE PERFECT TARPON SYSTEM
2000-10-01
- Capt. Tom Rowland
Sometimes flats anglers
ponder the question of why we fish. Could it be the elegance, the wildness, the pure
aggression or the extreme shyness of these fish that captures our dreams and imaginations
Harnessing a creature so magnificent and powerful creates an indelible memory where
fish stories begin.
2000-09-30
- Capt. Tom Rowland Situated 25 miles west of Key West lies one of the only atolls in the Atlantic Ocean. Rich in history and
mystique, the Marquesas Keys are a flyfisherman's paradise offering diverse opportunities
to pursue the most exciting shallow water fish in the world in a pristine and undeveloped
environment.
2003-08-25
- RedfishTeam.com takes home Hell's Bay
Boat Capt. Tom Rowland
of Key West and Capt. Rich Tudor of Islamorada teamed up to take on the challenge of the
Herman Lucerne Tournament in the Everglades National Park. The tournament requires that
teams attempt to catch 7 of 8 available species including: Bonefish, Tarpon, Redfish,
Snook, Snapper, Trout and either a Black Drum or a Black Bass.
2003-06-05
- Off to a great start in Mercury/Ranger
Redfish Tour Rich
and I left the warm days and nights in the Florida Keys 8 days before the Titusville
event and set up shop at the Riverside Inn in Titusville. Rich had watched the weather
carefully and warned me that I needed to bring every stitch of warm weather clothing
that I could fit into the truck. A cold front was sweeping across the Southeast
and would hit Titusville the next morning.
2002-01-25
- Tournament Recap The Mercury Outboards
Baybone tournament was held at the Westin Hotel in Key Largo. The event began on Friday
with the Superfly tournament and the Baybone was held on Saturday and Sunday.The rules
for the Baybone require that a Baybone be caught which is a combination of a permit
and a bonefish.
2002-01-24
- Rowland/Blumberg finish 3rd and capture
"Most Permit" September 7 marked
the day that the 2001 Mercury Outboards S.L.A.M. tournament began. As always, this
event began with a one day, all flyfishing tournament where the participants choose
one fly pattern to attempt to catch Permit, Tarpon and Bonefish. Last year, the team
of Jeffrey Cardenas and Tom Rowland made history in this event by catching the first
ever slam in competition.
HISTORIC CATCHES AT 2001 LITTLE PALM ISLAND TOURNAMENT
2001-09-25
- Rowland/Howell win division and take 3rd
overall Once again the Redbone@Large
hosted the greatest charity fishing tournament I have ever participated in at the wonderful
Little Palm Island Resort off Little Torch Key, Florida. The setting could not have
been better as 17 teams competed for the coveted prizes. As with the S.L.A.M. Tournament,
the rules direct anglers to try to accomplish a slam (permit, bonefish and tarpon) during
the tournament.
2001-07-17
- How can an angler catch the most and the
biggest and lose???
How can someone enter a fishing tournament, catch the most and the largest fish and come in eighth place? Well that is exactly what happened to Capt. Tom Rowland at this year?s ESPN Great Outdoor Games.Reporters, fans and friends have all been asking the same questions: What were you thinking and how do you feel? I thought that it would be best to clarify just exactly what happened at this year's games on my own website.
ROWLAND / CARDENAS TAKE SEASMASTER SUPERFLY SERIES GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardenas/Rowland
take series Grand Champion trophy 2000-11-06
- Strong finish in Redbone Superfly for
the Key West Team
The Seamaster Superfly is usually met with poor weather, cold temperatures and high winds. This year, however, temperatures stayed in the 80?s and skies remained clear.
2000-11-01
- Key West Guide shows his freshwater expertise
Florida's
Rowland Wins Fly Fishing Championship In
ESPN's First Outdoor Games. If ESPN?s Great
Outdoor Games becomes as much a tradition
as the network's offbeat X Games, then Captain
Tom Rowland of Key West, Florida will one
day be viewed among the old video clips
that honor the competition?s earliest champions.
S.L.A.M.
SUPERFLY RECAP / TEAMS MAKE HISTORICAL CATCH
2000-10-27
- Tournament Recap An all flyfishing
tournament where the anglers choose one
fly pattern and try to catch a permit. Tarpon,
and a bonefish in one day
Friday, Sept. 8, 2000 Two years ago, the
team of Jeffrey Cardenas and Capt. Tom Rowland
defended their home water by winning the
Seamaster Superfly Tournament and the Pro-Celebrity
Division of the S.L.A.M. Tournament in Key
West. After a hiatus, the two teamed up
again this year to attempt to repeat the
titles of the past.
2000-10-27
- Tough Conditions Yeild Low Scores It happens too many times for a simple coincidence. Whenever I find a new spot or a new technique, the first time that I use it, I have the best success I will ever encounter. The same holds true of this weekend. Two days before the Superfly tournament, Jeffery Cardenas caught a permit on fly and saw lots of bonefish. The day before the tournament, I caught a permit on fly and cast at tons of bonefish.
The morning of the Baybone Superfly, the weather went bad and clouds, high winds and lightning moved in. Jeffrey and I went for permit first with the confidence that we could actually catch one having had great success the last couple of days. With bad cloud cover and high wind, visibility was very difficult and we caught nothing all day. Arriving at the dock, we realized that we weren?t the only ones as we stared at the lowest point total ever in a Superfly event. Only 3 bonefish had been caught and all were before 10 am. The teams of: Drew Morret and Larry Sydnor, Tim Hoover and Jim Bokor, and Greg Poland and Moe Slayton each caught one bonefish for the day. In a 3 way tie for first place, prizes are awarded based upon the last fish caught first, meaning that whoever caught their fish first wins and on down the line. Bokor lost by 18 minutes to Moe Slayton who caught his fish at 8:00am. Sydnor finished 3rd.
While such a low score may seem like a terrible finish, these anglers and guides should be commended for making the best out of a tough day. With the competition as tough as it is, whoever wins a tournament of this caliber deserves to win. It has always been my opinion that the bad weather separates the men from the boys. This tournament was no exception. Congratulations Greg and Moe!
WHAT IS THE REDBONE?
2000-10-02
- Tournament History In 1984, Gary and Susan Ellis' newborn daughter, Nicole, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. They were told with considerable care, she should live to her early teens. After asking the question "what is cystic fibrosis?", they set out to find a way to fight it. In 1988, with the help of their friends, including legendary hitter, Ted Williams, they founded the Redbone Celebrity Tournament to help the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fund the research to cure CF. Guides, Anglers, and Celebrities from film and sports teamed up on thirty three boats to fish for redfish and bonefish. From that tournament came the name "Redbone." They raised $16,000 that first year and more importantly, introduced CF into the conscience of the very caring community of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. From that small seed, the Redbone has mushroomed into four tournaments spanning the length of the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to Key West, and a gallery specializing in saltwater art. It has taken on a life of its own. In the last ten years, the Redbone has made a total contribution to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of one million dollars.
When the Redbone was first established, children with CF rarely lived to attend high school. Today the median age of survival for a person with CF is 31 years. We should not celebrate this achievement, since a single life has yet to be saved from this devastating disease, but it has become a sign of hope for a brighter tomorrow for individuals with the disease and their families.
Money buys science, and science does save lives. That's why events such as the Redbone Celebrity Tournament Series are important. Through your support, you are insuring that aggressive, innovative research in CF will constantly be explored. By helping us support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, you are helping to build a bridge of hope that will eventually lead to the ultimate victory: a cure for cystic fibrosis.
LITTLE PALM ISLAND GRAND SLAM
2000-10-02
- The first event in the Redbone Series
- August 23-24, 2000 Fall means tournaments
and the highlight of the tournament season
is the fantastic Redbone Series. Not only
have these tournaments become extremely
high profile and competitive, but the Redbone
series is also highly successful in accomplishing
the real goal of the series.
2000-05-20
- McGee/Guerin take first, Mahaffey/ Rowland
finish second In a tribute to Del
Brown, the undisputed King of Permit,
anglers from around the country gathered
in Key West, Florida to compete in the first
annual ?Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament.
Widely recognized as angling's greatest
feat, catching permit on fly was developed
by Brown, Capt. Steve Huff and others in
the last 25 years. Brown has fished extensively
for permit and has tallied 487 to date;
about 3 times as many as anyone else living
or dead.
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