Next Event-
Clearwater KayakSlam - March 1st
Capt. Meeting-
6:30pm Feb 29th at Joe’s Crab Shack,
Clearwater
Saturday Tournament
Hours – 6:45am to 3:30pm
Check In opens at
2:00pm
Sign up here online
or KayakSlam HQ at 941-637-5953
A Win by an Inch in
Cape Coral
!!!
The second leg of the KayakSlam
Southwest Division, held at
Cape
Tool &
Tackle came down to a few inches. As the
second event in the division, this was the first chance to see how the point’s
race would be shaping up.
With 25 anglers registered, including
19 returning from the
Naples
event, The KayakSlam Series has a following that grows with each event.
At the Capt. Meeting, the talk was
about whether to go west to Matlacha and
Pine
Island
or farther to get away from the weekend crowds.
Strategy was the topic at the Capt.
Meeting
Another beautiful weather day
greeting anglers on Saturday morning,
But there was some rain in the
forecast for later in the day. At 2:30pm
a couple of anglers checked in and the talk was of lots of tailers, but not a
lot of eaters.
David McCleaf of Ft Myers checked
back in with the first slam at 76 inches, anchored firmly with a 33 inch
redfish. Several more slams were checked
in, but David’s slam remained at the top. Josh Harvel of
Cape Coral
scored a respectable 67.75 inches with a solid 29.5 inch red.
An impressive slam of a 26 inch
snook, 18 inch trout, and a 31 inch redfish scored
Andrew Wright Second Place
with a total
of 75 inches.
The Weigh in BBQ is a big hit!
The mother and son duo of Garrett
Poole and Linda Poole showed up big in their first KayakSlam Event with Garrett
taking Top Youth Honors and Linda winning
Top Female and the Big Trout Award
with a 22.5 incher.
Linda and Garrett Poole
Top Female Angler and Top Youth
Angler
With David’s narrow one inch win,
the Southwest division point’s race is heating up with David McCleaf holding on
to a 6 point lead over Josh Harvel. But
don’t count out Andrew Wright, Paul Magliacane, or Jon Shein, who are all within
striking distance of the Angler of the Year Award. With one more event in the southwest, (Ft
Myers-March 22) it’s still anyone’s game.
David McCleaf wins Cape Coral
KayakSlam
And takes over the Points Lead
Next West Central Division Event-
March 01,
Clearwater
Next Southwest Division Event- March
22, Ft Myers
|
Angler Name |
Snook |
Trout |
Redfish |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
David McLeaf |
24 |
19 |
33 |
76 |
|
| 2 |
Andrew Wright |
26 |
18 |
31 |
75 |
|
| 3 |
Josh Harvel |
20.5 |
17.75 |
29.5 |
67.75 |
|
| 4 |
Stephen Valdivia |
20 |
17 |
28 |
65 |
|
| 5 |
Paul Magliacane |
14 |
14.75 |
20.5 |
49.25 |
|
| 6 |
Garrick Huber |
14 |
17 |
17 |
48 |
|
| 7 |
Adam Gross |
0 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
|
| 8 |
Garrett Poole |
0 |
18.75 |
25 |
43.75 |
|
| 9 |
Jon Shein |
18.5 |
19.75 |
0 |
38.25 |
|
| 10 |
Zachary Hartley |
17.5 |
0 |
17.5 |
35 |
|
| 11 |
Tim Lirley |
0 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
|
| 12 |
Linda Poole |
0 |
22.5 |
0 |
22.5 |
|
| 13 |
Jason Gray |
0 |
21.5 |
0 |
21.5 |
|
| 14 |
Zach Robertson |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
|
| 15 |
John Weinberg |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
| 16 |
Dakota Wright |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
|
| 17 |
Austin Carey |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
| 18 |
Mark Couch |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 19 |
Peter Poletti |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 20 |
Terrance Carey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 21 |
Rob Hofbauer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 22 |
James Monahan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 23 |
Andrei Stroman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 24 |
Jason Levalley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
