 Fishing Articles - Saltwater Experience
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Rowland Wins ESPN Great Outdoor Games
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.
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S.L.A.M.
Superfly Recap/Team Makes 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.
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2000
S.L.A.M. Tournament in Key West/Cardenas
wins Pro-Celebrity Division
2000-10-27
- Tournament Recap |
2000 Mercury Outboards'
S.L.A.M. Tournament grand champion angler:
Patrick Dorsy, Coral Gables - 2 Grand Slams
on bait,
Key West, FL September 8 - 10 -- TARGET
SPECIES: Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon
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Baybone
Superfly
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.
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Del
Brown Invitational Permit Tournament Results
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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